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Andrew Jackson land grant

I know from prior posts that land grants signed after March 2, 1833 are secretarial. The question I have is are all land-grants signed before that date guaranteed to be signed by the president?

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Permalink Reply by Lance D Gill on June 23, 2016 at 1:40pm

Andrew, I appreciate your thoughts and it all seems logical except for one thing. If the land grant was re-issued on May 1, 1837 for an 1832 sale, the grant should have been signed by Martin Van Buren's secretary since Jackson's secretary wouldn't have been in that position on that date. The only explanation is that the date the re-issue was in reality signed on March 1, 1837 when Jackson was still in office. The only problem with this is that it is clear the date was May 1.

Any thoughts on this?

Permalink Reply by Andrew Alderton on June 23, 2016 at 2:16pm

Just a thought the signature on the document looks like the the ones I have seen in other Jacksons post 1833 (very elaborate). Since it was just a few months into his term the land management secretary might have stayed on. Maybe The reason Martin Vanburen did not sign it is because Jackson named originally appeared on it or the secretary screwed up. I understand you thoughts though. For instance today if you wanted a copy of you Birth Certificate would it have the name of the city clerk now or when you were born? I could only assume the clerk of today would put their signature on it and not the one in the year you were born. Let's hope others chime in. I'd love to know!

Permalink Reply by Ed Riggs on June 7, 2017 at 7:50pm

From my experience, yes. I own a few that passed JSA.