https://www.kiakimamuseum.org/files/original/d6da1235abf2fa1d1747141c65e9dce7.pdf d521271ecb6594a7819be8734e577f0a PDF Text Text Dear Patron: We regretthat the enclosed photocopies are the best we were able to obtain using our normal reproduction process. This is caused primarily by the age and . . faded conditions of some of the documents from which these copies are made. ' BES:T AVAILABLE COPY L\T'lEijl+,, '· .i $'.CFtlPTA • j �Reproduced at the National Archives " ·o:tFIOE LAUD : �Reproduced at the National Archives l HOMESTEAD3 . . . IJl iz her.Jhl! c.ertified That, pursuant to the prqvisions of Section Jvo. 2291,:fRevised Statutes ofjhe T" • "JJnited States1 _____________ a~_ J,c/0 ---T~~--~--------------' ________________ ______ __ ;: c •••.• ____________________________________ has made payment in full for -------------------------- --------------------------------------·----------------------------------------------' ---- -- • · dC:ft/4zy:;:,~~rAL,. ------------~ - - - - ~ --------------- £; ----------------------------------- ·, --------------- -- --------- --- - -- - - ---- -- - ------- --- ------- --- -- ----- - -- ------ -- ---- --------- ------------ .Jj S&ction .No, ___________c/!._ J . ~ - ------------------------------------------------ L (,___ j - . _____ 1 in Township .No. ------------~--~--":,_-------------; o; • /--;L; •• • (Range .No. ______________________'7-c.r; ______ ·_· ______ ·__ \ ----, of the _________________________________ --;;: ________________________ Principal ---------·----. - •----· --··--------------- --. - - - k / 4 ~ ~ ------ Rejfistpr. ELEc-TR0'5, �Reproduced at the National Archives [4--00'l.] HOMESTEAD. Little <Rock, Ark•. ,' . L. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __.,18 . -~~'-'ec~,"-',,c.,ci, o / L ( ~ y ~ t f 2 ~ ~ - - - - - - - - - , do hereby apply to enter, under Section 2~89, &vised statu;/;es of the United States, the~L,7,/- ~_.eft ~ f ~__2}___22;.____________ of Seetion_ ___,,,3 0 , in Township.___ Range____k2J;_~-, containing _ _ ____,/?'~,,, .. ~~ ( ~ __'2:J.,,..______:o/ .aeres. j.,_"L-. _ _ _ _ #vJ.~~ ' ' . f'\ _ _ .It Q r, • &~~ I ~ - ~ J___ do . h ~ ~ -- _l,c_ .• i . -, 187';; (and 'lilffi • , at.• • .• ' ' ' -~ 7;{/ , - - REGISTER OF THE LAND· OFFICE, • <fj,ty that the above application is for Surveyed Lands of the class which the applicant is le~ally entitled to enter under Section 2i§9, Q,evised Statutes of the United States, and that there is no prior valid adverse right . to the same. 0 ·---- -·--·--·--·- -····--··. --··--·- ··-··--~ __, ~---•"·--------·,, ________________ ··-··--·----··.,1--,---- ·,...-, • '·a,-_ �Reproduced at the National Archives HOMESTEAD APPLICATION. For sale by ~"RY N. OoPP, Washington, D. O. �Reproduced at the National Archives (4-140.) H() M ESTE_,._2\..D., of Section _______c_2S:________ in Township containing _%{2__ 4 / o f Range_£___ ~ ------------------~;::!-__C!___ _________________________ cicresJ u,nder Section., 2291 of the Revised Statu,,tes of the UNited States. _!;/-£/?___ ____________ Testin=y fee re eived. Rate per 100 words _______/✓----------- cents. Number of written word~9_9__<;2________ _ �Reproduced at the National Archives (4-138.) Receiver's Duplicate Receipt No.JJ·J ( o f H01\1ESTEAD . Section 2290, Revised Statutes of the United States. t< cu, / / 2-!.:, NoTE.-lt is required of the homestead settler that he shall reside upon and cultivate the land embraced in his homestead entry for a period of five years from the time of filing the affidavit, being also the date of entry. An abandonment of the land for more than six months works a forfeiture of the claim. Further, within two years from the expiration of the said five years he must file proof of his actual settlement and cultivation, failing to do which, his ent:ry_will be canceled. If the settler does not wish to remain five years on his tract he can, at any time after fourteen months, pay for it with cash or land-warrants, upon making proof of settlement and cultivation from date of filing affidavit to the time of payment. 0--4 �Reproduced at the National Archives ,r 4 063. HOMESTEAD AFFIDAVIT. ~ • ha • ·:~~L~c7i-·······················• J ...~JL... , for my application No ..k.-...k.-.. .1~ otd.&ai'L~~~ an entry under section 2289, Revised Statutes of the United States, do solemnly swear that I am not the proprietor of more than one hundred and sixty acres of Lmd in =y Stale or Tenilory; that I am • .. ~ju Al~··~ d ~.t..~. .~-~ . . ~J!cz,J ..!;,(.L~ .... ~:t,~7 :X ?i ;G-~f 42 ~~..~~y~~~::;~:;;~;~;~~~:;;;:;:;.:;I~ and not for the benefit of any other person, persons, or corporation, and that I will faithfully and honestly endeavor to comply with all the requirements of law as to settlement, residence, and cultivation necessary to acquire title .to the land applied for; that I am not acting as agent of any person, corporation, or syndicate in making s-q_ch entry, nor in collusion with any person, corporation, or syndicate to give them the benefit of the land entered, or any part thereof, or the timbei- thereon; that I do not apply to enter the same for the purpose of speculation, but in good faith to obtain a home for myself, and that I have not directly or indirectly made, and will not make, any agteement or contract in any way or manner, with any person or persons, corporation, or syndicate whatsoever, by which the title which I might acquire from the Government of the United States should inure, in whole or in part, to .the benefit of any person except myself, and further, that since August 30, 1890, I have not entered under the land laws of the United States, or filed upon, a quantity of land., agricultuml in character, and not mineral, which, with the tracts now applied for, would make more than three hundred and twenty acres, except -----·······-···············----············································-···················-·-···································-····-····---······························································· and that I have not heretofore made any entry under the homestead laws, e ~...................................................................:. * Here insert statement that affiant is a citizen of the United StateR, or that he has :filed his declaration of intention to become such, and that he is the heml of a family, or is over twenty-one years of age, as the case may be. It shoulc1 be stated whether applicant is native-born or not, and if not, a certified copy of his certificate of naturalization, or declaration of intention, .as the case may be, must be furnished. (See page 45, circular of January 1, 1889.) 1 �r-··· Reproduced at the National Archives t4-062J, NON-MINER.AL AFFIDAVIT .. This- affidavit can be sworn to only on personal knowledge, .and cannot be made on information and belief. The non-mineral affidavit accompanying an entry of public land roust be made by the party making the entry, and only before the officer taking the other affidavits required of the entryroan. UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, Little rJrock, Ark. that he is well acquainted with the character of said described land, and with each and every legal subdivision thereof, having frequently passed over the same; that his personal knowledge of said land is such as to enable him to testify understandingly with regard thereto; that there is not, to his knowledge, within the limits thereof, any vein or lode of quartz or other rock in place, bearing gold, silver, cinnabar, lead, tin, or copper, or any deposit of coal; that there is not within the limits of said land, to his knowledge, any placer, cement, gravel, or other valuable mineral deposit; that no portion of said land is claimed for mining purposes under the local customs or rules of miners or otherwise ; that no portion of said land is worked for mineral during any part of the year by any person or persons ; that said land is essentially non-mineral land, and that his application therefor is not made for the purpose of fraudulently obtaining title to mineral land, but with the object of securing said land for agricultural purposes, and that his post-office address is . ~ f :f}~_ ..