The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1919-07-17
Is Your Petent Recorded?
Have you Received Your Patent?
United States Land Office,
Springfield, Mo.

to the legal owners Of the land, and il
is my ambition TO see that every one
Of these patents is recorded and the
patent delivered to the present owner
OF the land.
This is good time for you TO look
up your titles, and see il you can give
an abstract showing clear chain Of title
from the government down TO the
present time. This letter is written
TO the different newspap ers in the state
for the benefit OF land owners who
have not had their patents recorded.
We are anxious TO lend you our
assistance to get your title perfected,
and will send every patent out Of this
Office free Of cost, so that you may
have them recorded. shall maintain
a regular and continuous work with
the view Of getting these patents into
the hands Of the persons who own the
land at this time, and il you will write
me l will let you know by return mail
whether or not your patent is here.
OF course these patents will benefit
no one except the legal owners Of the
land, These patents date back as
far as 1920, and many are written up
on sheep skin, The signature Of every
president for the past 100 years is to
be found among the patents,
II every land owner who has a pat
ent in this office (and there are fifteen
thousand patents belonging to the land
owners in Missouril will go to the re.
corder Of deeds Tor the county in which
the land is located and have the re-
corder fill out the following blank, and
deposit $1.00 TO pay for the patent
and when the recorder mails me this
blank I will send the patent by return
mail. This is the form 10 be used by
the recorder and it is to be sent to
c. c. Davidson, Register OF the
United States Land Office, Springfield,
Missouri.
u, the recorder Of the county Of
.,,..,.. hereby certify that the
owner Of the following described land
..,,.,,..,,.,,, has deposited with
me the necessary fee TO pay for the
recordatlon ot the desired patent, which
1 hereby agree when | receive this
patent, to record the same, and then
deliver it 10 the party now owning the
land described in said patent" This
should be signed by the recorder,
II the records in your county do not
show a clear title from the government
and yout patent has been lost, then
write me and | will give you all the
information in my power 10 get your
title perfected. Correcting and per.
Iecting land titles has consumed much
Of my time during the past year; yet
there are possibly hundred thousand
imperfect titles in Missouri which
could be made perfect by writing 10
this Office for information,
am making a personal appeal to
the newspapers, recorders and abstract
ors throughout the state to help me in
notifying the land owners, 70, it /,
more than probable that their patents,
which would give them clear titles TO
their lands, are in this office.
Since taking charge Of this office, |
have taken pains TO distribute the pat
ents alphabetically in counties so that
one can find the desired patent in five
minutes. On each patent Is written
the section, township and range mum
bers, the name Of the county in which
the land is located and the name Of
the patentee.
Il you afe interested, and / hope
you will be, and want information In
regard to patent or title to your land
and will write to me, giving full and
accurate description Of your land /
will take pleasure in giving you the
desired information. Il | can serve
you further, please command me.
C., c. DAVIDSON, Register,
y. S. Land Office, Springfield, Mo.