Whereas the act of Congress passed on the 12th day January 1825, 
entitled an act authorising repayment for land erroneously Sold by the 
United States, provides that whenever the Sale of a tract of land, by 
the United States, is void for want of title thereto in the United 
States, or from any other cause whatsoever, the money paid on the Same
Shall be refunded by the Secretary of the treasury, and whereas a part of 
the within patented land to wit, of the South E. Quarter of the South
SW1/4, of Sec 21 T.7. S.R.18.E. and the West half of N.E. Quarter of
Sec 28. S.7. S.R.18.E. and included in the Survey of the private claim 
of George Atkinson. Now Know ye, that for and in consideration 
of the Sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, to me in hand paid by 
the Secretary of Treasury, we the undersigned heirs at law of James L.
Townsend within named do hereby relinquish, assign and transfer, and
Surrender to the United States, all our rights, title, interest and claim
of and of, in, and to the land above described, 
In presence of        }  Given under our hands & Seals the 29th Novr 1854
Jacob G. Stroble      }               William B. Wimberly           (   )
Robt Youngblood       }               by G.R. Fairbanks his Atty
                      }               William B. Wimberly guardian  (   )
                                      of Margaret Townsend by
                                      G.R. Fairbanks  Atty
                                      Elizabeth Wimberly            (   )
                                      Oliver Bryant by              (   )
   Recorded March 9th 1855            G.R. Fairbanks his Atty in fact
              Robt Youngblood Clk     Sarah Bryant                  (   )


    Whereas the act of Congress passed on the 12th day January 1825 
entitled an act authorising repayment for land erroneously Sold by the 
United States, provides that whenever the Sale of a tract by the United 
States is void for want of title thereto, or the United States, or from 
any other cause whatsoever, the money paid on the Same Shall be 
refunded by the Secretary of the Treasury, and whereas a part of the within 
patented land, to wit, of the East half of the North East quarter, of
Sec 28, T.&. S. of R.28, East is included in the Survey of the private 
Claim of George Atkinson. Now Know ye, that for and in consideration 
of the Sum of one hundred dollars to us in hand paid, by the Secretary 
of the Treasury, we the grantees heirs at law of James L. Townsend Decd
within named, do hereby assign, transfer, relinquish, and Surrender to 
the United States, all our rights, title, interest, and claim of, in
and to the said East half of NE1/4 of Sec 28, T.7. S. R. 18.
described in the within patent  Given under our hands and seals 
this 29th Novr 1854   }          William B. Wimberly by G.R. Fairbanks (   )
In presence of        }                  his Atty
Jacob G. Stroble      }          William B. Wimberly guardian of       (   )
Robt Youngblood       }          Margaret S. Townsend by G.R. Fairbanks  Atty
                                 Elizabeth Wimberly                    (   )
                                 Oliver Bryant by G.R. Fairbanks       (   )
                                  his Atty in fact
                                   Sarah Bryant                        (   )
         Recorded March 9th 1855 
              Robt Youngblood 
                         Clk