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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 -