-::?~. . ~~ ~~ ~~~ er~;,~ I HEREBY CERT1;E'Y that the foregoing affidavit was read to affiant in my presence before he signed his name thereto; ~ ), and that I verily believe him to be a credible person an~the y,erson he represents himself ~ 0£~ ~(7~ ' ~ ~ _ l a n d district, on this _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _2ri/:-~ day of --,1/ to be, and that t}i;,r,:ffidavit was subscribed and sworn to before me at my office in , # within the ~-L-" l'~-4'=-'--"'~-""'-~ gA/ ~iv! , ~--~--&--~~ NoTE.-The officer before whom the deposition is taken should call the attention of the witness to the following section of the Revised Statutes, and.state to him that it is thB purpose of the Government, if it be ascertained that he testifies falsely, to prosecute him to the ful1 extent of the law: REVISED STATUTES OF THE UNITED STA.TES. TITLE LXX.-ClilllIES.-Clll:P. 4. _ SEC. 5392. Ever:ir person who, having t~en an oath before a competent tribunal, officer, or person, in any case in which a law of the Um_ted ~tates aut~o_nzes an oa~h to be administered, that he will testify, deola:re, depose, or certify truly, or that any written testimony, de~laration, depos1t1011, or certificate '.'Y hl:11 subscribed is true, willfully and contrary to such oath states or subscribes any material matter :Vhic~ he does not believe to be true, 1s gailty of perjury, and shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars, and by im1;msomnent, ·at ?'ard lab_or, not mo~e than :fi.ye years, and shall, moreover, thereafter be incapable of giving testimony in any court of the Uruted States until such time as the Judgment against him is reversed. (See§ 1750). For Sale by HENRY N. Co:e:e, Washington, D. C. �Reproduced at the National Archives (4-227.) CERTIFICATE AS TO POSTING OF NOTICE. lean.it @ffic,e at _ _L_i~~~1•': _n ________ : ,, ,':n,U_~~::•., _,, --- .c & L . _;l {,_ I-:)_------- , 181/;?. f5ertify that a notic-ej a printed copy of whic-h is hereto attached, was by me posted in a c-onspic-uou,s place in my office for a period of c-Z--thirty days} I having first posted said notic-e on the ____ L__ _____c?_____ 2:_ _______ �Reproduced at the National Archives 4-137. RECEIVER'S RECEIPT, No._t_-2_3__0_ r HOMESTEAD. I / 111.ettb.l .et'11 ®ffir,e, ___ _LJtlle _____________ ------------------------------------ ~~2/L-,,0A~·-····· the =m .· fettivti• t1 of.c u •·tt'to. of ______ @}['-:::, ______________--'- ----------------------------- clollars _______=--==,._ _________ cents; being the arnount of fee and compensation of Register and Receiver for the entry of. . .J.fb/'f. ;/:4JY ,,r , ·"4JJµ f ¢1-.~ ,•,l L :2 J!lJ./7"f- .JlJ/;1'. of Seelicm .. 0 ... __ . . . . ;J J-... .. ... . .. . in Township --------~_{!______ ) 1 ~ - - of Range ------~-----kt/~---------, under 3t10 $1-------~-------------· ,7 ~··- t·-. .---.':/f._,-✓i-;_~· NoTE.-It is required of the homestead settler that he shall reside upon and c{iltivate the land embraced in his homestead entry for a period of five years from the time of filing the affidavit, being also the date of entry. An abandon. ment of .the land for more than.six months works a forfeiture of the claim. Furthe:t, within two years from the expiration of the said five years he must file proof of his actual settlement artd cultivation, failing to do which, his entry will be canceled. If the setuler does not wish to remain five years on rus tract, he can, at any time after fourteen months, pay fqr it with cash or land warrants, upon making proof of settlement and of residence and cultivation from date of filing • affid:11,vit to the time of payment. o G-012 �Reproduced at the National Archives ot:J ;J~, /{ ,, /, . "]--8 IL/ I c:2,;/ / ~ :;t--- ~ ~ ~ / q'/ a,,._J L ~ ef o& ..e 11 1, /; // // ~~--- - cf} ~ · ~ / /4'--,t;; • �Reproduced at the National Ai-chives [4-34~.J :-::J..- N@_ :1__--EEO~ESTEAD_ ~------ land f f!ice af__/;_~_fi:t~ ?"7n/ ' [" ---- -- -- - ,_,_t_ ---------------------------------------., via~ $meateacl 4ritca-ltcn Iii rlwf dwi__rfZ, t __ 4-e-. r «6 v2 t) I ✓<Yj1 /q'. 'J"' ~~ ~ J:_Jd~t2t~'=41wlio ~- 1 J44,. _________ /;__//J_J_fi_f_ ___ ---"----------------/6' 1/26 ~ _k. -J J~ t;7: ):,o _ n 12. _h ll). ------ /f?., tlc:u; ktetfo j?Ml6' nclt_ce ?J~ t:iitenlton le 11ia$e ?ial,,Ate~ lo - eataMd/2 1-17 t-h£m lo t/26 titnd a~ve ~dcttiko/ and //2tit :Jf e271-ect lo ,,Atove v2;1 1-eot~nce «nd cadt11alrbn at ~te ___ £~~~ --~~ C ~ . ______ _ -d.,YLLdZ/l_0~/-{k,A, __ r 1 --,2Jt?-1,,~ ~ twc the~t,hu,,:j'fjl /4 / o n __________ - ----------. -------- - -- - .... - - - -- - ----, / <ff · 'ZUfnt:dd&f. • - · ~~le ----r}df ,1/\- ___ ' 0~ co/: 2 ~ 7 - -~~--- (signature of Claimant.) 1 t -------------------------------------------------------- , 18 9 YPoaoe ry ?/4e atlove cyf/idoati:on -w?d ,le /f,u?lcb/4ed ?;,,, de . fanted«t ------~----- __ --.---.------------- __ -----------~---~-litoli ne,,_gyicytet /f,u?iJlied neaie:ft tlie kaf ckdoit'?ed tiiz- J ./k~k'-~~ lzeteciy da~q;nat'e a,1 tlie dcual ?'/ilti::at'ton. ----------~------------- Eegiste,·. Notice to Claimant.-Give time and place of proving up and name the title of the officer before whom proof is to be made; also g_ive names and post-o.i:ll.ce address of four neighbors, two of whom must appear as your witnesses. . - �,. Reproduced at the National Archives (4-369.) HOMESTEAD PROOF-TESTIMON-Y OF WITNESS. ~£:::::~- .,• 2 entry o _ ~ _for _ -----------~1______ ,y..,•~~·,.....·:;111-·..,,.,..-./";"' ~ t is your name, age,_ a~d post~office a~dress? _,<; A""' upport of the _Homestead _ • ________________ ._,.~ _ :_ . _ _ ._ ~ O(J_~.JL-rn--/c_~( .-- _ "' .ff ___ ~cq•--- ~~ . - ~ _czfi/.?-- 'i _ Ques. z.-Are you well acquainted with the claim.ant in this case and the land em.braced in his claim? q ~ ____________________ ___ _______ ~\ Ans. · / __ --~------------- •. _ :,,.,. __________________ _ Ques. 3.-Is said tract within the limits of an incorporated town or sei~cted site of a. <±ity or town, or . used in any way for trade or business? /Jr.u Ans. ________J_T_ ______ .-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------· Ques. 4.-State specifically the character of this land-whether it is timber, prairie, grazing, farming, coal, o = ~ e r L -fr-=-r _-------------- -~--- ------ --- _b____~_l_ __ Ques. 5.-When did claimant settle upon the homestead and at what date did he establish actual residence thereon? -- --- Ans ~ - - - d ~ ~/~t~~~-- --::::_--- ------- Ques. 6.-Have claimant and family resided continuously on the homestead since first establishing residence thereon? (If settler is unmarried, state the :'.:act.) Ans.----~-~----- -------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - --------------------------~-------------Ques. 7.-For what -period or periods has the settler been absent from the land since making settlement, and for what purpose ; and if temporarily absent, did claimant's family reside upon. and cultivate the land during such absence? A n s . ~ __ (J??M __ - - ~ 6; ___ ~ ___ ;# ~c;__,---~ - - - ~ Q _____ lfl:t&!__ ~ / 1 ! _ ~ - - - - - ~ - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - • Ques. 8.