The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-17


vats entry" after they have been offered at public
sae except in cases when the volunteer soldier
entitled to presumption In his right, and not by
purchase or assignment from another
The amount Of treasury notes received in payment for
the public lands during the year isse and for the fret
received and treated cash in making up and sd-
justing the accounts of the office.
The quantity Of land ted With Choctaw certih.
Gates during the ls46 and for the fr second and
third quarters of the year ls47 Is l959 52l0o acres
the sotn Of June s47 those were received
and treated ~ cash, and entered into the general
count, 80 much money received in payment for the
public lands Since the 30th Of June last the local land
officers have been instructed to make separate state
ment Of the locations In their returns that they
will hereafter be placed to their proper account not in
corporated into the receipts OF money, to which they
bear affinity
within the lsst two or three years been located with
bounty land warrants under the act Of May 9Th 1912
for services rendered In the late with Great Britain
for which a4s patents were issued from March, 1885, to
The number OF outstanding certificates Of location
issued upon Of this class under the Of July
nth, 1914 which have not, yet been returned
patents as having been located Is l42 embracing Al
100 acre. Of land, being for 1850 acres each
under the act of July 81 s4a for services during the
late with Great Britain to the 27th July 1877 Is
follows:
Three hundred and eighty certificates warrants
Ten certificates or warrant Of aac acres
70 Which add for certificate, issued since July Sh
lsI7, to wit -
Ten certificates Of location for 100 acres
One certino.ie Of location for aac acres, $40 do
Four hundred aud ten certificates, embra-
cling total OF. ..''...'' o'i'oo scr~
Bv report from this ONCE dated December 49, 1870,
made in pursuance of resolution Of the Senate Of the
United states passed June 30th, 9a0y appears that
there were hle In the General Land Once 24i
land warrants Of the late class upon which no pa
tents had been issued The Commissioner Of Pensions
remarks his statement In abiding TO this report that
since period to wit between the Nth OF July st2
and the nth Of July lsl7 there had been issued from
the Pension Oice In part satisfaction fthese warrants
new certificates Of right to locate, a. follows
Two hundred and sxtyeght new certificates upon war
rants for 100 acres each <4,SSo acres,
Five new certihoates upon warrants for
$40 acres each. .......... 500 do.
Two new certificates for 80 acres each,
since July ~, 1897 ...............,.. $40 do
Two hundred and seventy five certificates
embracing total or .,................ AasOO acres
The as new certificates of location A. they are
tion Of 40 certificates as before stated and issued
under the second section OF the act OF July az lS42he
remainder having Issued under the nrt section OF that
act thus leaving OF M warrants 80 reported 06o stu
unsatshed upon which no patents have yet been grant
cd. ~. .t,
or thslsts war warrants above mentioned, ~ Of the
certificates oflooaton issued under the the hst section
Of this act OF July AZ lsl2 and 80 Issued under the Sc
oond section OF said aot still outs anding not having
as yet retained for patents as having been located
The reason why new certificates OF location issued
location Of warrants being 10 the military ressrvs
tions Of lands In Illinois, Michigan and Arkansas where
by the terms OF the act Of July ls42 such looa-
lions were permitted In oil the States and territories
upon any Of the public lands subject 10 private entry
In quarter sections Of 100 acres each.
IN 4 statement made by the Commissioner Of Ten.
tops, the 18th November lsAi, he says that upon
examination, there we're found remaining on the hl.s cf