Chapter CXXX. for the relief of Benjamin Freeland, of Indiana
158 words·~1 min read·
/statutes-at-large/vol-6/chapter-cxxx-1675674·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Chap. CXXX.— An Act for the relief of Benjamin Freeland, of Indiana. May 24, 1828. *Be it enacted, &c., * That Benjamin Freeland, of Indiana, be, andMay relinquish a certain tract of land and enter other land. hereby is, authorized to relinquish to the United States, in such manner as the Commissioner of the General Land Office shall prescribe, the northeast, north-west, and south-west quarters of section number five, in township number eleven, range number one, west, of the second principal basis meridian, in Terre Haute land district, in the state of Indiana;
Provided, He shall show, to the satisfaction of the register and receiverProviso. of that district, that the right of the said three quarter sections is in him at the time of making such relinquishment; and, thereupon, the said Freeland shall be permitted to enter three quarter sections of any land within the said land district, subject to purchase at private sale. Approved, May 24, 1828.