-How much of the homestead has the set&r ~ltivated and for how many seasons did he raisecropsthereon? Ans. ~- ~ / /J- _~ ___________________________________ 1r[f ',// ~ - 0 -·------ ---------------------------· /~-~~£~th~~~~~::~ Ques. ro.-Are there any indications of coal, salines, or minerals of any kind on the homestead? (If so, describe what they are, and state whether the land is more valuable for agricultural than for mineral purpo::~ _____ dt_C!:c---- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ques. r1.-Hif the c l d ~ g e d , s ~ contracted to sell, any portion of said homestead?" Ans. ·-----~-"____________________ __d}_ ~ ~ ~ - - - - - - - - · _---------------,-------~-------- __ Ques. r,z.-Are you inte~7sted in this claim ; and do you think the settler has acted in entire good faith inpcr:::in~/toc;~~( ___ <:£_ ___ ,,,{a,o (Sign plainly with full christian name.) ~~cfr",j ~ _ ~-~--=d{;lW--~ I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing testimony was read to the witness before being subscribed a~d was swo:n ;~ b;fore me th,it ~----2-___i __ ~----------Aa-Y of - - - - - ~ - f f - - ~ - - - ~ - - - · , r 89 'J', at my _ office· at ___!'.~':.~~:0~~~------------~~--~~------- in ___f6:...~--------------- County, ~ ( _ ~ - - ~ [SEE NOTE ON FOUR.TH PAGE.] ~~~---~~Lµ__,,. ' fa 4,AA.££&--vL--_ ~ 0 - - , 4 ~ '½- • (The testimony of witnesses must be taken at the same time and place and before the same officer as claimant's final affidavit. The answers must be full and complete to ea_ch and every question asked, and officers taking testimony will be expected to make no mistakes in dates, description of land, or otherwise.) 6-571 �Reproduced at the National Archives (4-369.) Ques. 6.-Have claimant and family resided contim10~sly on the homestead since first establishing ':2:ifl~=:¥~~ ~;::::~~. ~~ Ques. 7.-For what -period or periods has the settler.,been absent from the land since ,making settle- ment; and f6r what-p,irpose; and'if tempm:afi~ya:Ment\ dici'c1a:G:i.~rit's1~miW'resicfe'"lipon Au"cf cttH:ivate the ' land during such ab;ence-? ~.z::: h , '· ' . •, • ._ HJe~- • · J ,z-__ _ ~ ·2v<.«/?_=-=~--=-~ ·: : Ques. 8.-How n:mch of the homeste3:d has the settler cultivated ani;t for how many seasons did he L, raise crops thereon ? Ans . . 1 r -~----- 2_ __ &J_~_ - _____________ ~ . ~ d __ 5f ___ ~ / Ques. 9.-What improvements are on the land and what is their value? vd:~' J ..Pn~ ~ ; : , . - ~ ,,az-~ -- ~ -~ - - y~;::r.fu:re1::~cat~:-: --A-~ ~-£/-~ _· / ---GJ-1-~ ~ 0 rn~alines,-or minerals-of any kind-on the homestead?-- (If • so, describe what they are, and state whether the land is more valuable for agricultural than for mineral _purposes.) Ans. -'-----C--.C....-----------------------------~~-----------··-------------------Ques. u.-Has the~claimant mortgaged~, or contracted to sell, any portion of said homestead? ~~ Ans.·-------~£.----~-----/(_ __ --------------------------------------------------------- :-------· Ques. 12._,,:Are you inteTested in this claim; and do you think the. settler has acted in entire good faith in p e ~ : : n g J ; ~ ~ J . . - ~ L - ~ ~ (Sign pfainly wifo full ,hrl_n n=•·l ~ ~ , { _;,_;,,;.{ -d~~.fa.--------~--- ~ I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoif).g testimony was read to the witness before being subscribed ::,~:: SW◊;_'.; ~~~z,;,:,::;_~~::"!!::~~:==~lzt~~:,-~;.;;:, .. [SEE NOTE ON FOURTH PAGE.] ~ A~~---~--~(q~d , __ f i .___ $ _ ~ ~ ~ . . (The testimony of witnesses must be taken at the same time and place and before the same officer as claimant's final affidavit. The answers must be full and complete to ·each and every question asked, and officers taking testimony will be expected to make no mistakes in dates, description of land, or otherwise.) 6-.577 �Reproduced at the National Archives (4-369.) ~ HOMESTEAD PROOF-·TESTIMONY, OF CLAIMANT. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ques. 5.-0f whom does your family consist; and have you and your family resided continuously on the land since,first e s t a b l ~ h e r e o n ? (If unmarried, state the fact.) ~ :1£:-!~j::.3:r--= -xi&E"'?';;~~~:--~ Ques. 6.-For what period or periods have you been absent from the homestead since mabng settlement, and for what purpose; and if temporarily absent, did your family reside upon and cultivate the land th during such absence? ~ ~~:~~~~- ~ ~~~~~~--.Lr~---- :kV ;zz:;-1::;~ - ---- -- . ---- • -----. · ·.~ ,------------- Ques. 7.-How much of the land have you cultivated each season and for how mari.y seasons have you raised: : p s ; ~ e ~ - , ~ - - - - - ~ ~ · 1 / f i k ~ ' __ _ Ques. 8.-Is your present claim within the limits of an incorporated town or selected site of a city or A 0 an~-~::21 t ad-~-and business? ------------------------------------ ---------------- iat is the character of the la,'nd? Is it timber, mountainous, prairie, grazing, or ordinary agricultural land? tate its kind and quality, and for what urpose it is o valuable. ~ .~ t ,,.,--;;, LY , ' . • l...-<_.. ·"Z-' ' Ans,--------------------------_____ _____ ____ _ __ ___ ,. ~"' •. ·___ •______ _____ _ _______ -. ______ _· _______ -______ _ Ques. ro.-A:re there ny indicdions of coal, salines, or minerals of any kind on the land? (If so, describe what they are, and state whether the land is more valuable for agricultural than for mineral purposes.) - /Jr- I) . Ans. -0--l------------------------------·------------------------------------------·-------------------------Ques. 11.-Have you.ever made any other homestead entry? (If so, describe the same_) ~ns. __________ z ()___________________________________________ - - - - . ------ . --------------------- Ques. 12.-Have you sold, conveyed, or mortgaged any portion of the land; and if so, to whom and for what purpose?, lfr--tJ _ Ans. _____ [.,,fL-~------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------· Ques. 13.-Have you any personal property of any kind elsewhere than on this claim? (If so, describe the same, and state where the s,r-.:,'i) kept.) Ans. _____ •__________________J_~-------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------· Ques. 14.-Describe by legal 'itibdi;isfons; or by number, kind of entry, and office where made, any other entry or filing (not mineral), made by you since August 30, 1890. Ans. ______ : : J f ~ - - - - - ~ ----------. 7 ~ ____ -------------------------------------- ' (Sign p;a._inly with full christian n'."aiii.l) ___ _J!!S(- -----=--~z___.!::;'"""'~~~~E.2:::::::~':;J--_·_________ _ *(In case the party is of foreign birth· a certified transcrip~-:ourt records of his declaration of inten •on to become a citizen, or of his naturalization, or a copy thereof, certified by the officer taking this proof, must be filed with the case. Evidence of naturalization is only required in final (jive-year) homestead cases.), 6--517 �Reproduced at the National Archives I HEREBY CERT'rFY t~at the _fo~o~ testimony was read ~o the claimant before b(0ing subsctibe\ and was swoM to before, me tp.1s ------~------------ da.y_ of·--~ Jl...Atl.JL~---------c---, 189 j;, at my_ office at ·-------~~~?_!~_§PR\~~---~~-~:~------------- in . ~(5!...d.~~- __ ,, _____ c_ounty, - - ~ ~ 7 - - d l c , /?, ~ ·" ~ " Y;(v ~d1 A?-l~,,.t-c/JrA "---~ ~ _ U:,,4--,---v'...A>v ✓ ____~•------· • 7 L -. - " · [sEE NOTE ON FOURTH PAGE.] i /, " ('4p :~ _i,L:0-: ;f " ~L~"' , N;fyJ'E.-The-9£6.celil;Jjefore,:whorn the testimony'is taken should call _the ,at,tention of the witness to the fo116":j~g section of th_~ Revise.cl- Sta'!;;utes; iihd state'1:.o hirµ that it is the purpose of the Government, if it be as~yrta1ned that ht testi:fi;es tals o~J;lros'1$,ute him?!,to'the.