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Each land entry was recorded in the tract book across two pages.<ref>Hawkins, 9.</ref> | Each land entry was recorded in the tract book across two pages.<ref>Hawkins, 9.</ref> | ||
:*''If you know the land description'', locate land entry under the appropriate numbered section, township, and range listed on the left side of each page in the volume. | :*''If you know the land description'', locate land entry under the appropriate numbered section, township, and range listed on the left side of each page in the volume. | ||
:*''If you do NOT know the land description'', search line-by-line and page-by-page for the name of an ancestor. | :*''If you do NOT know the land description'', search line-by-line and page-by-page for the name of an ancestor. | ||
'''When you find an ancestor's entry.''' Once you find the record of the land entry, be sure to | '''When you find an ancestor's entry.''' Once you find the record of the land entry, be sure to | ||
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:*write down the '''''exact title, volume number, and page number ''''' (source information) of the tract book volume in which the ancestor's entry was found | :*write down the '''''exact title, volume number, and page number ''''' (source information) of the tract book volume in which the ancestor's entry was found | ||
This information | This information is important to helping the National Archives retrieve the land entry case file for you. | ||
==== For Further Reading ==== | ==== For Further Reading ==== | ||