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JANE SEWARD PROPERTY:

The President presented a letter from Mr. Alfred Akerman, Director Seward Forest, advising that he had
given due advertising of the Jane Seward property near Gholsonville, Virginia, and consisting of 102½ acres,
more or less, which property is detached from the Seward Forest property lying some ten and one-half miles
therefrom. He submitted two sealed bids therefor, which, upon being opened, were found to be as follows:
H. M. Stratton and S. H. Moore, $1,550.00, and M. O. Bloom, $2,055.00. On motion the bid of M. O. Bloom
of $2,055.00 was accepted, and the Attorney for the University was requested to prepare the deed, and the
President authorized to sign the same on behalf of the University.