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.Baows CouSr.. STATE OF KAssAs,1
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BRows CouSrS, STATE OF KAxsAs,1
H. - December 10th, 1862
1N0 ANDREW J. ANGEL, ESQ:
L Bounty Land Warrant No. 9759, for l60
acres, issued under act of March 3. 1855, in the
name Of Steuhen A. Lowry, has been returned
to the General Land Office located in your
on the 9Th day Of February, 1859, in virtue OF
an assignments purporting 10 be from Thomas
Nesbit, Jr., executed on the 3lst Of August,
1855. in your favOSs in presence Of the follow.
ing Witnesses: p. D. Fowke and S. NJ. Ka.e,
aud acknowlel ged before w. W. Roman, Clerk
Of County Court, dated August 3lst. 1883, at
st. Clair County, Illinois. - I'd
This is to notify you, that have 6led in the
General Land Office, q eaveat under oath, in
which declare that am the actual owner Of
said Warrant; And that have never sold,
transferred, or assigned the same, or authorised
any other per.oh TO sell or assign it for me, or
in my name, and that said Land Warrant was
fraudulentlS and .unlaw fully taken from me,
under The following circumstances: On the 18th
of August, 1858, with said Warrant and one
other, was in the chy Of St. Louis, Missouri,
on my way West 70 locate said Warrants On
that day fell in with 4 man whose tame then
was, ever since hath been, and still is to me
unkno IN, BY whom | was invited To take
stroll about said city; that while walking with
him, We met 4 second man, also unknown TO
me, with whom the first mentioned man got
into conversation; souR a fter, the second man
produced metallic bali, which the first pro
ceeded to open and examine; soon after, the
ball was returned to said second man, who pro-
posed to the first, that he would bet him that
said ball WAS both hollow and contained pa
per in the inside; the first admitted it to be
hollow, but proposed to bet that it did mt con-
tain paper; the second man then said he
wonld bet with the first man $500 or $500 that
it did contain a paper, which bet said first man
accepted, but saying that he had not enough
money to stake, asked the use Of my said Land
Warrants to add To his money, and with these
make the bet; handed him the Warrants,
when they, with the money, were PLACED on
the ground. when the second man proceeded to
open said ball, and declare that it had a paper
in il, and at once snatche,i up said money and
Warrants and ran away, followed by the first
man, both of whom made their escape, since
| which time have not be IN able to see either
| of said men; anil thus, by said dishonest and
swindling practice, usually known as the ball
/ game" said Warrant was fiaudu'rntly taken
| from me, and afterwards an assignment there
on, purporting to be in my name. was forged.
| also hereby notify you, that within sixty
DAYS after the date of the last publication OF
this notice, to be pu' li>he- for six successive
weeks, commencing December lltll, 1862,
shall apply 20 the Commissioners Of The General
Land Oiice to disregard and set aside, as fraud
ulent and void, the ASST garment of said Warrant
to YOU. and will file proof Of the facts annexed
in the foregoing as to the validity of the asst On
uent, 50 that ii you have any good cause Il
SHOW why patent should be Issued in your IA
vor, such showing may be made at the office
aforesaid, at Washington City, d. c , on or be