St. Clair County
Land Deeds & Patents

Robert McFarland

The United States of America
Pre Emption Certificate
No. 56.622.
To All to Whome These Presents Shall Come, Greeting:
Whereas, Robert McFarland 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 Robert
McFarland 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 West half of the South East quarter of Section twenty
eight, in Township thirty nine, of Range twenty five, in the district of
lands subject to sale at Warsaw, Missouri, containing eighty 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 Robert McFarland.
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 Robert McFarland 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 Robert McFarland 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 November in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty nine and of the
Independence of the United States the eighty fourth.
By the President: James Buchanan
By J.A.B. Leonard, Secretary.
United States J.N. Granger, Recorder of the General Land Office.