~µ11,extent of the law. , .t . ~ . . . ,, _ ,'•, -,,,', . .. •~itle LXX.-CRIMES.-,Ch. 4 . •,,,.,•>-<,~;);~ii!/ c ·,::•\, •"\~.. ·, _0r,,.-:,, ,•,~>< 1, " .. "'-,, • ,': Wk,'.".:-.. ·, ·•,,,;;;,, _ ,.\'. . ('• , SEc. 5392. Every p~rso1;1 wihii,.-~ying taken: rin ~atJr bect;?}e a; compet.e:tit;tribtin3:I, of,Ct!, '§:i.·,p'erson; in;any cdse in which}i. law of the United States authorizes an oath to be:administere,it;;t~at,ne'C\;Vil1•testi;f:Ji;:'il~~l~.:re;de~fs~ior cert:if;y truly, pr that ll:},'Y·written testimony, declaration, deposition, or certificate by hini subscribed is true, willfully and contrary to such oath states or subscribes any material .'rich he do<os not believe to be true, i's guilty ofperjury,and shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dol d/6y imprisonment, at hard labor,.not more.t];,,an :frye years, and shall, Ip.Oreover, thereafter be incapable of giving ."m;t o(~!1fu;~~¢•\~~;~il" ~~9:1,,.~n,fliit:rrne a~1.,:tp~typ,gw1~ntagl\in,ljt,;14ID-,isire1:~e_<J,·;; (S~e §,1750.) ; ~ ~! ~ 0 0 ~ 0) ~ ~ ± I :' ~ <G ~ f'il 0 H II.. II.. -<:C µ=I 0 ~ z U) µ::j Ji'Jl' . . . ''"'1 ~,i 8 ~ ~' f'{\i' : "'' ,::s:, -~~: ., ~ l! /1:;;_,,"- I ~I :i~: ~.•~i ': ~I 'I 0 i:l .s .µ ' ~l ' ! ~ ~ 0 q:::1 <G ;.., Cl) ~ i:l 0 ~;:: i:l •rl .b!:) ::q .µ 0 ~ \f, .. t' lf\'•l 0 ;.., p.. p.. <G A ~ ~ eel •rl Cl) ~ 0 p.. p.. "al0 Cl) z Cl) ..µ Cl) .b!:) ~ eel .8 .-, H l> <I) ' )! ~ 0 ;.; (J) ..µ I I ~! ~ ~! ~z ~~::~! <G H I . ' \ 1 :' «> ! FINAL AFFIDAVIT REQUIRED, ·oF HOMESTEAD CLAIMANTS. SECTION_ _ _ OF THE REVISED STATUTES OF THE UNITED STATES. under section No. 2289 of the Revised Statutes of the United States,<lo_~ow'applytoperfect my claim thereto ir-~_:..~· -~ ...... i,,. by virtue of section No·------=-- ___________ of the Revised Sat tes of t ~ e d States; and for that purpose do solemnly------~-!:--~--------- that I ·-------------------------~----------·a citizen of.th- _ ___ _ ___ - - ' d - - ~ - - - < - - · • ed States;__ j;hat I have upon and have cultivated and resided upon said land since the __ /6 ------day of e actual settlement _ c--------------------, ry.,fL to the present time; that no part of said land has been alienated, except as provided in section 2288 of t{e Revised Stafutes, but that I am the sole bona fide owner as an actual settler; that I will bear true allegiance to the Government of the United States; and, further, that I have, not heretofore perfected or abandoned ~ an entry made under the homestead laws of the United States, ~!!!~!.,, I,~ , • ~ 9 = ; : ; h : : _ = - ~ ~ t f& _ ~ _ ~ ~ - - - , j - d~ereby certify that the above affidavit was subscribed and sworn to before me this _1.___ da.y of n ~ • .M.AivUWTli SPRING, Al.·Os.. . gf,, ~..AJ • . _____'!. - ~-------------, I 890, at my office at • 1n _ - ~ ~ ! (______________ County,~~--~ • ~ (a t ,c;: ll e~ ~_:~ cSl----1-e_,, k - d - ~ ~ r :~~ �--·-·- · ~ - - - - ~ - - - - - - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ = Reproduced at the National A1·chives L4-062.J NONmlVIINERAL AFFIDAVIT.. This a.ffida'Vit can be sworn to only on personal knowledge, and cannot be made on information and belieL The non-mineral affidavit accompanying an entry of public land must be made by the :party making the entry, and only before the officertakiug the otbeI a.ffida--rits required of the entryman4 ------------ that he is well acquainted with the character of said described land, and with each and every legal subdivision thereof, having frequently passed over the same; that his personal lmowledge of saicl land is such as to enable him to testify understandingly with regard thereto; that th~re is not/to his knowledge, within the limits thereof, any vein or lode of quartz or other rock in place, bearing gold, silver, cinnabar, lead, tin, or copper, or any deposit of coal; that there is not within the limit.s of said land, to his knowledge, any placer, cement, gravel, or other valuable mineral deposit; that no portion of said land is claimed for mining purposes under the local customs or rules of mfoers or otherwise; that no portion of said land is worked for mineral during any part of the year by any person or persons; that saicl land is essentially nonmineral land, and that his application therefor is not made for the purpose of fraudulently obtaining title to ~:1e1~al land, but with the o b j e c r ~ ~ d l ~ a g r i c u ~ p~oses, addLss 1s - ~ ~ : : : t . ····- ______ ______ __ -~ _. .. . .. .. / < 2 - 4 - ... =~ P-P ______________________ _ ~~~ I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing affidavit was read to affiant in my presence before he signed his name thereto; that said affiant is to me personally known (O'l' has been s:xticfactarily identified before... ffie by __ -=---------------~-------------------------------------), and that I verily believe him to be a credible person and the person he represents himself to be, and that this affidavit was subscribed and sworn to before _ MANLM0TH SP.Kl ij (__;. -, r, t,. P-------------;O . . C me at my office m ----------------------·-cQ----------,-----------------------, w1th111 the ~ L A J _ _ l j land district, on this _______ :::J:-_ __ 3 ___ .::::::= ______________ day oL--~-L_-~------- ---, 18 -, V -~ ~ w r ! ~ ~ /J d7~ A;;_;~ :.o -~:-s~=v- NOTE.-The officer before whom the deposition is taken should call the attention of the witness to the following section of the Revised Statutes, and state to him that it is the purpose of the Go-vernment, ifit be ascertainod that he testifies falsely, to prosecute him to the full extent of the law: REVISED STATUTES OF THE UNITED STATES. TITLE LXX.-Cmirns.-CRAP. 4. Sec. 5392. E-very person who, having taken a,n oath before a competent tribunal, officer, or person, in any case in which a law of the United States authorizes an oath to he administered, that he will testify, declare, depose, or certify truly, or that any written testimony, declaration, deposition, or certlfi.cate hy him subscribe<l is true, willfully and contrary to such oa,th states or subscribes any material matter which he does not believe to be true, is guilty of pe1jury, and shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars, ancl by imprisonment, at hard labor, not more than five years, and shall, moreover,. thereafter he incapable of giving testimony in any court of the United States until such time as the judgment against him is reversed. (See §1750.) ' �I " Dear Patron: We regret that the enclosed photocopies are the best we were able to obtain using our normal reproduction process. This is caused primarily by the age and faded conditions of some of the documents from which these copies are made. BEST AVAILABLE COPY RE L\TlERA SCRlPTA - 198S �Reproduced at the National Archi.1.•e$ • --.1,'-, • . ., . ,, ·,.w,,., ;, '·"' ··p ~,Administration Form 84 Land Entry Files-Packing Slip NATIONAL ARCHIVES ORDER FOR COPIES OF LAND ENTRY FILES O E ~ FORMAT: Electronic Transfer 1. FIL,E TO BE SEARCHED: Genera! Land Entry File 2. NAME OF ENTRYMAN (Last, First, and Middle names ): 3. LAND LOCATED IN STATE OF : 4. APPROXIMATE DATE OF ENTRY: Arkansas Before 1908 Hembrev John T 5. PRE-1908 GENERAL LAND ENTRY FILES: Sa. SECTION NUMBER: 5b. TOWNSHIP NUMBER: 26 5c. RANGE NUMBER: 020N 006W 6. TYPE OF GENERAL LAND ENTRY: POST-1908 GENERAL LAND ENTRY FILES: Homestead Act 7. PATENT FINAL CERTIFICATE OR DOUCMENT NUMBER: 9329 8. BOUNTY LAND WARRANT: 10. YEAR OF AUTHORIZING WARRANT: TYPE OF GENERAL LANO ENTRY: 9. SERIAL PATENT NUMBER: Little Rock 11 . WARRANT NUMBER: 12. 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IJl iz her.Jhl! c.ertified That, pursuant to the prqvisions of Section Jvo. 2291,:fRevised Statutes ofjhe T" • a~_ J,c/0 ;: c •••.