>>Who Holds The Title
>>
>>Some years ago, a New Orleans lawyer sought a direct Veterans
>>Administration loan for a client.  He was told that the loan would
>>be approved if he could provide proof of clear title to the property
>>offered as collateral.  The title for the  property in question was
>>complicated and he spent a considerable amount of time reviewing all
>>pertinent documents back to 1803.  Satisfied with the depth and
>>expanse of his examination, he submitted the information to the VA.
>>
>>He soon received a reply from the VA.: "We received your letter today
>>enclosing application for a loan for your client, supported by
>>abstract of title. The application forms are complete, but you have
>>not cleared the title before the year 1803. Therefore, before full
>>review and possible approval can a be accorded the application, it
>>will be necessary that the title be cleared back before that year."
>>
>>Annoyed, the lawyer wrote the V.A.: "Your letter regarding titles in
>>case #9378329 received.  I note that you wish titles extended further
>>back than I have presented. Your attention is invited to the
>>following information to update your records for the property prior
>>to 1803:
>>
>>a) I was unaware that any educated person would not know that the
>>United States gained clear title to Louisiana from France in 1803.
>>This title transfer was a result of a real estate transaction known
>>as The Louisiana Purchase.
>>
>>b) France gained clear title to Louisiana by right of conquest from
>>Spain under the Treaty of San Ildefonso (1800).
>>
>>c) The land came into the possession of Spain by right of discovery
>>in 1492 by a sailor named Christopher Columbus.  He was acting on
>>behalf of Isabella, Queen of Spain, and had her permission to claim
>>newly discovered lands for Spain.
>>
>>d) The good Queen,  being a pious woman and careful about titles -
>>almost as careful as the V.A.- took  the precaution of securing the
>>blessing of the Pope before authorizing the voyage.
>>
>>e) The Pope is a servant of  God; God created the world.
>>
>>f) Therefore, I believe that it is safe to presume that God created
>>title that part of the world called Louisiana and thus was the
>>original holder of the property in question.
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