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Final Certificate

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HOMESTEAD. Land Office at Jackson Miss [Mississippi] August 29, 1877. FINAL CERTIFICATE, No. 937 } { APPLICATION, No. 3582 It is hereby certified, That, pursuant to the provisions of the act of Congress approved May 20, 1862, entitled “An Act to secure homesteads to actual settlers on the public domain,” Europe Bates of Amite County Miss. has made payment in full for East Half of North East Quarter and North East Qr of South East Quarter of Section Thirty Four. And South West Quarter of North West Quarter of section No Thirty five in township No. Two North, of range No. Five East containing One hundred sixty five and 64/100 acres Now therefore, be it known, That on presentation of this Certificate to the COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE, the said Europe Bates of Amite County Miss shall be entitled to a Patent for the Tract of Land above described. [signature] RC Kerr Register. [note] Washington Meridian

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Homestead National Historical Park, Code: HOME

Amite County, Mississippi
Latitude: 40.2879981994629, Longitude: -96.8339004516602

Homesteader Case Files

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01/01/1869 - 12/30/1876

Land Entry Case Files: Homestead Final Certificates. Record Group 49: Records of the Bureau of Land Management. National Archives and Records Administration.

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