William Kelley

Certificate 1668

Washington Arkansas Land Office


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                      Land Office, Washington, Arkansas                      

                                                                             

                                  No. 1668                                   

                                                                             

                        The 18th day of January, 1836.                       

                                                                             

I, William Kelley, of Pike Cty., Ark. do hereby apply for the purchase of    

the NE qr. of the NW qr. of section numbered thirty in township numbered     

eight, south of range number twenty-three, west, containing forty acres,     

according to the returns of the Surveyor General, for which I have agreed    

with the Register to give at the rate of one dollar and twenty-five cents    

per acre.                                                                    

                                                                             

                              William Kelley                                 

                                                                             

I solemnly swear, that the above described land is intended to be entered    

for my own personal use and not in trust for another, and that the same is   

intended to be entered for the purpose of cultivation.                       

                                                                             

                              William Kelley                                 

                                                                             

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 18th January, 1836.                  

                                                                             

                             G.W. Conway, J.P.                               

                                                                             

I, G.W. Conway, Reg(tr.), do hereby certify that the Land within described   

is vacant and subject to entry and the price agreed is one dollar and        

twenty-five cents per acre and contains 40 acres.                            

                                                                             

                             G.W. Conway, Regtr.                             

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                    Receiver's Office at Washington, A.T.                    

                                                                             

                                  No. 1668                                   

                                                                             

                             January 18th, 1836.                             

                                                                             

Received from William Kelley of Pike Co., A.T., the sum of Fifty dollars and 

_____ cents, being in full payment for the Northeast Quarter of the          

Northwest quarter of Section No. Thirty, in Town-ship No. Eight, South of    

Range No. Twenty-three, West, containing Forty acres, at $1.25 cents per     

acre.                                                                        

                                                                             

$50.00                     D.T. Witter, Receiver.                            

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                           No. 1668, Land Office,                            

                            Washington, Arkansas                             

                             January 18th, 1836.                             

                                                                             

It is hereby certified, That in pursuance of Law, William Kelley, of Pike    

county, Territory of Arkansas on this day purchased of the Register of this  

Office, the lot or North East quarter of the North West quarter of section   

number thirty in township number Eight, south of range number twenty-three,  

west, containing forty acres, at the rate of one dollar and twenty-five      

cents per acre, amounting to fifty dollars and _____ cents, for which the    

said William Kelley has made payment in full as required by law.             

                                                                             

Now therefore be it known, That, on presentation of this certificate to the  

Commissioner of the General Land Office, the said William Kelley shall be    

entitled to receive a patent for the lot above described.                    

                                                                             

                           Act of 5th April, 1832.                           

                                                                             

                            G.W. CONWAY, Register.                           

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Certificate 1668, Washington, Arkansas Land Office, Record Group 49,         

National Arhives, Washington, D.C.                                           

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