• "JJnited States1 _____________ ---T~~--~--------------' _______________ ______ __ _ ___________________________________ has made payment in full for -------------------------- --------------------------------------·----------------------------------------------' ---- -- • · dC:ft/4zy:;:,~~rAL,. L (, ___ j ------------~ ----~ ~------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- ·, --------------- ------------ -------------------------- --- - -- - - ---- -- - ------- --- ---------- ------- - -- ------ -- ------------- .Jj S&ction .No, ___________ c/!._ J - _____ 1 in Township .No. ------------~--~--":,_-------------; o; • . £; . /--;L; •• • (Range .No. ______________________ '7-c.r; ______ · · ______ · __ \ ----, of the _________________________________ --;;: ________________________ Principal ---------·----. - • ----· --··--------------- --. ---k/4~~ ------ ELEc-TR0'5, Rejfistpr. Reproduced at the National Archives [4--00'l.] HOMESTEAD. Little <Rock, Ark •. ,' . __________ _.,18 . L. -~~'-'ec~,"-',,c.,ci, o/L(~y~tf2~ ~---------, do hereby apply to enter, under Section 2~89, &vised statu;/;es of the United States, the~L,7,/-f ~_.ef t ~ ~~ ~ 2}___22;. ___________ of Seetion __ __,,,3 0 , in Township.___ (~ _ '2:J.,,.. ______ :o/ Range____k2J;_~-, containing __ ___,/?'~,,, .. j.,_"L-. ____ .aeres. #vJ.~~ ' ' ' ' ' -~ 7;{/ (and 'lil•ffi , at•. • . • ~ -- _l,c_ .• . f'\ _ _ .It Q r, • - - i . -, 187';; I~-~J ___ &~~ , REGISTER OF THE LAND· OFFICE, • do .h~ <fj,ty that the above application is for Surveyed Lands of the class which the applicant is le~ally entitled to enter under Section 2i§9, Q,evised . ·,...-, • '·a,-_ Statutes of the United States, and that there is no prior valid adverse right to the same. 0 ·---- -·--·--·--·- -····--··. --··--·- ··-··--~ __ , ~---•"·--------·,, _______________ ··-··--·----··.,1--,---- Reproduced at the National Archives HOMESTEAD APPLICATION. For sale by ~"RY N. OoPP, Washington, D. O. Reproduced at the National Archives (4-140.) H() M ESTE_,._2\..D., of Section _______ c_2S: ________ in Township _%{2 __ 4/of Range_£_ __ ~ containing ------------------~;::!-__C!___ _________________________ cicresJ u,nder Section., 2291 of the Revised Statu,,tes of the UNited States. _!;/-£/?___ ____________ Testin=y fee re eived. Number of written word~9_9__<;2 ________ _ Rate per 100 words _______ /✓----------- cents. Reproduced at the National Archives (4-138.) Receiver's Duplicate Receipt No.JJ·J (of H01\1ESTEAD .. Section 2290, Revised Statutes of the United States. t< cu, / / 2-!.:, NoTE.-lt is required of the homestead settler that he shall reside upon and cultivate the land embraced in his homestead entry for a period of five years from the time of filing the affidavit, being also the date of entry. An abandonment of the land for more than six months works a forfeiture of the claim. Further, within two years from the expiration of the said five years he must file proof of his actual settlement and cultivation, failing to do which, his ent:ry_ will be canceled. If the settler does not wish to remain five years on his tract he can, at any time after fourteen months, pay for it with cash or land-warrants, upon making proof of settlement and cultivation from date of filing affidavit to the time of payment. 0--4 Reproduced at the National Archives 4 063. HOMESTEAD AFFIDAVIT. ha ~ • .1~ • ·:~~L~c7i-·······················• otd.&ai'L~~~ my application No . .k.-... k.-.. J ... ~JL ... , for an entry under section 2289, Revised Statutes of the United States, do solemnly swear that I am not the proprietor of more than one hundred and sixty acres of Lmd in =y Stale or Tenilory; that I am • .. ~.t..~.. . ~-~ ... ~J!cz,J .. !;,(.L~ .... ~ju Al~··~ d ;G-~f~ :t,~742:X ?i ~~ .. ~~y~~~::;~:;;~;~;~~~:;;;:;:;.:;I~ and not for the benefit of any other person, persons, or corporation, and that I will faithfully and honestly endeavor to comply with all the requirements of law as to settlement, residence, and cultivation necessary to acquire title .to the land applied for; that I am not acting as agent of any person, corporation, or syndicate in making s-q_ch entry, nor in collusion with any person, corporation, or syndicate to give them the benefit of the land entered, or any part thereof, or the timbei- thereon; that I do not apply to enter the same for the purpose of speculation, but in good faith to obtain a home for myself, and that I have not directly or indirectly made, and will not make, any agteement or contract in any way or manner, with any person or persons, corporation, or syndicate whatsoever, by which the title which I might acquire from the Government of the United States should inure, in whole or in part, to .the benefit of any person except myself, and further, that since August 30, 1890, I have not entered under the land laws of the United States, or filed upon, a quantity of land., agricultuml in character, and not mineral, which, with the tracts now applied for, would make more than three hundred and twenty acres, except -----·······-···············----············································-···················-·-···································-····-····---······························································· and that I have not heretofore made any entry under the homestead laws, e~.. ................................................................. :. * Here insert statement that affiant is a citizen of the United StateR, or that he has :filed his declaration of intention to become such, and that he is the heml of a family, or is over twenty-one years of age, as the case may be. It shoulc1 be stated whether applicant is native-born or not, and if not, a certified copy of his certificate of naturalization, or declaration of intention, .as the case may be, must be furnished. (See page 45, circular of January 1, 1889.) ,r 1 r-··· Reproduced at the National Archives t4-062J, NON-MINER.AL AFFIDAVIT .. This- affidavit can be sworn to only on personal knowledge, .and cannot be made on information and belief. The non-mineral affidavit accompanying an entry of public land roust be made by the party making the entry, and only before the officer taking the other affidavits required of the entryroan. UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, Little rJrock, Ark. that he is well acquainted with the character of said described land, and with each and every legal subdivision thereof, having frequently passed over the same; that his personal knowledge of said land is such as to enable him to testify understandingly with regard thereto; that there is not, to his knowledge, within the limits thereof, any vein or lode of quartz or other rock in place, bearing gold, silver, cinnabar, lead, tin, or copper, or any deposit of coal; that there is not within the limits of said land, to his knowledge, any placer, cement, gravel, or other valuable mineral deposit; that no portion of said land is claimed for mining purposes under the local customs or rules of miners or otherwise ; that no portion of said land is worked for mineral during any part of the year by any person or persons ; that said land is essentially non-mineral land, and that his application therefor is not made for the purpose of fraudulently obtaining title to mineral land, but with the object of securing said land for agricultural purposes, and that his post-office address is . ~f: f}~_ .. -::?