Federal Land Patents, Kent County, Michigan Phillip Aldrich 80 acres rate 1.25 purchase price $100 regesters return # 5853 date of sale 5 Oct 1846 cert. # 5853 patented to John L Covert date of patent 1 Feb 1848 vol 12 page 340 Peter Aldrich 40 acres rate 1.25 purchase price $50 regesters return # 4949 date of sale 31 Aug 1840 cert # 4949 patented to Peter Aldrich date of patent 10 Nov 1841 vol 10 page 423