Land Grant Signed U.S. Grant
This is a United States Land Patent (Certificate No. 2441) issued to A.C. Mead for 160 acres of land in the Dakota Territory [Image]. Dated March 1, 1877, the document is part of the federal land disposal process under the Act of Congress of April 24, 1820, which allowed for the sale of public lands.
Signed by secretary, not Grant himself.
Key Document Details
Grantee: A.C. Mead, identified as a resident of Bon Homme County, Dakota Territory.
Land Description: The Northwest Quarter of Section 28, Township 94 North, Range 60 West in the district of lands subject to sale at Springfield, Dakota Territory [Image].
Total Acreage: 160 acres.
Official Signatories: While it bears the name of President Ulysses S. Grant, it was likely signed by a designated secretary, as was common for routine land patents of this era. Other signatories include D.D. Cone (Secretary) and S.W. Clark (Recorder of the General Land Office).
Historical Context
The land is located in Bon Homme County, one of the earliest areas settled in what is now South Dakota. Springfield, mentioned as the land office location, served as a primary hub for territorial land transactions.
The General Land Office (GLO) was responsible for issuing these patents, which served as the first title deed from the federal government to a private citizen. For further genealogical or historical research, the South Dakota State Historical Society and the Bon Homme County Register of Deeds maintain permanent archives of these early territorial records.
This is a United States Land Patent (Certificate No. 2441) issued to A.C. Mead for 160 acres of land in the Dakota Territory [Image]. Dated March 1, 1877, the document is part of the federal land disposal process under the Act of Congress of April 24, 1820, which allowed for the sale of public lands.
Signed by secretary, not Grant himself.
Key Document Details
Grantee: A.C. Mead, identified as a resident of Bon Homme County, Dakota Territory.
Land Description: The Northwest Quarter of Section 28, Township 94 North, Range 60 West in the district of lands subject to sale at Springfield, Dakota Territory [Image].
Total Acreage: 160 acres.
Official Signatories: While it bears the name of President Ulysses S. Grant, it was likely signed by a designated secretary, as was common for routine land patents of this era. Other signatories include D.D. Cone (Secretary) and S.W. Clark (Recorder of the General Land Office).
Historical Context
The land is located in Bon Homme County, one of the earliest areas settled in what is now South Dakota. Springfield, mentioned as the land office location, served as a primary hub for territorial land transactions.
The General Land Office (GLO) was responsible for issuing these patents, which served as the first title deed from the federal government to a private citizen. For further genealogical or historical research, the South Dakota State Historical Society and the Bon Homme County Register of Deeds maintain permanent archives of these early territorial records.
