No. 935
The United States DO
To Moses Downing of Hickory Log Dist
For 1 dwelling house round logs cabin roof 22 feet by 18
“ 1 crib cabin roof 10 feet square
“ 1 cow pen 3 acres good fence
“ 2 fields 29 acres river bottom good fence
“ 50 peach trees not bearing
“ 800 new rails not put up
The above improvement lies on the Chattahoochee River near Gates Ferry
Improvement on Standing Peachtree near the Chattahoochee River viz.
“ 1 dwelling house round logs cabin roof 32 feet by 14
“ 2 corn cribs cabin roof 12 feet by 9 each
“ 1 stable cabin roof 12 feet square
“ 1 field 60 acres fiver bottom good fence
“ 50 peach trees not bearing
“ 1 cow pen two acres good fence
Personally came before me Moses Downing of the Cherokee Nation East and solemnly affirmed that the foregoing statement of claims against the United States for property forced to abandon in the Creek Nation under the Treaty of 1825_&6_ known as McIntosh’s Treaty by the authorities of the United States for which he has never received any compensation for are just and true to the best of his knowledge and belief
Affirmed to before me 8th day of September 1838
Geo. Still Sr Asst Agt for Col. Claims
Moses Downing his X mark
Personally came before me William Proctor and George Still of the Cherokee Nation East and solemnly affirmed that the foregoing statement of claims against the United States for property forced to abandon in the Creek Nation by the authorities of the United States are just and true to the best of their knowledge and belief
Affirmed to before me this the 8th day of September 1838
Geo. Still Sr Asst Agt for Collecting Claims
William Proctor his X mark
George Still his X mark
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