1861 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Land Patent

ABRAHAM LINCOLN PRESIDENTIAL LAND PATENT

Original United States Military Bounty Land Patent issued during the administration of President Abraham Lincoln.

Secretarial signature

Dated October 1861, this impressive folio-sized document grants 150 acres of land in the historic Virginia Military District of Ohio. The patent stems from military service performed in the Virginia Line of the Continental Establishment during the American Revolutionary War.

The document bears the large embossed seal of the General Land Office and contains extensive manuscript descriptions of the surveyed tract. The Virginia Military District, located between the Little Miami and Scioto Rivers in Ohio, was established to satisfy bounty land claims of Virginia Revolutionary War veterans. Such grants represent an important chapter in both Revolutionary War and early western expansion history.

Details:

• Original 1861 United States land patent

• Issued during the presidency of Abraham Lincoln

• Revolutionary War military bounty land grant

• Virginia Military District, Ohio

• Large embossed General Land Office seal

• Extensive manuscript survey description

• Approx. 150 acres

Measures 13 ¾ x 17 ¼ inches

Condition:

Original condition with folds from historic storage, age toning, and some separation at fold intersections. The embossed seal remains present and attractive. Please review all photographs carefully.

An excellent piece of Lincoln, Revolutionary War, Ohio, and early American land history.

Buyers are encouraged to conduct their own due diligence regarding signatures, issuance methods, historical significance, and authentication prior to purchase. Photographs form part of the description.