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Mississippi then became a public-domain state in which land was distributed through U.S. general land offices (the earliest of which opened in 1807), and several state land offices (which opened in 1892). | Mississippi then became a public-domain state in which land was distributed through U.S. general land offices (the earliest of which opened in 1807), and several state land offices (which opened in 1892). | ||
The Bureau of Land Management has an online | The Bureau of Land Management has an online [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/ index] to land patents in Mississippi. The patent search usually provides a digital image of the original patent. | ||
Federal land case files are kept in the National Archives. Patents and copies of tract books and township plats are at: | Federal land case files are kept in the National Archives. Patents and copies of tract books and township plats are at: | ||
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These federal files are indexed on FHL compact disc no. 9 pt. 255. Territorial and state land records are at the Mississippi Land Commissioner's office in Jackson. | These federal files are indexed on FHL compact disc no. 9 pt. 255. Territorial and state land records are at the Mississippi Land Commissioner's office in Jackson. | ||
The Bureau of Land Management has | The Bureau of Land Management has an [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/SurveySearch/ index] and digital images of the original survey plats for Mississippi. The original survey creates land boundaries and marks them for the first time. | ||
The Family History Library has copies of Mississippi territorial land and court records for the years 1798 to 1817 (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=256302&disp=Mississippi+territorial+land+and+court+r%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films 904447-51]). These are arranged alphabetically by surname. | The Family History Library has copies of Mississippi territorial land and court records for the years 1798 to 1817 (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=256302&disp=Mississippi+territorial+land+and+court+r%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films 904447-51]). These are arranged alphabetically by surname. | ||