Frederick Bates to Unknown, 08-28-1818 Frederick Bates Project Director and Editor Andrew J. Torget Creation of XML version Debbie Liles Initial TEI Formatting Stephen Mues Programmatic and Manual TEI P5 Compliance Ben W. Brumfield Digital Stephen F. Austin Papers 07-06-2011 Unknown Unknown Unknown Eugene Barker, ed., Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 1919: The Austin Papers, (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1924), 3 vols., Vol 1, Part 1, pp. 332 Eugene Barker's summaries and footnotes Land Certificate 08-28-1818 Programmatic restructuring and manual clean-up to comply with TEI P5 2.3.0 Restructured to meet TEI P5 standards Digital creation of XML file

New Madrid land certificate.

N°. 431

Office of the Recorder of Land titles St Louis August 28. 1818 I certify that a tract of two hundred and forty arpens of Land, bayou St Thomas, in the county of New Madrid which appears from the Books of that Office to be owned by Francis B Covoner under Jesse Thompson has been materially injured by Earthquakes and that in conformity to the provisions of the Act of Congress of 17 Feby 1815 the said Francis Covoner or his legal representatives is entitled to locate two hundred and forty arpens of Land on any of the public Lands of the territory of Missouri, the sale of which is authorized by Law

Coms Cert N° 683

Frederick Bates