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Carter, Amstead, applied for certificate number 16 on September 6, 1841 for 640 acres
(page 162, apparently applied for in accordance with the provisions of the law
passed January 4, 1841, the first name is frequently given as "Armstead")
Carter, Amstead, applied for third class conditional certificate number 56 for 640 acres
on September 6, 1841 (page 247, apparently applied for in accordance with the
provisions of the law passed January 4, 1841, the first name is frequently given as
"Armstead")
Carter, Amstead, by virtue of conditional certificate number 56, granted third class
unconditional certificate number 48 for 640 acres on October 7, 1844 upon dem-
onstrating by declaration of Lyman W. Alexander and W. G. Hunt that he had resided
in Texas for three years (pages 175-176, land located in Colorado County, the first
name is frequently given as "Armstead")
Chaney, John, man of family, granted first class unconditional certificate number 22 on
January 20, 1838 for one league and one labor upon demonstrating by declaration
of Alfred Kelso and Richard Dowdy that he had resided in Texas before May 2, 1835
(pages 17-18, granted in accordance with the provisions of the constitution adopted
March 17, 1836, league located in Lavaca County, labor located in Colorado County)
Chaney, Lewis R., single man, granted first class unconditional certificate number 23 on
January 22, 1838 for one-third league upon demonstrating by declaration of Alfred
Kelso and Richard Dowdy that he had resided in Texas before the Declaration of
Independence was made (page 18, granted in accordance with the provisions of the
constitution adopted March 17, 1836, land located in Colorado County)
Cheney, Frances M., single man, granted second class conditional certificate number 30
on June 6, 1839 for 320 acres (page 150, apparently granted in accordance with
the provisions of the law passed January 4, 1838)
Cheney, Frances M., by virtue of conditional certificate number 30, granted third class
unconditional certificate number 19 for 320 acres on September 6, 1841 upon
demonstrating by declaration of Lewis R. Chaney and John F. Miller that he met the
requirements (page 163, granted in accordance with the provisions of the law passed
January 15, 1841, land located in Lavaca County)
Cheney, Uriah T., granted fourth class certificate number 80 on September 1, 1845 upon
demonstrating by declaration of Frances M. Cheney and William P. Bass that he had
resided in Texas for three years (page 184, apparently granted in accordance with
the provisions of the law passed January 4, 1841, if so, the certificate should have
been for 320 acres, land located in Lavaca County)
Cherry, George J., married man, estate of, represented by Maria Cherry, administrator,
granted third class conditional certificate number 51 for 640 acres on July 5, 1841
upon demonstrating that he arrived in Texas in August 1839 (page 243, granted in
accordance with the provisions of the laws passed January 4, 1838 and January 15,
1841)
Cherry, James L., single man, granted third class conditional certificate number 49 for
320 acres on June 7, 1841 upon demonstrating that he arrived in Texas in or before
July 1839 (page 241, granted in accordance with the provisions of the laws passed
January 4, 1838 and January 15, 1841)
Cherry, James L., by virtue of conditional certificate number 49, granted third class un-
conditional certificate number 31 for 320 acres on January 1, 1844 upon demon-
strating by declaration of William B. Perry and Joseph G. Ball that he had resided in
Texas for three years (pages 170-171, land located in Rusk County)
Cherry, Samuel G., single man, granted third class conditional certificate number 50 for
320 acres on June 7, 1841 upon demonstrating that he arrived in Texas in or before
June 1839 (page 241-242, granted in accordance with the provisions of the laws
passed January 4, 1838 and January 15, 1841)
Clapp, Eli, granted second class conditional certificate number 13 on August 2, 1838

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