1860 James Buchanan U.S. General Land Office Bounty Land Patent – War of 1812 Widow Eliza Frazier – 120 Acres in Wisconsin – Embossed Seal
United States General Land Office Bounty Land Patent
President: James Buchanan (printed presidential signature)
Date Issued: August 3, 1860
Warrant No.: 69,924
Original Bounty Warrant: Issued under the Act of March 3, 1855, granting military bounty land to veterans of the War of 1812.
Recipient
- Eliza Frazier, widow of Henry Frazier
- Henry Frazier served as a Private in Captain Stuart's Company, Virginia Militia during the War of 1812.
Land Granted
- 120 acres
- Located at La Crosse, Wisconsin, described as:
- South East Quarter of the North East Quarter
- West Half of the North East Quarter
- Section 10
- Township 102 North
- Range 6 West
The patent notes that Eliza Frazier assigned her claim to Lewis Worthington, to whom the patent was ultimately issued.
Signatures
- Printed presidential signature of James Buchanan (standard on General Land Office patents)
- Countersigned by the Recorder of the General Land Office.
- Original embossed General Land Office paper seal present.
Historical Significance
This document represents the federal government's fulfillment of military bounty land legislation enacted to reward veterans and their widows. Many recipients sold their warrants to land speculators or investors—as occurred here with Lewis Worthington—making these patents important records of both military service and nineteenth-century western expansion.
The Wisconsin location reflects the opening of public lands following federal surveys during the 1850s.
Condition
From the images:
- Original embossed paper seal intact.
- Strong printed text and manuscript entries.
- Expected fold lines from original filing.
- Moderate age toning.
- Minor edge wear.
- Reverse shows normal ink offsetting from long-term storage.
- Overall Very Good for an issued land patent of this period.
United States General Land Office Bounty Land Patent
President: James Buchanan (printed presidential signature)
Date Issued: August 3, 1860
Warrant No.: 69,924
Original Bounty Warrant: Issued under the Act of March 3, 1855, granting military bounty land to veterans of the War of 1812.
Recipient
- Eliza Frazier, widow of Henry Frazier
- Henry Frazier served as a Private in Captain Stuart's Company, Virginia Militia during the War of 1812.
Land Granted
- 120 acres
- Located at La Crosse, Wisconsin, described as:
- South East Quarter of the North East Quarter
- West Half of the North East Quarter
- Section 10
- Township 102 North
- Range 6 West
The patent notes that Eliza Frazier assigned her claim to Lewis Worthington, to whom the patent was ultimately issued.
Signatures
- Printed presidential signature of James Buchanan (standard on General Land Office patents)
- Countersigned by the Recorder of the General Land Office.
- Original embossed General Land Office paper seal present.
Historical Significance
This document represents the federal government's fulfillment of military bounty land legislation enacted to reward veterans and their widows. Many recipients sold their warrants to land speculators or investors—as occurred here with Lewis Worthington—making these patents important records of both military service and nineteenth-century western expansion.
The Wisconsin location reflects the opening of public lands following federal surveys during the 1850s.
Condition
From the images:
- Original embossed paper seal intact.
- Strong printed text and manuscript entries.
- Expected fold lines from original filing.
- Moderate age toning.
- Minor edge wear.
- Reverse shows normal ink offsetting from long-term storage.
- Overall Very Good for an issued land patent of this period.
