Posted on: Palo Alto Co. Ia Deeds Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ia/PaloAltoDeed/10007 Surname: JACKMAN ------------------------- June 8, 1860 LAND OFFICE FORT DODGE PREEMPTION PROOF OF PATRICK JACKMAN I, MICHAEL JACKMAN, being duly sworn according to Law do depose today that I know PATRICK JACKMAN commenced an improvement on the South East 1/4 of North East 1/4 of Section No. 34, Township 97 North of Range No. 33 West on or about the 19 day of Oct. 1859. He is a citizen of the U. S. I was his witness when he got his Naturalization papers. He is a single man over 21 years of age. He has built a house on this land 13 x 17 feet and is residing in the same and has made it his home more or less for Four Years. He has about 3 acres broke and planted and fenced. He has a good set of house logs on the ground to build another house 14 x 18 feet. He did not move off deeded land of his own to make this preemption. I consider his improvements to have cost him about $120.00. MICHAEL x JACKMAN mark Subscribed and Sworn to before me this 8 June 1860. Tho. R. Sargent Receiver