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Preemption Proof
Be it remembered, that on the third day of March, 1836, Francis Bittick of
Pike County, Arkansas Territory, personally came and appeared before the
undersigned, an acting justice of the peace, within and for the County of
Hempstead, in the Territory of Arkansas, and being first duly sworn,
deposeth and says:
That, in the year of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty-three, he
cultivated a portion of the public lands of the United States known and
designated as the west half of the southeast quarter of section numbered
seven, and the east half of the southwest quarter of said section, in
township numbered nine, south of the base line range, numbered twenty-three,
west of the fifth principle meridian, in the district of lands subject to
sale at Washington, Arkansas; and, that in said year he had in cultivation
and under fence on said tract, about twenty-five acres, and that he resided
thereon and had possession of the same on the nineteenth day of Jan., 1834.
Francis Bittick
Sworn to and subcribed before me, this 3rd. day of March, 1836.
G.W. Conway, J.P.
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Territory of Arkansas,
County of Hempstead,
This day, John Speer, Samuel Hasley and Thomas Milson, personally appeared
before me, the undersigned, an acting justice of the peace, within and for
the county, aforesaid, and being duly sworn, depose and say, that they
believe the matters and things stated and set forth, in the foregoing
affidavit of Francis Bittick, to be true in substance and fact.
John Speer
Samuel Hasley
Thomas Milson
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 3rd. day of March, 1836.
G.W. Conway, J.P.
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The Preemption in this case has been approved and this office advised
thereof by letter of the Comr., G. L. Office, of the 15th. Decr., 1837, and
repayment ordered to be made to the original purchaser, which has been done
long since.
Saml. C. Wheat, Regr.
D.T. Witter, Recr.
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Certificate 1947, Washington, Arkansas Land Office, Record Group 49,
National Arhives, Washington, D.C.
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