~.. . ~~ ~~ - ~~~ er~;,~ I HEREBY CERT1;E'Y that the foregoing affidavit was read to affiant in my presence before he signed his name thereto; ~ ), and that I verily believe him to be a credible person an~the y,erson he represents himself to be, and that t}i;,r,:ffidavit was subscribed and sworn to before me at my office in ,# ~ 0£~ ~- within the (7~ ' ~~_land district, on this _ _______2 ri/:-~ day of ~-L-" --,1/ l'~-4'=-'--"'~-""'-~ gA/ ~iv! , ~--~--&--~~ NoTE.-The officer before whom the deposition is taken should call the attention of the witness to the following section of the Revised Statutes, and.state to him that it is thB purpose of the Government, if it be ascertained that he testifies falsely, to prosecute him to the ful1 extent of the law: REVISED STATUTES OF THE UNITED STA.TES. TITLE LXX.-ClilllIES.-Clll:P. 4. _ SEC. 5392. Ever:ir person who, having t~en an oath before a competent tribunal, officer, or person, in any case in which a law of the Um_ted ~tates aut~o_nzes an oa~h to be administered, that he will testify, deola:re, depose, or certify truly, or that any written testimony, de~laration, depos1t1011, or certificate '.'Y hl:11 subscribed is true, willfully and contrary to such oath states or subscribes any material matter :Vhic~ he does not believe to be true, 1s gailty of perjury, and shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars, and by im1;msomnent, ·at ?'ard lab_or, not mo~e than :fi.ye years, and shall, moreover, thereafter be incapable of giving testimony in any court of the Uruted States until such time as the Judgment against him is reversed. (See§ 1750). For Sale by HENRY N. Co:e:e, Washington, D. C. Reproduced at the National Archives (4-227.) CERTIFICATE AS TO POSTING OF NOTICE. lean.it @ffic,e at ___ L_i~~~1•': _n ________ : ,, ,':n,U_~~::•., I-:)_------- _,, --- . c&L . _;l {,_ , 181/;?. f5ertify that a notic-ej a printed copy of whic-h is hereto attached, was by me posted in a c-onspic-uou,s place in my office for a period of c-Z--- thirty days} I having first posted said notic-e on the ____ L__ _____ c?_ ___ 2:_ ______ Reproduced at the National Archives 4-137. RECEIVER'S RECEIPT, No._t_-2_3__0_ r HOMESTEAD. / 111.ettb.l .et' 11 ®ffir,e, ___ _LJtlle _____________ ------------------------------------ .· fettit1v oft.ci •~ ~2/L-,,0A~·-····· the =m •·tt'to. u of ______ @}['-:::, ______________ --'- ----------------------------- clollars _______=--==,._ ________ cents; being the arnount of fee and compensation of Register and Receiver for the entry of. . .J.fb /'f. ;/:4JY ,,r , .. . ·"4JJμ f ¢1-.~ , • ,l L :2 0 __ .. . . .. . J!lJ./7"f- .JlJ /;1'. of Seelicm .. ;J J-... .. ... . in Township --------~_{! _____ )1~--of Range ------~-----kt/~---------, under $13t10 -------~-------------· ,7 t·-. ~··- .---.':/f._,-✓i-;_~· NoTE.-It is required of the homestead settler that he shall reside upon and c{iltivate the land embraced in his homestead entry for a period of five years from the time of filing the affidavit, being also the date of entry. An abandon. ment of .the land for more than.six months works a forfeiture of the claim. Furthe:t, within two years from the expiration of the said five years he must file proof of his actual settlement artd cultivation, failing to do which, his entry will be canceled. If the setuler does not wish to remain five years on rus tract, he can, at any time after fourteen months, pay fqr it with cash or land warrants, upon making proof of settlement and of residence and cultivation from date of filing • affid:11,vit to the time of payment. o G-012 I Reproduced at the National Archives ot:J / 1, ;J~, 11 /; /{ ,, IL/ I // /, c:2,;/ // / - ~~--- cf} ~ ·~ a,,._J ~ :;t---~ ~ /4'--,t;; • . "]--8 L ~ ef o& ..e ~ / q'/ Reproduced at the National Ai-chives [4-34~.J :-::J..- N@_ :1__--EEO~ESTEAD_ ~------ land f f!ice af__/;_~_fi:t~ ~- ?"7 n/ [" I q' ' ---- -- -- - ,_,_t_ ---------------------------------------., ✓ <Yj1 / . J:_Jd~t2t~'=41- 'J"' ~~ ~ wlio via~ $meateacl 4ritca-ltcn 1J44,. _________ /;__//J_J_fi_f_ ___ ---"----------------/6' 1/26 Iii rlwf dwi__rfZ, t __ 4-e-. v2 t) /f?., tlc:u; ~ _ k. -J J~ t;7: ):,o _n 12. _h ll). ----- «6 ktetfo j?Ml6' nclt_ce r ?J~ t:iitenlton le 11ia$e ?ial ,,Ate~ lo - eataMd/2 1-17 t-h£m lo t/26 titnd a~ve ~dcttiko/ and //2tit :Jf e271-ect lo ,,Atove v2;1 1-eot~nce «nd cadt11alrbn ~te ___ £~~~ --~~ C~. _____ _ at --,2Jt?-1,,~ 1-d.,YLLdZ/l_0~/-{k,A, _ /on __________ - ----------. -------- - -- - .... - - - -- - ----, / <ff · ~ twc r the ~t,hu,,:j'fjl 'ZUfnt:dd&f. • /4 - · ~~le 0~ ----r}df ,1/\-___ co/: 2~7--~~--- (signature of Claimant.) 1 ' t -------------------------------------------------------- , 18 9 YPoaoe ry ?/4e atlove cyf/idoati:on -w?d ,le /f,u?lcb/4ed ?;,,, de . ./k~k'-~~ fanted«t ------~----- __ --.---.------------- __ -----------~---~-litoli J lzeteciy da~q;nat'e a,1 tlie . - ne,,_gyicytet /f,u?iJlied neaie:ft tlie kaf ckdoit'?ed tiiz- dcual ?'/ilti::at'ton. ----------~------------- Eegiste,·. Notice to Claimant.-Give time and place of proving up and name the title of the officer before whom proof is to be made; also g_ive names and post-o.i:ll.ce address of four neighbors, two of whom must appear as your witnesses. Reproduced at the National Archives (4-369.) HOMESTEAD PROOF-TESTIMON-Y OF WITNESS. 2~£:::::~ - .,• ,y..,•~ ~·,.....·:;111-·. .,,.,..-./"";' upport of the _Homestead entry o _ -----------~1______ _ ~ for _ • ________________ ._,.~ ~t is your name, age,_ a~d post~office a~dress? _ ,<; .-- _ "' _ :_ .. _ . ~ A""' .ff ___ ~cq•--- ~~ .-~ _czfi/.?-- 'i _ O(J_~.JL-rn--/c_~( Ques. z.-Are you well acquainted with the claim.ant in this case and the land em.braced in his claim? q~ ~\ Ans. ·/ ____________________ ___ _______ __ --~------------- •. __ :,,.,. __________________ _ Ques. 3.-Is said tract within the limits of an incorporated town or sei~cted site of a <±ity or town, or . . used in any way for trade or business? /Jr.u Ans. ________ J_T_ _____ . -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------· Ques. 4.-State specifically the character of this land-whether it is timber, prairie, grazing, farming, coal, o=~erL _b____~_l__ _- fr-=-r _---- ---------- -~--- ------ --- Ques. 5.-When did claimant settle upon the homestead and at what date did he establish actual residence thereon? - d ~ -- --- Ans ~- -~/~t~~~-- --::::_--- ------- Ques. 6.-Have claimant and family resided continuously on the homestead since first establishing residence thereon? (If settler is unmarried, state the :'.:act.) Ans.----~-~----- -------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- ------------ --------------------------~-------------- Ques. 7.-For what -period or periods has the settler been absent from the land since making settlement, and for what purpose ; and if temporarily absent, did claimant's family reside upon. and cultivate the land during such absence? Ans.~ __ (J??M _ --~ 6; ___ ~ ;# ~c;__,---~ ---~Q ____ lfl:t&! __ ~/1!_~-----~---~----------~--------- • Ques. 8.-How much of the homestead has the set&r ~ltivated and for how many seasons did he raisecropsthereon? - ~- ~ / Ans. /J- _ ~ _________________________________ 1r[f ',// ~-0 -·------ ---------------------------· /~-~~£~th~~~~~::~ Ques. ro.-Are there any indications of coal, salines, or minerals of any kind on the homestead? (If so, describe what they are, and state whether the land is more valuable for agricultural than for mineral purpo::~ ____ dt_C!:c-------------------------- Ques. r1.-Hif the cld~ged, s~con-tracted to sell, any portion of said homestead?" Ans. ·-----~-" ____________________ __d}_ ~~~--------· ---------------,-------~-------- __ Ques. r,z.