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== Using the Land Patent Search == | == Using the Land Patent Search == | ||
Open the [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx#searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 General Land Office Patent Search]. You may be asked to enter your zip code. Select -- Any State -- Enter the last name of the person receiving the Land Patent. More advanced users may also enter the Land Description and other Miscellaneous information. Then click the '''Search Patents''' button at the bottom. | Open the [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx#searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 General Land Office Patent Search]. You may be asked to enter your zip code. Select -- Any State -- Enter the last name of the person receiving the Land Patent. More advanced users may also enter the Land Description and other Miscellaneous information. Then click the '''Search Patents''' button at the bottom. | ||
'''If the results list is too long''' redo the search using one or more of the following | '''If the results list is too long''' redo the search using one or more of the following | ||
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I'''f the results list is too short''' redo the search changing one or more of the following<br> | I'''f the results list is too short''' redo the search changing one or more of the following<br> | ||
*delete | *delete the middle name | ||
*change a particular | *delete the middle name and first name | ||
*change a particular | *change a particular county to -- Any County -- | ||
*delete other details. The fewer the search parameters, the larger the | *change a particular state to -- Any State -- | ||
*use wildcard symbols in the names: % | *delete other details. The fewer the search parameters, the larger the result list will be. | ||
*Look for a spelling variation of the names. For ideas see [[Guessing a Name Variation|Guessing a Name Variation]] | *use wildcard symbols in the names: % in place of multiple characters; _ in place of a single character. | ||
*Look for a spelling variation of the names. For ideas see [[Guessing a Name Variation|Guessing a Name Variation]] | |||
'''If an ancestor is on the results list''' print out the page | '''If an ancestor is on the results list''' print out the page | ||
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*Click the '''Printer Friendly''' icon | *Click the '''Printer Friendly''' icon | ||
*Click the '''Print''' icon. | *Click the '''Print''' icon. | ||
*In many cases you can also view an patent or download its image file. | *In many cases you can also view an patent or download its image file. | ||
*'''To obtain the application and support documents, known as the case file '''check out | *'''To obtain the application and support documents, known as the case file '''check out | ||