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FORM NO. 8.
FORM NO. 4
STATE OF
County OF

hereby certify, that on this - day of -,
in the year - personally came before me (here
insert the name Of the ipness) and there insert the
name Of tDarrantse) and the said (here imsert the
name Of soiiness,) being well known to me. was
duly sworn by me, and on his oath declared and
said that he well knew the said there insert the
name Of corrantee,) and that he was the same per-
son described in, and who executed the within
power of attorney, and his testimony was to me
satisfactory evidence of that fact, and the said
there insert the Of ,oarrantee) thereupon ac
knowlcdged the said power to be his act and deed
April 1l-law6w (OHcr's signature
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IN PURSUANCE q ne act Of Congress. ap,
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next, viz: +f
CLASS No. i.-Printing. sl'
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General Land Office, April 4, 1851.

General Land ORcc, April 4, 1851.
NJ UMEROUS APPLICATIONS having been
IN made to this office for information in rela-
ton to the manner in which Land Warrants, under
the act of 2sh of September, 1850, should be To-
Gated the following answers thereto have been pre-
pared, to wit:
There three modes by which these locations
may be made:
lst BY the warrantee in person;
I'd. BY the WARRANTED through the agency of
this Office;
Sd. BY agent or attorney.
II the first second mode is adopted, the appli-
cation must be made in writing, specifying the
tract, land district section Of country, in which
the location is desired and be accompanied by
affidavit according TO the following form, No. I.
Where the third mode ia adopted, power of at
torney must be produced, executed by the war
ranteo in the presence of a witness, according to
the following form, No. 2, which power Of attor-
pey must be acknowledged, or proved the case
may be, before some officer authorized take the
acknowle dgment OF decide. according to form No.
3 orr.
In all cases the patents will be transmitted to the
Land Office where the location is made, unless
special directions to the contrary be give
J. BUTTERFlELD, Commissioner.
FORM NO. I.
s eossss es o.
Before me Ga justice of the peace other officer
outhorized TO take o6idavifs,) personally appeared
there insert the name of carraniee) who, being duly
(hre insert name Of toarranter) to whom warrant
No. 49, Tor acres under the act Of September,
lS40, was issued the - day Of, 1856 and
who now applies to locate the same.
(A6ianPs sigiatme.)
Sworn to and subscribed before me this - day
of -, 1856
(O6icer's signat,re.) N
FORM NO. 2.
! Know all men by these presents, that there an
sert the name Of tcarrantse) of the county of -,
and State of --, do hereby constitute and APP
point -, of -, my true and lawful attor-
ney, for me and in my name, TO locate land war
rant No. -, for - acres OF land, which iasucd
under the act of September, 1850. 4s
[Potcer Of substitution may be inserted If desired
Signed in presence Of
(Vnrantee's signat,ire.)
FORM NO. 8.
STATE
CoUHTY OF
| On this - day of -, in the year -, per-
sonally appeared there insert name Of ,carrantee)
and acknowledged the within power of attorney to
be his act and deed, and l certify that well
know the said (here insert the Of ,Darranfee,)
and that he is the person who Is described in
the within power, and who executed the same.
(OGcer's signature.)
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THO CLAIMANTS.-FRANCISA A. DICKlNS continues
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