Wording of a original parchment owned by Linda Huddleston and submitted.  It has its seal across from the signature.

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Here is how part of it reads:

That in pursuance of an Act of Congress, entitled "An Act to raise for a limited time an additional military force, and for other purposes," approved February 11, 1847, William Trotter, late a private in Captain Hamilton's Company, Santa Fe Battalion, Mounted Volunteers having deposited in the General Land Office a Warrant in his favor, numbered 54041 [or 54047]...therefore granted by the United States unto John Trotter, assignee of said William Trotter and to his hiers, the South East quarter of Section twenty one in Township fifty two, of Range twenty three, in the District of Lands subject to sale at Fayette, Missouri, containing one hundred and sixty acres....to have and to hold the said quarter section of land, with the appurtenances thereof, unto the said John Trotter, and to hisheirs and assigns forever.  In Testimony whereof, I, Millard Fillmore..the tenth day of June...one thousand eight hundred and fifty one....