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*Re-try the ''[[Land Patent Search|BLM Land Patent Search]] '' using [[Guessing a Name Variation|variant spellings]] of the ancestor's name. | *Re-try the ''[[Land Patent Search|BLM Land Patent Search]] '' using [[Guessing a Name Variation|variant spellings]] of the ancestor's name. | ||
*Check for an index among the tract book volumes. Sometimes a separate index volume exists for all the tract books from the same land office. | *Check for an index among the tract book volumes. Sometimes a separate index volume exists for all the tract books from the same land office. | ||
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=== Availability === | === Availability === | ||
Case files for 10 million land entries are available only at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives in Washington, DC]]. For $50 photocopies can be ordered preferably by e-mail, but are also available by postal mail | Case files for 10 million land entries are available only at the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives in Washington, DC]]. For $50 photocopies can be ordered preferably by e-mail, but are also available by postal mail. Use [http://www.archives.gov/forms/pdf/natf-84.pdf Form NATF-84 (pdf)] to order photocopies. | ||
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