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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 [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ | The Bureau of Land Management has an online [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx 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 and Records Administration|National Archives]]. Patents and copies of tract books and township plats are at: | Federal land case files are kept in the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]]. Patents and copies of tract books and township plats are at: | ||