Harris v. Commissioners of the Land Office

Prior to the 1st day of February, 1882, the state had purchased the land in question on this application on various tax sales, and on that day the state, by the state engineer and surveyor, acting in the usual way under and pursuant to resolution of, and by authority and direction of the commissioners of the land office, sold to J. W. Finch such lands and on such sale gave him a certificate of sale which contained the following statement: “ That J. W. Finch, of Glens Falls, Warren county, H. Y., pursuant to a resolution of the Oommissioners of the Land Office passed July 14th, 1881, this day…