Quote Originally Posted by shikamaru View Post
The first title deed (land patent) as well as title abstract is what makes it "common law".

The title abstract is composed of an abstract of all deeds leading back to the patent.

The patent still includes the State in that the State created the patent as well as the survey of the land.

How it was procured would make it "common law" such as using gold and silver coin as well as drawing up the contract that the sale was effected at law.

Contract makes the law . (maxim)

Registration is a statutory (Roman Civil Law) custom.
Thanks for your feedback. It has helped to clarify certain points.

Perhaps you can expand on one passage that you mentioned so that I could be clear what is meant by it. The passage about: "...drawing up the contract that the sale was effected at law."

Is there verbiage that you are aware of that accomplishes this? I'd just like to be clear about what you mean by this in my own mind.

Otherwise, yes, gold was mentioned in the sale (along with other consideration).