The Turning of Generations: A Look at a Cash Land Entry File-Part 6

Monday, June 20, 2011

A Look at a Cash Land Entry File-Part 6

If you would like to catch up on previous installations in this series, check out the links at the end of this article.

Today we look at the receipt from the Receiver's Office at the Denver Land Office. The transcription appears first and then an image of the document.

No. 244 Receiver's Office at Denver City, C.T. Apl 3d 1865.

RECEIVED from William H. Ballinger
of Boulder County, Col Ter. the sum of Two
hundred dollars and ----------- cents; being in full for the
S.W. 1/4,, S.W. 1/4 Sec. 17 & S.E. 1/4,, S.E. 1/4 Sec. 18 & N.E. 1/4,, N.E. 1/4
Sec. 19 & N.W. 1/4,, N.W. quarter of Section No. --- 20 --- in Township
No. One North of Range No. Seventy West containing
160 acres and ------------- hundredths, at
$125 per acre.

CBClements

Receiver:

$200.

[Stamped across the front:]

PAT Delivered by R. & R.