US President John Tyler Signature

Description: Shelley and Son Books (IOBA) presents ... US President John Tyler Signature Author:John Tyler, J. Williamson, General Land Office of the United States Publisher:General Land Office of the United States; Certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Chillicothe, Ohio Release Date:1841 Jacket Condition: Seller Category:US History Qty Available:1 Condition:Collectible: Very Good Media:Single Document Certificate Notes: Signed by President John Tyler, the 10th President of the United States of America in the lower right hand corner. This certificate measures 10 inches tall x 16 inches wide, printed in black on off-white paper, and is completed in handwritten, dipped ink. It documents the sale/grant of 40 acres of "the South East quarter of the South West Quarter of Section twenty one, in Township twelve of Range Seventeen, in the District of lands Subject to Sale at Chillicothe, Ohio" to John A Collins on June 25th, 1841 by President Tyler from the City of Washington. Recorded as certificate number 10/48, vol. 22, page 205 by J. Williamson, Recorder of the General Land Office. CONDITION: Very good. This document holds three fold creases with mild toning and some soiling. Minor chipping at the edges and within the main creace at the center. The seal of the General Land Office is no longer present, except for a very small gilt fleck which remains. A fascinating and wonderful piece of 19th century American history. Full refund if not satisfied. John Tyler, (1790-1862), was an American politician and lawyer who served as the tenth president of the United States from 1841 to 1845, after briefly holding office as the tenth vice president in 1841. He was elected vice president on the 1840 Whig ticket with President William Henry Harrison, succeeding to the presidency following Harrison's death 31 days after assuming office. (Wikipedia). ABOUT THE SALE AND GRANTS OF PUBLIC US LAND:"During the 19th century, about 871.2 million acres of lands held in common by the federal government were transferred to private individuals, businesses, and state governments. The privatization of public lands began in 1796, when the public domain amounted to approximately 233 million acres. Between 1796 and 1923, privateparties purchased nearly 279.3 million acres of public land. Even though the total amount of federal land holdings grew enormously,the government sold off more acreage than had been included in its original holdings. Most of these sales occurred before 1862; from 1800 until the beginning of the Civil War, proceeds from the saic of public lands constituted a major source of revenue for the federal government, accounting for 48 percent of net receipts in 1836." (From Introduction of "The Public Domain and Nineteenth Century Transfer Policy" by Gary M. Anderson and Dolores T. Martin; published in the Cato Journal, Vol. 6, No. 3, Winter, 1987. Page 905.) Please note that this item will be delivered upon purchase with "signature required". Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!

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