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Jftmufltppi, jtaiVMary 15, 1839.
Sir : In obedience to the act entitled “An act supplementary to the several acts providing for the adjustment of land claiirm in the State of Mississippi,” approved the 24th of May, 1828;
In pursuance of the provisions of the above-recited act, and for the purpose of carrying the same into effect, we did attend, after having given suitable notice to the claimants of the time and place of our meeting, and the object thereof; and after having appointed Valentine Delmas, esq., clerk at Jackson Court-house, and the town of Shieldsborough, and held our respective sessions thereat.so long as was thought necessary for carrying into effect the provisions of the aforesaid recited acts;
We have the honor herewith to report on the several claims received by us in the performance cif the aforesaid duties. Reports numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4, contain the claims founded on written evidence; numbers 5 and 6 those founded on actual settlement. All of which are respectfully submitted.
With great respect, sir, your most obedient servants,
George Graham, Esq.,	1
Commissioner of the deneral Land Office, Washington -City.
WlLLIAM 1I0WZE. G. B. DAMERON.
REPORT No 1.
Register of claims to lands within that part of the limits of the land district of Jackson Court-house, in the State of Mississippi, lying below the thirty-first degree of north latitude, (formerly Louisiana,) founded on complete grants, derived from either the French, British, or Spanish governments, which, in the opinion of the undersigned, are not valitf agreeably to the laws, usages, or customs of such government.	11
	By whom claimed.	1 Original claimant. i t 1	Nature of claim, anil from	Date of claim.		Quantity claimed.			Where situated.	By whom issued.	Surveyed.		Inhabited and cultivated.
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1		. i ‘ i		Sept. 33,1778				500			Sept. 18,1778		Not tnhubitcd or cultivated. Not inhabited or cultivated. /
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Remarfa.—The above grants are void, because it does not appear that they were recognized by the Spanish government, or that the land was ever inhabited or cultivated. It is believed that the same lands have been donated by ovr government.
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Attest: Valihtihe Dilkas, Cltrk.
WM. HOWZE, RegUttr.
G: B. DAMERON, Renter.
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