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Daniel B. Hartzell Survey, Abstract 358
- Granted to
- Daniel B. Hartzell
- Kind of grant
- Headright, third classLand for later settlers, including the colonists of Mercer’s Colony.
- Land Office file
- Robertson 3rd class, file 2239
- Certificate
- No. 16
- Acres
- 320
- Patented to
- Daniel Hartzell
- Patent
- 20 Jun 1855 · No. 23, Vol. 12
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What the file shows
Daniel B. Hartzell proved his citizenship before the Navarro District Court in June 1854 and was granted Mercer's Colony certificate No. 16 for 320 acres. Deputy surveyor Wm. L. Browning located it on Rush Creek in February 1855, and the patent issued on 20 June 1855.
The certificate
Mercer's Colony certificate (3rd class), No. 16, 320 acres, District Court of Navarro County, John H. Reagan, Presiding Judge; attested by James M. Riggs, Clerk, Navarro County, Texas, 1854-06-07 (proof taken 5 June 1854, Spring Term).
Having taken the oath and made the proof required by law of his citizenship, the court adjudged him entitled to a certificate for 320 acres to be located on vacant land within the Colony of Charles Fenton Mercer and his associates
The survey
1855-02-01 (certified 1855-02-06), Wm. L. Browning, Deputy Surveyor, Robertson Land District.
Navarro County on Rush Creek ('in Navarro County' struck and 'situated in Navarro County' written in red), about 18(?) miles S 72 W of Corsicana (the 72 written in red above an original 60; the 1 of 18 apparently added in red)
Chain carriers: Solomon Anderson, John Anderson.
Book V(?) p. 288(?)
The patent
20 Jun 1855, No. 23, Vol. 12, to Daniel Hartzell, delivered to R. D. Jerrell(?), June 20, 1855.
Also in the file
- Index gives the patentee as Hartzell, Daniel while the original grantee is Daniel B. Hartzell.
- The field notes struck out 'in Navarro County' after Rush Creek and wrote 'situated in Navarro County' in red at the head of the line.
- Distance and bearing from Corsicana corrected in red ink: 18(?) miles, S 72 W written over S 60 W.
- The surveyor first named John M. Crockett, Mercer's Colony commissioner, as issuer of the certificate; this was struck out and the Navarro District Court interlined, which matches the certificate itself.
Timeline
- 5 Jun 1854Navarro District Court adjudges Daniel B. Hartzell a Mercer's Colony certificate
- 7 Jun 1854Certificate No. 16 signed
- 1 Feb 1855Wm. L. Browning surveys 320 acres on Rush Creek
- 9 Mar 1855Survey examined and recorded
- 20 Mar 1855Papers filed at the General Land Office
- 20 Jun 1855Patent No. 23 Vol. 12 issued
The papers in the file
Every page of the Land Office file, in the order the Land Office keeps them (5 pages). Tap a page to see it larger.
File jacketFile jacket, file 2239 Robertson 3rd Class, Daniel B. Hartzell 320 acres, correct on map 19 June 1855, patented 20 June 1855 No. 23 Vol. 12.General Land Office, file 2239, page 1 · in the scan
CertificateMercer's Colony certificate No. 16 for 320 acres to Daniel B. Hartzell, adjudged by the Navarro District Court 5 June 1854, signed John H. Reagan, Presiding Judge, and James M. Riggs, Clerk.General Land Office, file 2239, page 2 · in the scan
Back of the certificateBack of the certificate: wrapper 'Mercer's colony certificate 320 acres, Daniel B. Hartzell', filed 20 March 1855.General Land Office, file 2239, page 3 · in the scan
Field notesField notes for 320 acres for Daniel B. Hartzell on Rush Creek, Navarro County, surveyed 1 February 1855 by Wm. L. Browning, certified 6 February 1855.General Land Office, file 2239, page 4 · in the scan
Surveyor's certificateG. H. Cunningham, District Surveyor, examines the field notes and records them in Book V(?) p. 288(?), 9 March 1855; wrapper filed 20 March, patented 20 June 1855.General Land Office, file 2239, page 5 · in the scan
Scans courtesy of the Texas General Land Office, Austin, from its Land Grant Database.
Neighbouring surveys
Sources
- Texas General Land Office, Land Grant Database: Navarro County, Abstract 358
- The Land Office file, scanned (PDF, at the General Land Office)
- 1924 map: courtesy of the Texas General Land Office, Austin, Map 73249, used under licence. Topo: U.S. Geological Survey, The National Map. Aerial photographs: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agriculture Imagery Program, 2012, 2018 and 2022. Survey outlines: Railroad Commission of Texas, Original Texas Land Survey. Grant records and files: Texas General Land Office.