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'''References to 2 million unindexed case files.''' There are over ten million [[Land entry case files|land entry case files]] (applications) in the National Archives most of which would have a corresponding entry in a tract book. About eight million land patents have been indexed in the BLM [[Land Patent Search]] for successfully completed federal land applications. This suggests about two million applications were left unfinished or were rejected—the best remaining access point to such unpatented case files is through page-by-page tract book searches. | '''References to 2 million unindexed case files.''' There are over ten million [[Land entry case files|land entry case files]] (applications) in the National Archives most of which would have a corresponding entry in a tract book. About eight million land patents have been indexed in the BLM [[Land Patent Search]] for successfully completed federal land applications. This suggests about two million applications were left unfinished or were rejected—the best remaining access point to such unpatented case files is through page-by-page tract book searches. | ||
=== Arrangement === | === Arrangement === | ||
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*Look for '''county''' land records showing an ancestor disposed of a parcel of land in order to learn where he or she first obtained the land from the federal government. | *Look for '''county''' land records showing an ancestor disposed of a parcel of land in order to learn where he or she first obtained the land from the federal government. | ||
*Search alternative local record types like census, church records, cemeteries, court records, and tax records to find ancestor information. | *Search alternative local record types like census, church records, cemeteries, court records, and tax records to find ancestor information. | ||
=== Access === | === Access === | ||
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=== References === | === References === | ||
{{reflist}} {{U.S. Land and Property}} </div> {{-}} | {{reflist}} {{U.S. Land and Property}} </div> {{-}} | ||
[[Category:United_States_Land_and_Property]] | [[Category:United_States_Land_and_Property]] | ||