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New York, for the following lots in the said county of Franklin, viz., 

 one of and for lot number 220, one in township number 10, Old 

 Military tract. 



That deponent was the owner of the said two certificates until about 

 September 8, 1884, when deponent, in consideration of a quantity of 

 logs, which were valued at about $125, hereby assigned and 

 transferred the same and all of his rights thereunder to Benton 

 Turner. That such certificates were not delivered to said Turner 

 for the reason that they had been previously to the date of 

 said assignment destroyed by fire. That deponent's residence 

 was destroyed by fire during the year 1872 and said certificates were 

 at the same time burned up. That deponent has been familiar with 

 said lots 221 and 222 for more than fifteen years last past and in actual 

 possession thereof as owner, and claiming to be owner thereof pre- 

 vious to 1870, and remained in such occupation until said assignment 

 to Turner. 



That durjng the years 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 

 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883 and 1884, and of each of said years, 

 deponent cut and stacked hay on each of said lots and removed the 

 same during the winters of said years. That during each of said 

 years deponent cut brush upon and cleared up portions in each of 

 said two lots, and piled and burned the same for the purpose of 

 clearing the land, and deponent also sowed grass seed upon the land 

 so cleared. That deponent's occupation of said two lots has been 

 open and public, and deponent has cut and removed from said two 

 lots annually during said years about eight tons of hay, and has in 

 all cleared up and seeded down about four acres on said lots, being 

 two acres on each lot. That the pieces so seeded down are situate as 

 follows: About two acres at or near the southwest" corner of said lot 

 221, and about two acres at or near the northwest corner of said lot 

 No. 222. That both aforesaid lots were assessed to deponent as resi- 

 dent property for all the years from 1871 to 1877, both inclusive. 



LEWIS L. SMITH. 

 Subscribed and sworn to before me, ) 

 this 21st day of October, 1884. J 



John Vance, 



Justice of the Peace. 



Franklin county clerk's affidavit and seal attached, dated October 

 29, 1884. 



