Transcription of Anton Hirlinger's Land Patent Certificate
Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office
Land Patent Certificate #2356
Whereas Anton Hirlinger of Bent County, Colorado has deposited in the
General Land Office of the United States a Certificate of Register of the Land
Office at Pueblo, Colorado, whereby it appears that full payment has been made
by the said Anton Hirlinger, according to the provisions of the Act of Congress
of the 24th of April 1820, entitled "An Act making further provision for
the sale of the Public Lands," for and the Acts supplemental heretofor the
south east quarter of the south west quarter, the south west quarter of the
south east quarter and the west half of the south west quarter of section
thirty-one in township twenty-two south of range forty-three west of the sixth
principle meridian in Colorado. Containing one hundred and fifty-two acres and
sixty hundred ??? of air acre. According to the official plat of the survey of
the said lands, returned to the general land office by the Surveyor General,
which said tract has been purchased by the said Anton Hirlinger. Now know ye,
that the United States of America in consideration of the premises, and in
conformity with the several Acts of Congress in such case made and provided
have given and granted, and by these presence do give and grant, unto the said
Anton Hirlinger and to his heirs, the said Tract above described: to have and
to hold the same, together with all the rights, privileges, immunities, and
apportenances, of whatsoever nature, thereunto belonging, unto the said Anton
Hirlinger and to his heirs and assigns forever; subject to any vested and
accrued water rights for mining, agricultural, manufacturing, or other
purposes, and rights to ditches and reservoirs used in connection with such
water rights as may be recognised and acknowledged by the local customs, laws,
and decisions of courts, and also subject to the right of the ?proprodor of a
vein or lode to contract and remove his or therefrom, should the same be found
to penetrate or intersect the premises hereby granted, as provided by law. In
testimony whereof, I Chester A. Arthur, 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 November, in the year of our lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty two, and of the Independence of the United States the
one hundred seventieth. By the President:
Signed by Chester A. Arthur, President of the US