-Are you inte~7sted in this claim ; and do you think the settler has acted in entire good faith inpcr:::in~/toc;~~( ___ <:£_ ___ ,,,{a,o ~~cfr",j ~ (Sign plainly with full christian name.) ~-~--=d{;lW--~ I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing testimony was read to the witness before being subscribed a~d was swo:n ;~ b;fore me th,it ~----2-___ i __ ~----------Aa-Y of -----~-ff--~---~---·, r 89 'J', at my _ office· at ___ !'.~':.~~:0~~~------------~~--~~------- in ___ f6:...~--------------- County, ~(_~--~ [SEE NOTE ON FOUR.TH PAGE.] ~~~---~~Lμ__,,. ' fa 4,AA.££&--vL--_ ~ 0--,4~ '½- • (The testimony of witnesses must be taken at the same time and place and before the same officer as claimant's final affidavit. The answers must be full and complete to ea_ch and every question asked, and officers taking testimony will be expected to make no mistakes in dates, description of land, or otherwise.) 6-571 Reproduced at the National Archives (4-369.) Ques. 6.-Have claimant and family resided contim10~sly on the homestead since first establishing ':2:ifl~=:¥~~ ~;::::~~ .. ~~ Ques. 7.-For what -period or periods has the settler.,been absent from the land since ,making settlement; and f6r what-p,irpose; and'if tempm:afi~ya:Ment\ dici'c1a:G:i.~rit's1~miW'resicfe'"lipon Au"cf cttH:ivate the ' land during such ab;ence-? h , '· ' . •, • . · J ,z-__ _ ~ HJe~-•• ~.z::: ·2v<.«/?_=-=~--=-~ ·: : Ques. 8.-How n:mch of the homeste3:d has the settler cultivated ani;t for how many seasons did he raise crops thereon ? L, Ans . . 1 r -~-----2_ __ &J_~-_ ____________ ~.~ d_ _ 5f ___ ~ / Ques. 9.-What improvements are on the land and what is their value? vd:~' J ..Pn~ ~;:,.-0 ~ ,,az-~ --~ -~ --- y~;::r.fu:re1::~cat~:-: rn~alines,-or minerals-of any kind-on the homestead?-- (If • so, describe what they are, and state whether the land is more valuable for agricultural than for mineral _ purposes.) --A-~ ~-£/-- ~ _· / Ans. ---GJ-1-~ -'-----C--.C....---------- ~ --------------------~~-----------··-------------------Ques. u.-Has the~claimant mortgaged~, or contracted to sell, any portion of said homestead? Ans.·-------~£.----~-----/(_ __ ~ ~ --------------------------------------------------------- :-------· Ques. 12._,,:Are you inteTested in this claim; and do you think the. settler has acted in entire good faith in pe~::ngJ;~~J..-~L-~~ ~ ~,{ _;,_;,,;.{ (Sign pfainly wifo full ,hrl_n n=•·l -d~~.fa.--------~--- ~ I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoif).g testimony was read to the witness before being subscribed ::,~:: SW◊;_'.; .. ~~~z,;,:,::;_~~::"!!::~~:==~lzt~~:,-~;.;;:, [SEE NOTE ON FOURTH PAGE.] , ~ fi. ___ $_~~~. A~~---~--~(q~d . (The testimony of witnesses must be taken at the same time and place and before the same officer as claimant's final affidavit. The answers must be full and complete to ·each and every question asked, and officers taking testimony will be expected to make no mistakes in dates, description of land, or otherwise.) 6-.577 Reproduced at the National Archives ~ (4-369.) HOMESTEAD PROOF-· TESTIMONY, OF CLAIMANT. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ques. 5.-0f whom does your family consist; and have you and your family resided continuously on the land since,first establ~hereon? (If unmarried, state the fact.) ~ :1£:-!~j::.3:r--= -xi&E"'?;' ;~~~:--~ Ques. 6.-For what period or periods have you been absent from the homestead since mabng settlement, and for what purpose; and if temporarily absent, did your family reside upon and cultivate the land during such absence? th ~ ~~:~~~~- ~ ~~~~~- ~--.Lr~----:kV ;zz:;-1::;~ - ---- -- . ---- • -----. ·.~ , ------------- Ques. 7.-How much of the land have you cultivated each season and for how mari.y seasons have you raised ::ps;~e~-, ~-----~~·1/fik~' _ Ques. 8.-Is your present claim within the limits of an incorporated town or selected site of a city or A an~-~::21 t0ad-~-and business? ------------------------------------ ---------------iat is the character of the la,'nd? Is it timber, mountainous, prairie, grazing, or ordinary agricultural land? tate its kind and quality, and for what urpose it is ovalua~ble. .~ t ,,.,--;;, LY , ' . Ans,--------------------------- • l...-<_.. ·"Z_--____ _____ ____ _ __ ___ ,. "' •. ' ' ~ · ___ • ______ _____ _ _______ -. ______ _· _______ -______ _ Ques. ro.-A:re there ny indicdions of coal, salines, or minerals of any kind on the land? (If so, describe what they are, and state whether the land is more valuable for agricultural than for mineral purposes.) - /Jr- I) . Ans. -0--l------------------------------·------------------------------------------·-------------------------- Ques. 11.-Have you.ever made any other homestead entry? (If so, describe the same_) ~ns. __________ z () __________________________________________ ---- . ------ . ---- ------------------ - Ques. 12.-Have you sold, conveyed, or mortgaged any portion of the land; and if so, to whom and for what purpose?, lfr--tJ _ Ans. _____ [.,,fL-~------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------· Ques. 13.-Have you any personal property of any kind elsewhere than on this claim? (If so, describe the same, and state where the s,r-.:,'i) kept.) Ans. _____ • __________________ J_~-------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------· Ques. 14.-Describe by legal 'itibdi;isfons; or by number, kind of entry, and office where made, any other entry or filing (not mineral), made by you since August 30, 1890. Ans. ______ ::Jf~ -----~ ----------. 7~ ___ -------------------------------------- ' (Sign p;a._inly with full christian n'."aiii.l) ___ _ J!!S(- -----=--~z___.!::;'"""'~~~~E.2:::::::~':;J--_· _________ _ *(In case the party is of foreign birth· a certified transcrip~-:ourt records of his declaration of inten • on to become a citizen, or of his naturalization, or a copy thereof, certified by the officer taking this proof, must be filed with the case. Evidence of naturalization is only required in final (jive-year) homestead cases.), 6--517 Reproduced at the National Archives I HEREBY CERT'rFY t~at the _fo~o~ testimony was read ~o the claimant before b(0ing subsctibe\ and was swoM to before, me tp.1s ------~------------ da.y_ of·--~ Jl...Atl.JL~---------c---, 189 j;, at my_ office at ·-------~~~?_!~_§PR\~~---~~-~:~------------- in . ~(5!...d~. ~-__ ,, _____ c_ounty, --~~7--dlc, /?, ~~·" ~~"Y~d17L--"· [sEE NOTE ON FOURTH PAGE.] A?-l~,,.t-c/JrA "--- ~ _ U:,,4--,---v'...A>v✓ ___ •------· ;(v • . i /, " " ;f( '4p :~ _i, L:0-: ~L~"' , N;fyJ'E.-The-9£6.celil;Jjefore,:whorn the testimony'is taken should call _ the ,at,tention of the witness to the fo116":j~g section of th_~ Revise.cl- Sta'!;;utes; iihd state'1:.o hirμ that it is the purpose of the Government, if it be as~yrta1ned that ht testi:fi;es tals o~J;lros'1$,ute him?!,to'the.~μ11,extent of the law. .t . , ~ . . . .. •~itle LXX.-CRIMES.-,Ch. 4 . . ,, _ ,'•, -,,,', c •,,,.,•>-<,~;);~ii!/ ·,::•\, •"\~ .. ·, 1, ,•,~>< _0r,,.-:,, " .. "'-,, • ,': Wk,'.".:-.. ·, ·•,,,;;;,, _ ,.\'. . ('• , SEc. 5392. Every p~rso1;1 wihii,.-~ying taken: rin ~atJr bect;?}e a; compet.e:tit;tribtin3:I, of,Ct!, '§:i.·,p'erson; in;any cdse in which}i. law of the United States authorizes an oath to be:administere,it;;t~at,ne'C\;Vil1•testi;f:Ji;:'il~~l~.:re;de~fs~ior cert:if;y truly, pr that ll:},'Y·written testimony, declaration, deposition, or certificate by hini subscribed is true, willfully and contrary to such oath states or subscribes any material .'rich he do<os not believe to be true, i's guilty ofperjury,and shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dol d/6y imprisonment, at hard labor,.not more.t];,,an :frye years, and shall, Ip.Oreover, thereafter be incapable of giving ."m;t o(~!1fu;~~¢•\~~;~il" ~~9:1,,.~n,fliit:rrne a~1.,:tp~typ,gw1~ntagl\in,ljt,;14ID-,isire1:~e_<J,·;; (S~e §,1750.) ; ~ ~! I ;.; H I (J) Cl) ~ I ..