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409 403
No.21.
The United States of America.
To all to whom these presents shall cone greeting:
Whereas by the Act of Congress approved September 28, 1850, entitlecV'An Act to the State of Arkansas and other States to reclaim tho Swamp Lands within their 1 is provided that all the Swamp and Overflowed Lands, made unfit thereby for cult within the State of Mississippi which remained unsold at the passage of said Act; be granted to said State.
And whareae in pursuance of instructions frou the General Land Office of t" United States the several tracts or parcels of land hereinafter described have selected as " Swamp and Overflowed Lands", inuring to the	said	State under the
aforesaid situate in the District of Lunds for.-ierly	subject to	sale at	Augusta*
at Jackson, Miss to wit:-
St. Stephens Meridian Township five South of Range Fourteen V.'est.
The Southeast quarter of the Northeast quarter, the	north	west	quarter	of the '
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east quarter and the south west quarter of the	south	east	quarter	of	section :'
the south west quarter of the northeast quarter	of section	eleven the	south ea
of the north west quarter the north west quarter of the north west quarter tft half of the southeast quarter the south west quarter of the south east quartet north East quarter of the South West, quarter of section fourteen (the south h north East quarter the north half of. the south east quarter the south west-, of the south east quarter and the southeast quarter of the south west qua' b'lAe sou&i	section	twenty three theiWest half of the north we'
and the north west Quarter of the south west quarter of section thirty, the' quarter of the northeast quarter, the so\ith east quarter of the southwest qua the south east quarter of section thirty two and the south half of the sou and the south west quarter of the south east quarter of section thirty thre^ in all One Thousand, one hundred and si;:ty five acres and twenty eight huncf an acre.
Township Seven South of Range Fifteen '.Vest.
The north half of tho northeast quarter the	north	west	quarter	and the w
of the south west quarter of section onoj the East half of the north east qua south west quarter of the northeast quarter, the north ensift quarter of the'
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quarter, and the east half of the south ea3t quarter of section two the sout. .?i.arter of the north cast quarter, the north west quarter and the west half dast quarter of section three the north half;the north half of the south we3. the south east quarter of the south west quarter and the north west quarter.^ east quarter of section four, the north half of the north east quarter the' and the south west quarter of the southeast .quarter of section five. All of4 six and sever, the west half of the north east quarter the north west qua south half of section oi.:ht;/ the south east quarter of the north oast quarJ
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half of the north west ouarter the south, west quarter an- the north half 0