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Subject:Land Entry Patent: Fredrick Miller- Claiborne Parish, Louisiana
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Land Entry Patent: Fredrick Miller
Claiborne Parish, Lousiana
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STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish of Natchitoches (land office)
Before me, the undersigned Justice of the Peace, in and for, said
Parish, personally appeared Fredrick MILLER who answered under
Oath the following Questions, propounded to him by me, in the
presence of the Register and Receiver, in relation to a right of
pre-emption which he said Fredrick MILLER claim under the act of
congress passed and approved on the 22nd June, 1838.
Question, 1st Did you Fredrick Miller Cultivate on the Northwest
quarter of section No. 14 in Township No. 20 North,
range No. 8 West in the year 1838?
Answer Yes, I did.
Question, 2nd Are you an actual settler on the land sought to be
entered?
Answer Yes, I am.
Question, 3rd Are you either the head of a family or over twenty-one
years of age?
Answer Yes, I have a wife and eight children and I am over
twenty one years of age.
Question, 4th Were you a house keeper, and in possession, by
personal residence on said quarter section on the 22nd
day of June, 1838 and on the 22nd day of February, 1838.
Answer Yes, I was and I am still.
Question,5th What is the nature and extent of your improvement?
Answer I have about thirty acres in cultivation and under
fence, a dwelling house and other out houses.
Question,6th Does any other person Cultivate on the same quarter
section with you?
Answer No.
Question,7th Are there any other person who are entitled to the right
of pre-emption on said land, under any of the acts of
Congress passed in the year 1814, 1830,1832, 834 or 1838?
Answer No.
Fredrick Miller
(signed)
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 5 day of January 1839
J. Holmes, Justice of the Peace
Parish of Natchitoches
State of Louisiana
ALSO, at the same time and place and under the same solemnities
personally appeared William Hawkins who answered under Oath the
following Questions propounded to him by me, the undersigned
Justice of the Peace, in relation to a right of pre-emption
which is claimed by Fredrick Miller under the act of Congress
passed and approved on the 22nd day of June 1838.
Question, 1st Did Fredrick Miller Cultivate on the Northwest quarter
section of No. 14 in Township no. 20 North, Range No. 8
West in the year 1838.
Answer Yes, he did.
Question 2nd How do you know that he Cultivates said quarter.
Answer By having examined the **** and tracing the lines
thereof.
Question 3rd Is Fredrick Miller the actual settler on the land sought
to be entered.
Answer Yes he is.
Question 4th State what you know in relation to Fredrick Miller being
the head of family or over twenty-one years of age.
Answer He is the head of a family he has a wife and several
children and is over twenty one years of age.
Question 5th Was Fredrick Miller a house keeper, and in possession,
by personal residence on said quarter on the 22nd day
of June, 1838 and on the 22d day of February, 1838.
Answer Yes he was and is still.
Question 6th Does any other person Cultivate on the said quarter with
him.
Answer No.
Question 7th Do you know of any other person entitled to a right or
pre-emption on said land under any of the acts of Congress
passed in the years 1814,1830,1832 and in 1838.
Answer No.
Wm.Hawkins
(signed)
Sworn to and subscribed before me
This 5th day of January 1839
(signed) J. Holmes Justice of the Peace
Parish of Natchitoches
State of Louisiana
No. 98 Receiver's Office at Natchitoches La. 7th January 1839
IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, That, in pursuance of Law, Fredrick Miller of
Claiborne County, State of Louisiana on this day purchased of the
Register of this Office, the lot , east half oth the Northwest quarter
section of No. fourteen (14) in Township no. twenty (20) North, Range
No. eight(8) containing seventy nine acres and fifty-nine hundredths at
the rate of at $1.25 per acre, amounting to ninety-nine dollars and 48
3/4 cents per acre, for which the said Fredrick Miller has made payment
in full as required by law. Now therefore let it be known
That on presentation of this Certificate to the Commissioners of the
General Land Office, the said Fredrick Miller shall be entitled to
receive a Patent for the lot above described.
Pre-emption of 1838 (signed) Patrick O. Lee Register
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish of Claiborne
Personally appeared before me Vincent Walker a Justice of the
Peace, in and for the Parish of Claiborne, Fredrick Miller who after
being duly sworn, says that he entered upon the E1/2 of the NW1/4
quarter of Section No. Fourteen in Township No. twenty of Range No.
eight west, in his own right, and exclusively for his own use and
benefit, and that he has not directly or indirectly, made any
agreement or contract, in any way or manner, with any person or
persons whatever, by which the title which he might acquire from the
Government of the United State, should inure to the use or benefit
of any one except himself, or to convey or transfer the said land, or
the title which he may acquire to the same, to any other person or
persons whatever, at any subsequent time.
SWORN to and subscribed before me this,
2nd day of April 1841 F. Miller
(signed) V. Walker Justice of the Peace (signed)
in and for the Parish of Claiborne