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=== Content === | === Content === | ||
Federal tract books show the type of land entry, its legal description (numbered section, township and range), acreage, price, entryman's name, application date, and (if applicable) patenting date and numbers.<ref name="Haw5">Hawkins, 5.</ref> | Federal tract books show the type of land entry, its legal description (numbered section, township and range), acreage, price, entryman's name, application date, and (if applicable) patenting date and numbers.<ref name="Haw5">Hawkins, 5.</ref> Remarks added near an entry sometimes provide clues to find additional records. | ||
=== Preparing to use federal tract books === | === Preparing to use federal tract books === | ||