Treadway Deeds/Indentures

Thomas Treadway Deed – 1849
10 Aug 1849
Donated by Randy Treadway

Certificate No. 9725 10 August 1849, Lebanon Land Office

To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting:

Whereas – Thomas Treadaway of Randolph County, Alabama, has deposited in the GENERAL LAND OFFICE of the United States, a Certificate of the REGISTER OF THE LAND OFFICE at Lebanon whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said Thomas Treadway according to the provisions of the Act of Congress of the 24th of April, 1820, entitles “An act making provision for the sale of Public Lands”, for the South West Quarter of the South East Quarter of Section three, in township eighteen, of Range twelve, East, in the District of Lands subject to Sale at Lebanon, Alabama, 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 Thomas Treadaway.

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 the presents DO GIVE AND GRANT, unto the said Thomas Treadaway and to his heirs, the said tract above described: TO HAVE AND T HOLD the same, together with all the rights, privileges, immunities, and appurtenances of whatsoever nature, thereunto belonging, unto the said Thomas Treadaway and his heirs and assigns forever.

In Testimony Whereof, I , Zachary Taylor 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 tenth day of August in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty nine and of the INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES the Seventy fourth

BY THE PRESIDENT: Z. Taylor
By Tho. Ewing, Jr. Sec’y
N. Sargent Recorder of the General Land Office