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 === Provisional, Territorial, and Federal Land Office Records  ===
 [[Portal:Oregon|Oregon]] land records during the territorial period, 1845 to 1849, were filed with the&nbsp;provisional recorder. These papers are now in the [http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/ Oregon State Archives]. Abstracts of therecords are in&nbsp;''Oregon Provisional Land Claims—Volumes I–VIII'' (Portland: Genealogical Forum of Oregon, 1987).
-The thousands of settlers who&nbsp;settled in the Oregon Territory before December 1, 1855 were eligible to receive donation land claims. The size of the land was dependant upon the date of the arrival and the marital status of the claimant. The applications for these free lands may provide birth, marriage, citizenship, migration, or other&nbsp;valuable&nbsp;information.
+Individuals&nbsp;who&nbsp;settled in the Oregon Territory before December 1, 1855 were eligible to receive donation land claims. The size of the land depended upon the date of the arrival and the marital status of the claimant. The applications for these free lands may provide birth, marriage, citizenship, migration, or other&nbsp;valuable&nbsp;information.
 Records of the original donation land claims are in the National Archives. Microfilm copies of the records are available at the National Archives—Pacific Alaska Region (Seattle); at the Family History Library; Oregon and Washington Donation Land Files, 1851- 1903 (Family History Library films 1028543 and 1490152-242), at the Oregon State Archives, and the [http://www.gfo.org Genealogical Forum of Oregon].&nbsp;