St. Clair County
Land Deeds & Patents

Mitchell Gash
1 November 1853

The United States Of America,
Certificate No. 34.749
To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting:
Whereas Mitchell Gash, of Cedar County Missouri
has deposited in the General Land office of the United States, a Certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Clinton whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said Mitchell Gash 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 South East quarter of the South East quarter, of Section Twenty four, in Township Thirty seven, of Range Twenty Six, in the District of Lands Subject to Sale at Clinton Missouri, Containing Forty Acres.
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 Mitchell Gash
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 Mitchell Gash 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 Mitchell Gash 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 November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and Fifty three and of the Independence Of The United States the Seventy-Eighth
By The President: Franklin Pierce
By Jno. H. Wheeler Asst., Sec’y.
J.N. Granger Recorder of the General Land Office.

Mitchell E. Gash
15 July 1854

The United States Of America,
Certificate No. 37746
To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting:
Whereas Mitchell E. Gash, 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 Clinton whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said Mitchell E. Gash 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 north half of lot numbered two, of the North west Quarter, of section thirty, in township thirty seven, of range twenty five, in the district of lands subject to sale at Clinton Missouri, containing thirty two acres and thirty nine 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 Mitchell E. Gash
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 Mitchell E. Gash 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 Mitchell Gash 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 fifteenth day of July in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty four and of the Independence Of The United States the Seventy-ninth
By The President: Franklin Pierce
By H.E. Baldwin Asst., Sec’y.
J.N. Granger Recorder of the General Land Office.

Mitchell E. Gash
1 June 1859

The United States Of America,
Certificate No. 55.130
To all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting:
Whereas Mitchell E. Gash 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 Mitchell E. Gash 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 North East quarter  of the South East quarter of Section twenty four, in Township thirty-seven of Range twenty six, in the District of Lands subject to sale at Warsaw Missouri, containing forty acres
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 Mitchell E. Gash
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 Mitchell E. Gash 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 Mitchell Gash and to his heirs and assigns forever.
In Testimony Whereof, I, James Buchanan
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 June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty nine and of the Independence Of The United States the eighty third
By The President: James Buchanan
By J.A.B. Leonard Asst., Sec’y.
J.N. Granger Recorder of the General Land Office.