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 ===== Obtaining patented case files  =====
-===== Obtaining incomplete case files  =====
+===== Obtaining unindexed case files  =====
-Only about 40&nbsp;percent of entrymen completed the filing process and received their patent from 1820 to 1908. Case files prior to 1820, and unfinished or cancelled case files that did not receive a patent may have as much genealogical information as those with patents which are indexed. Tract books may help find the unindexed case file information needed to retrieve records of the 60&nbsp;percent of entrymen who never completed the process, or who filed before 1820.
+An unfinished, rejected, or otherwise cancelled claim will nevertheless have a land entry case file. These files, especially the contested, can provide more detailed genealogical information than cases which were readily accepted. Unfinished, rejected, or cancelled files are indexed for ''only a few states'', but they can be found by researching '''tract books''' for the area where your ancestor started the claim. Tract books can also be used to find cases prior to 1820.
 ===== Tract books  =====