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    1. Land numbers and aliquots for Harold Dozier
    2. Richard Moore
    3. As I was addressing this mail the bell rang for incoming mail. It was Harold's definition of aliquot. He has a better dictionary than mine but the term aliquot was very familiar to me as a retired chemist. You would not analyze a whole tank car of chemicals but take a small aliquot sample, analyze that and calculate the amount in the tank car. Sections of land are in standard survey divided in aliquots of one quarter. The SESW Section 18 means the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec 18. So your description covers two adjacent forties or 80 acres centered along the southern boundary of Sec. 18, Twp 21 N, Range 1 E. The U. S. Geological Survey publishes topological maps covering most of the United States. These maps show Range, Township and Section lines as well as topography, buildings, roads, lakes, cemeteries and other features. The land you describe should be in the Farmerville quadrangle for the State of Louisiana. They are inexpensive and can usually be purchased at sporting goods stores in the region or obtained directly from the U. S. Geological Survey. There are several Dozier's listed in the Farmerville directory one of whom is Judge Dozier in whose court I served on a jury once. So when you come to look at the ancestral land you may find kin. Dick Moore Ruston, LA

    10/19/2001 03:08:28