St. Clair County
Land Deeds & Patents

Aaron Boots
1 September 1856

(hand written on top of page: "cpd. Feb. 16, 1873")
The United States of America,
Certificate No. 45.651
To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting:
Whereas Aaron Boots, of St. Clair County, Missouri.
has deposited in the General Land office of the United States, a Certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Warsaw whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said Aaron Boots,
according to the provisions of the Act of Congress of the 24th of April, 1820, entitled "An act making further provision for the sale of the Public Lands", for
the East half of the Lots numbered one, and two – of the North East quarter of Section five in Township thirty eight, of Range twenty seven, in the District of Lands subject to sale at Warsaw, Missouri, containing eighty two acres,and thirty two hundredths of an acre,
according to the official plat of the survey of the said Lands, returned to the General Land Office by the Surveyor General, which said tract has been purchased by the said Aaron Boots
Now Know Ye, That the United States of America, in consideration of the premises, and in conformity with the several acts of Congress in such case made and provided, Have Given And Granted, and by these presents Do Give And Grant, unto the said Aaron Boots,
and to his heirs, the said tract above described: To have and to hold the same, together with all the rights, privileges, immunities, and appurtenances of whatsoever nature, thereunto belonging, unto the said Aaron Boots
and to his heirs and assigns forever.
In Testimony Whereof, I, Franklin Pierce.
President Of The United States Of America, have caused these Letters to be made Patent, and the Seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed.
Given under my hand, at the City of Washington, the first day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty six and of the Independence Of The United States the eighty fourth.
By The President: Franklin Pierce.
By W.H. White Asst. Secretary.
J.N. Granger Recorder of the General Land Office.