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'''Step 2. Submit a filled-out [http://www.archives.gov/forms/pdf/natf-84.pdf NATF-84]''' (a pdf land entry case file request form), and $50 to the National Archives. | '''Step 2. Submit a filled-out [http://www.archives.gov/forms/pdf/natf-84.pdf NATF-84]''' (a pdf land entry case file request form), and $50 to the National Archives. Instructions are on the form. | ||
:To obtain a land entry case file you will need information about the ancestor's state, county, land office, and land description listing the section, township number, and range number. The form also requests the patent number, but if that '''''is lacking''''', you can '''''substitute ''''' photocopies of the tract book entry, and the exact citation for the tract book and page number of the entry. | :To obtain a land entry case file you will need information about the ancestor's state, county, land office, and land description listing the section, township number, and range number. The form also requests the patent number, but if that '''''is lacking''''', you can '''''substitute ''''' photocopies of the tract book entry, and the exact citation for the tract book and page number of the entry. | ||