μ l> ' <I) "al 0 ~ ~ .b!:) 0 I Cl) Cl) ' ~ ~ 0 :' f'{\i' ' ~ Ji'Jl : 8 ..... ~,i ~l ~! ~ <G ''"'1 ~~::~! ' f'il )! ~ ~ ' ~ ! -0) ~ 0 "'' H ~! ~ ~ -<:C II.. 0 ~ ~ II.. ,::s:, z ~-~~: ± μ=I 0 ., l! i:l 0 ~ ~ /1:;;_,,"- I .s z z ~I .μ \f, :i~: eel Cl) U) <G .8 ..μ ~.•~i eel H .-, 0 μ::j ~I p.. q:::1 ': p.. •rl .. t' ~ ' <G .μ I ;.., ~ Cl) 0 0 lf\'•l i:l 0 ' ::q .b!:) ~ ;.., \ .. ~;:: i:l pp.... :' 1 0 •rl <G ! «> A FINAL AFFIDAVIT REQUIRED, ·oF HOMESTEAD CLAIMANTS. SECTION __ OF THE REVISED STATUTES OF THE UNITED STATES. under section No. 2289 of the Revised Statutes of the United States,<lo_~ow'applytoperfect my claim thereto ir-~_:..~· -~ ...... i,,. by virtue of section No·------=-- ___________ of the Revised Sat tes of t~ed States; and for that purpose do solemnly------~-!:--~---------that I _ ___ _ ___ --'d--~---<--· ·-------------------------~----------·a citizen of.th- • ed States;__ j;hat I have e actual settlement upon and have cultivated and resided upon said land since the __ /6 ------day of _ c--------------------, ry. ,fL to the present time; that no part of said land has been alienated, except as provided in section 2288 of t{e Revised Stafutes, but that I am the sole bona fide owner as an actual settler; that I will bear true allegiance to the Government of the United States; and, further, that I have, not heretofore perfected or abandoned an entry made under the homestead laws of the United States, ~!!!~!.,, ~ , • I,~ ~9=;:;h::_=-~~tf &_~_ ~~---, d~ereby certify that the above affidavit was subscribed and sworn to before me this _1. ___ j - da.y of n ~ • .M.AivUWTli SPRING, Al.·Os.. . gf,, ~. .AJ • . _____ '!..- ~-------------, I 890, at my office at • 1n _ -~~!( _____________ County,~~--~ • ~ t ,c;: ll e ~ (a ~_:~ cSl----1-e_,, k-d-~~r: ~~ --·-· -·~----~------~~~~~~= Reproduced at the National A1·chives L4-062.J NONmlVIINERAL AFFIDAVIT .. This a.ffida'Vit can be sworn to only on personal knowledge, and cannot be made on information and belieL The non-mineral affidavit accompanying an entry of public land must be made by the :party making the entry, and only before the officertakiug the otbeI a.ffida--rits required of the entryman4 ------------ that he is well acquainted with the character of said described land, and with each and every legal subdivision thereof, having frequently passed over the same; that his personal lmowledge of saicl land is such as to enable him to testify understandingly with regard thereto; that th~re is not/to his knowledge, within the limits thereof, any vein or lode of quartz or other rock in place, bearing gold, silver, cinnabar, lead, tin, or copper, or any deposit of coal; that there is not within the limit.s of said land, to his knowledge, any placer, cement, gravel, or other valuable mineral deposit; that no portion of said land is claimed for mining purposes under the local customs or rules of mfoers or otherwise; that no portion of said land is worked for mineral during any part of the year by any person or persons; that saicl land is essentially nonmineral land, and that his application therefor is not made for the purpose of fraudulently obtaining title to ~:1e1~al land, but with the objecr~~d l~agricu~ p~oses, =~ P-P addLss 1s -~~:::t . ····- ______ ______ __ -~ _. .. . .. .. ______________________ _ /<2-4-... ~~~ I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing affidavit was read to affiant in my presence before he signed his name thereto; that said affiant is to me personally known ( O'l' has been s:xticfactarily identified before... ffie by __ -=---------------~-------------------------------------), and that I verily believe him to be a credible person and the person he represents himself to be, and that this affidavit was subscribed and sworn to before _ MANLM0TH SP.Kl ij (__;. -, r, t,. . . P-------------;O C me at my office m ----------------------·-cQ----------,-----------------------, w1th111 the ~LAJ__lj land district, on this _______ :::J:-_ __ 3 ___ .::::::= ______________ day oL--~-L_-~------- ---, 18 V ' -, -~ ~wr!~ ~ /J d7~ A;;_;~ :.o -~:-s~=v- NOTE.-The officer before whom the deposition is taken should call the attention of the witness to the following section of the Revised Statutes, and state to him that it is the purpose of the Go-vernment, ifit be ascertainod that he testifies falsely, to prosecute him to the full extent of the law: REVISED STATUTES OF THE UNITED STATES. TITLE LXX.-Cmirns.-CRAP. 4. Sec. 5392. E-very person who, having taken a,n oath before a competent tribunal, officer, or person, in any case in which a law of the United States authorizes an oath to he administered, that he will testify, declare, depose, or certify truly, or that any written testimony, declaration, deposition, or certlfi.cate hy him subscribe<l is true, willfully and contrary to such oa,th states or subscribes any material matter which he does not believe to be true, is guilty of pe1jury, and shall be punished by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars, ancl by imprisonment, at hard labor, not more than five years, and shall, moreover,. thereafter he incapable of giving testimony in any court of the United States until such time as the judgment against him is reversed. (See §1750.) Dear Patron: We regret that the enclosed photocopies are the best we were able to obtain using our normal reproduction process. This is caused primarily by the age and faded conditions of some of the documents from which these copies are made. BEST AVAILABLE COPY RE L\TlERA SCRlPTA - 198S !'. i Reproduced at the National Archi.1.•e$ • --.1,'-, • .. ,. ,, ·,.w,,., ;, '·"' ··p~,Administration OE~ FORMAT: Electronic Transfer 1. FIL,E TO BE SEARCHED: Genera! Land Entry File Form 84 Land Entry Files-Packing Slip NATIONAL ARCHIVES ORDER FOR COPIES OF LAND ENTRY FILES 2. NAME OF ENTRYMAN (Last, First, and Middle names): 3. LAND LOCATED IN STATE OF : 4. APPROXIMATE DATE OF ENTRY: Arkansas Before 1908 Hembrev John T 5. PRE-1908 GENERAL LAND ENTRY FILES: Sa. SECTION NUMBER: 5b. TOWNSHIP NUMBER: 5c. RANGE NUMBER: 26 020N 006W 6. TYPE OF GENERAL LAND ENTRY: Homestead Act POST-1908 GENERAL LAND ENTRY FILES: 7. PATENT FINAL CERTIFICATE OR 8. TYPE OF GENERAL LANO ENTRY: 9. SERIAL PATENT NUMBER: DOUCMENT NUMBER: 9329 Little Rock BOUNTY LAND 10. YEAR OF AUTHORIZING WARRANT: 11. WARRANT 12. NUMBER OF ACRES: WARRANT: NUMBER: Comments: Item# Item Description Quantity Quantity Quantity Total Ordered Balance Fulfilled Amount$ FORM84 Land Entry File 0 $50 This is your pa.eking sth,~~\t\n irivoice'·:r~q-tiiting ·p.aymeat • ·,"· ·-is inch1dea, if ap ·uca,Hle. • "· .,· • For issues or questions regarding your completed order you may eontact _TrustFundSupport@nara.gov. Please review NARA's return poticy available under the FAQ section on https://eservices.archives.gov/orderonline before initiating your request E1 1-787907672E RDT1F 4!7/2023 Mail Immediate I Order Information (NARA use only): Service Ticket # : E 11-787907672E Customer Name: Andrew Schrack Customer Email: Order Date: Prepared By: 10/24/2022 23:53:43 RDT1F Unit Phone: Page 1 of 1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1899 John T Hembry Homestead Land Entry Case File Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived National Archives and Records Administration Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Andrew Schrack Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1899 Description An account of the resource Homestead Land Entry Case File for land that eventually became part of Kia Kima Scout Reservation. Includes information on structures and farming. Hardy History Kia Kima Legal