Francis Bittick Land Claim Granted

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Francis Bittick [b. 1759] Land Claim Granted

American State Papers, House of Representatives, 15th Congress, 1st Session [1818], Public Lands: Volume 3

Library of Congress [web site]

Claims in Louisiana and Missouri page 307

REPORT OF THE OPINIONS OF THE RECORDER OF LAND TITLES FOR THE TERRITORY OF MISSOURI, &c.

Grants of Claims Founded on Settlements, Under the Several Acts of Congress Commencing with that of 13^th June 1812, and ending with that of 12^th April, 1814 .

	Survey	Claimants	Land claimed	Situation	Acts of ownership	Opinions of the Recorder
Permit	25 January 1806	Francis Bittick	800 arpens	Waters of Meramec, do [County of St. Louis]	Same, same [Poss., inh., and cult. from 1804 to 1813]	Granted 640 acres

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According to Atlas of the City & County of St. Louis by Congressional Townships, this claim was granted on October 18, 1811:

"Francis Bittick, Survey #2010, 640 acres, confirmed, approved and recorded October 18, 1811, Vol 5, pg 376. Township 44 North, Range 3 East." Atlas of the City & County of St. Louis by Congressional Townships: Showing all the surveys of the Public Lands, and of the confirmed French & Spanish Grants, New Madrid Locations, and entried of Public Lands up to the 1st day of January 1838, with the names of the original claimants, and the number of acres claimed by each. Published by E. Durpee, St. Louis, 1838, reprinted in 1985 by Capital City Family Research, 3029 Oak Valley Dr., Jefferson City, MO 65101.