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PATENT #1

Lowndes County Land Patent: Stephen White

Patent Description:

Accession/Serial # AL0270__.250   BLM Serial # AL NO S/N
Names
Patentee: STEPHEN WHITE
Survey
State: ALABAMA
Acres: 156.55
Metes/Bounds: No
Title Transfer
Issue Date: 8/1/1831
Land Office: Cahaba
Cancelled: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Numbers
Document Nr: 7339
Accession/Serial Nr: AL0270__.250
BLM Serial Nr: AL NO S/N

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Legal Land Description

Aliquot
Parts
Sec/
Block
Township
Range
Fract
Section
Meridian
State
Counties
Survey
Nr.
SW  1/  13-N  14-E  No  St Stephens  AL  Lowndes   
Note: Legal land descriptions can be used to help find the precise location of the land. 

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Acc/Ser. Nr. AL0270__.250
Issue Date: 8/1/1831
   Patentee: STEPHEN WHITE

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PATENT #2

Lowndes County Land Patents: Stephen White

Patent Description:

Accession/Serial # AL0270__.251   BLM Serial # AL NO S/N
Names
Patent: STEPHEN WHITE
Survey
State: ALABAMA
Acres 79.9
Metes/Bounds No
Title Transfer
Issue Date: 8/1/1831
Land Office: Cahaba
Cancelled: No
Mineral Reservations: No
Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)
Document Numbers
Document Nr: 7340
Accession/Serial Nr: AL0270__.251
BLM Serial Nr: AL NO S/N

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Legal Land Description

Aliquot
Parts
Sec/
Block
Township Range Fract
Section
Meridian State Counties Survey Nr.
E½SW  31/  14-N  15-E  No  St Stephens  AL  Lowndes   
 Note: Legal land descriptions can be used to help find the precise location of the land. 

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Accession/Serial # AL0270__.251   BLM Serial # AL NO S/N

ISSUE DATE: 8/1/1831

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Descriptions of Some of the Terms used above:

Rectangular Survey System
 Township / Range

The Township identifies a major subdivision of the public lands under the rectangular system of surveys. Most Townships measure approximately 6 miles on each side and contain approximately 23,040 acres. A Township is identified by its relationship to a base line and a principal meridian.

For example, "Township 5 South, Range 12 West, 5th Principal Meridian" identifies a particular township that is 5 tiers south from the base line of the 5th Principal Meridian.

The Range is used in conjunction with the Township data field identifies a row or tier of townships lying east or west of the principal meridian and numbered successively to the east or west from the principal meridian. In the example "Township 5 South, Range 12 West," the number 12 represents the Range Number that is used to identify the township that is 12 tiers to the west of the principal meridian.

Section Number

The Section Number identifies a tract of land, usually 1 mile square, within a township. Most townships contain 36 sections. Standard sections contain 640 acres. A section number identifies each section within a township.

Aliquot Parts

Using the rectangular system of survey, lands were divided into Townships containing 6 square miles. Each Township was subdivided into 36 Sections, each containing approximately 640 acres. Each Section was further subdivided into halves and quarters, repeatedly, until the parcel of land was accurately described. Without the use of Fractional Sections, Blocks, or Lots (in the case of uneven parcels of land), Aliquot Parts were used to represent the exact subdivision of the section of land. Halves of a Section (or subdivision thereof) are represented as N, S, E, and W (such as "the north half of section 5"). Quarters of a Section (or subdivision thereof) are represented as NW, SW, NE, and SE (such as "the northwest quarter of section 5"). Sometimes, several Aliquot Parts are required to accurately describe a parcel of land. For example, "ESW" denotes the east half of the southwest quarter containing 80 acres and "SWNENE" denotes the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter containing 10 acres. It is important to remember that the Aliquots shown in the data base (e.g., "SWNENE") usually translates into words found on the land document.

 In General:
- a section contains 640 acres,
- a half section contains 320 acres,
- a quarter section contains 160 acres,
- a half of a quarter contains 80 acres,
- a quarter of a quarter contains 40 acres, etc.

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