President Jackson Signs A Tippecanoe County, Indiana Land Grant

ANDREW JACKSON (1767-1845). Andrew Jackson was the Seventh President.DS.1 pg. 15 x 10. April 10, 1829. Washington, DC. A partly-printed document signed Andrew Jackson as President and G.W. Graham as Commissioner of the United States General Land Office. The document gave land to John Baer: have Given and Granted, and by these presents do give and grant, unto the said John Baer and to his heirs, the said tract above described: To have and to Hold the same, together with all the rights, privileges, immunities, and appurtenances of whatsoever nature, thereunto belonging, unto the said John Baer and to his heirs and assigns forever. In Testimony whereof, I, Andrew Jackson PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, have caused these letters to be made PATENT, and the Seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed. Given under my hand, at the City of Washington, the tenth day of April in the Year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and twenty nine and of the Independence of the United States the fifty third. By the President, Andrew Jackson G.W. Graham Commissioner of the General Land Office. This document is a land patent, transferring land from the government to John Baer. Baer is buying 73 acres of land in Crawfordsville, Indiana, described as being located in the Southwest fraction of the East half of Section Thirty-Six, in Township twenty-three North, of Range Five West. This is issued under the Act of Congress of April 24, 1820, which regulates the sale of public lands. The document confirms that Baer made full payment for the land and grants him and his heirs full ownership. George Graham also signed this document. Graham served twice as acting United States Secretary of War and was Commissioner of the United States General Land Office under Presidents John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson. The vellum document has two vertical folds and a six inch Jackson signature that is a little light. The document is professionally framed.