Homesteads on Fort Richardson, Alaska - The USARAK Home Page ...

Fort RichardsonHOMESTEAD RECORDProperty DescriptionTOWNSHIP 14NSEWARD MERIDIANRANGE 3WSECTION 24 ALIQUOT NENW, NWNE, SWNE, SWNWTOTAL ACRES 149.12Land TransfersGRANTOR U.S. GovernmentGRANTEE John H. ThompsonYEAR Patent number 1012757 was applied for on September 19, 1919 and granted on February 24, 1928.Recorded January 25, 1922, in Precinct Book 8, page 79.GRANTOR John H. ThompsonGRANTEE U.S. GovernmentYEAR Declaration of taking filed October 3, 1942.AMOUNT PAID $5,670.00RemarksJohn Thompson was sued by the U.S. Government in October, 1941. His land was needed for the constructionof Fort Richardson. Thompson was initially awarded $4,210.00 and received an additional $1,460.00 incourt case A-2997. The total ‘fair, just and reasonable compensation’ paid for the taking of his lands was$5,670.00. The final opinion in Thompson’s case was issued on October 14, 1944.Proceedings were somewhat complicated by the fact that Thompson had leased land to Edward and EstherMcElligott. They were paid $1,500.00 by the government for the .333 of an acre leased.<strong>Homesteads</strong> on Fort RichardsonAlaska65