Homestead Certificate: 17548
Application: 30286
The United States of America
To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting:
Whereas, there has been deposited in the General Land Office of the United States, a Certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Jackson Mississippi, whereby it appears that, pursuant to the Act of Congress approved 20th May, 1862, "To secure Homesteads to Actual Settlers on the Public Domain," and the acts supplemental thereto, the claim of John A. GORDON has been established and duly consummated, in conformity to law, for the East half of the Northeast quarter of Section Eleven in township six North of Range six West of St. Stephens Meridian in Mississippi containing eighty acres and six hundredths of an acre according to the official plat of the survey of the said land, returned to the General land Office by the Surveyor General.
Now know ye that there is, therefore, granted by the United States unto the said John A. GORDON the tract of land above described: To have and to hold the said tract of land with the application thereof unto the said John A. GORDON and to his heirs and assigns forever. In testimony whereof, I Theodore ROOSEVELT, President of the United States of America, have caused these letters to be made patent and the seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed.
Given under my hand, at the City of Washington, the thirteenth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and four, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty ninth.
By the President, T. ROOSEVELT
By F.M. McKEAN, Secretary
C.H. BRUSH, Recorder of the General Land Office