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HOMER DUNCAN Mayor 1871-1872 Land Sale - 1872 (320 a c r e s in center of Cedar City) The following is taken from the Iron County Court House, Deed Book E: (Note: The Federal Land Office opened in Utah for the f i r s t time in 1869) "The United States of America; Certificate No. 618. To all to whom these p r e s e n t s shall come, Greetings: Whereas Homer Duncan, Mayor of Cedar City. Iron County, Utah T e r r i t o r y , in t r u s t for the general use and benefit of the inhabitants thereof according to their respective interests by virtue of an Act of Congress approved March 2, 1867, entitled An Act for the Relief of the Inhabitants of Cities and Towns upon the Public Lands. Has deposited in the General Land Office of the United States, a certificate of the register of the Land Office at Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said Homer Duncan, Mayor as aforesaid, in t r u s t as aforesaid, according to the provisions of the Act of Congress of the 24th of April, 1820, entitled an Act making f u r t h e r provisions for the sale of the Public Lands for the East half of the South West q u a r t e r , and the West half of the South East quarter of Section Eleven; and the East half of the North West q u a r t e r , and the West half of the North East quarter of Section Fourteen in Township thirty-six South of Range Eleven West in the District of Lands subject to sale a t Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, Containing three hundred and twenty a c r e s , according to the official Plat of the Survey of the said lands returned to the General Land Office by the Surveyor General. which said t r a c t s have been purchased by the said Homer Duncan. Mayor as aforesaid, in t r u s t a s aforesaid, Now know ye t h a t the United States of America in consideration of the premises, and in conformity with the several Acts of Congress in such case made and provided. have given and granted; and by these presents do give and grant unto the said Homer Duncan, Mayor as aforesaid, in trust as aforesaid, and to his successors the said t r a c t s above described, To have and to hold the same together with all the rights, privileges, immunities, and appurtenances of whatsoever nature thereunto belonging unto the said Homer Duncan, Mayor a s aforesaid, in t r u s t as aforesaid, subject to any vested and accrued water r i g h t s for mining, agricultural, manufacturing, or other purposes and rights to ditches and reservoirs used in connection with such Water Rights as may
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| Title | Mayors of Cedar City |
| Creator | Jones, Evelyn K.; Jones, York F., 1925- |
| Subject | Mayors -- Utah -- Cedar City -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- Politics and government; Cedar City (Utah) -- Biography; Cedar City (Utah) -- History |
| Description | Includes biographies of the mayors of Cedar City and examples from the city minutes showing the events that took place under each administration. The three histories printed in the second section were written by three men at three different times in the history of Cedar City. |
| Source | Mayors |
| Date Digital | 2008-01 |
| Date Original | 1986 |
| Type | Image; Still image |
| Format | image/pdf |
| Digitization Specs | JPEG image for display. Archived TIFF image was scanned at 300 dpi with a CreoScitex EverSmart Jazz+ scanner. |
| Contributing Institution | Digitized by: Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah |
| Publisher | Southern Utah State College |
| Language | eng |
| Genre | Biography |
| Website | http://www.li.suu.edu/library/digitization/mayors.html |
| Rights Management | Digital image c2008 Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. All rights reserved. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 535.cpd |
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