Letter, Tallahassee, from George Graham, Commissioner of General Land Office to Register and Receiver of Land Office [contemporary copy]

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General Land Office
March 16th 1825
Gentlemen
As the true boundary line of Florida was not accurately ascer-
tained when the Townships advertised for sale in May next were surveyed,
I have to request that you will reserve from sale, the fractional section's
adjacent to the North boundary line of Florida, as laid down in these
Townships respectively; in order that such fractional sections may be
extended, if the true line should be further North, as is presumed to be
the fact. Should Col Butler however receive such information as may
induce him to believe, that the Northern boundary line will be further
South than he has extended the present surveys, you will in that case
resume from sale also the tier of sections lying South of the fraction
-al Sections above mentioned, so as to prevent the sale of any Lands
that may by possibility fall within the limits of Georgia. You
will also reserve from Sale, a section of Land adjacent to the Lands,
which have been selected by the Lt. Govr of Flouda, for the
seat of Government; the reserve to made in quarter sections con
-tiguous to the above mentioned lands, and so situated as
may comport with the extension of the Town already laid
out.
with great respect &c.
(signed) Geo Graham
To the Register and
Receiver of the Land
Office at Tallahassee
Florida


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Postscript
You will avoid making the reservation in any Township
which may be selected for Gen Lafayette, should such selection
be made adjacent to the seat of Government


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16th March 1825-
Copy of a letter from the
Commissioner of the Genl Land Office
to the Land officers at Talahasee
directing the reserve of certain
Lands adjacent to the Georgia
line which may possibly be
not the property of the United
Stotis -