Lot 31
Jackson, Andrew. Document signed as President, 10, vellum, 9½ x 15½", Washington, D.C., Nov. 2,2 1832. A land grant registered in the Land Office at Opelousas, Louisiana for Olivia Frazier, in pursuance of an Act of Congress approved on Mar. 3, 1807 entitled "An act respecting claims to land in the territories of Orleans and Louisiana." Olivia Grant "was confirmed in her claim to a tract of land, in the County of Rapide, on the waters of the bayou Flaggon or Flaccon, containing Six hundred and thirty nine acres and ninety eight hundredths of an acre…in the district north of Red River, in the State of Louisiana." The grant is countersigned by Land Commissioner Elijah Hayward. Jackson's signature is of medium boldness and almost 6" across. Fine condition. One rarely sees land grants issued to women.
Accompanied by a secretarial Franklin Pierce land grant, City of Washington, Mar. 1, 1854, to a soldier in the Kentucky militia, War of 1812.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
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| Realized $1,800 |
