PRESIDENT JAMES BUCHANAN LAND GRANT signed BY Special Secretary June 1, 1859 For Sale

Original land grant issued June 1, 1859 to John A. Chitwood for 40 acres located in Springfield, Barry County, Missouri. Signed by presidential secretary and co-signed by the Recorder of the General Land Office. John A. Chitwood first appears in Missouri in the 1850 US Census and later appears to have moved to Texas and served in the Civil War in the 18th TX Cavalry. He died in Oklahoma in 1894 at the age of 61. Interesting piece of history that will look great framed! Measures approximately 15.5"X10."
*Photos of census record and gravestone not included. For historical context only.