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Code · STATUTES-AT-LARGE · Vol. 6 STAT. · May 2, 1840 · Chapter XII

Chapter XII. *to authorize James Alexander to relinquish certain land, and to locate other land in lieu thereof.*May 2, 1840. *Be it enacted, &c*., That James Alexander be, and he is hereby, authorized to relinquish to the United States the east half of the south-eastAuthorized to relinquish certain land, end en

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Chap. XII.— An Act *to authorize James Alexander to relinquish certain land, and to locate other land in lieu thereof.*May 2, 1840. *Be it enacted, &c*., That James Alexander be, and he is hereby, authorized to relinquish to the United States the east half of the south-eastAuthorized to relinquish certain land, end enter another tract. quarter of section number three, in township number nine north, in range fourteen west of the second principal meridian, in the Palestine land district, state of Illinois; and that he be permitted to enter, in lieu thereof, a like quantity of land within the limits of said district subject to private entry. Approved, May 2, 1840.
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