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''[[Portal:United States of America|United States ]] > [[African American Research|African American Research ]] > Land and Property''<br> | ''[[Portal:United States of America|United States ]] > [[African American Research|African American Research ]] > Land and Property''<br> | ||
'''Deeds. '''Slaves were treated as chattel and their sale may be listed as a deed in land and property records of the county or state. Sometimes slaves were sold as part of the probate of an estate and this sale may be listed as a deed mixed in with probate records. | '''Deeds. '''Slaves were treated as chattel and their sale may be listed as a deed in land and property records of the county or state. Sometimes slaves were sold as part of the probate of an estate and this sale may be listed as a deed mixed in with probate records. | ||
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Homestead applications for the 60 percent who never finished are available at the National Archives, but a researcher will need to find the legal description of the land they started to homestead in order to find the application papers. There is no index to homestead applications that were not completed. | Homestead applications for the 60 percent who never finished are available at the National Archives, but a researcher will need to find the legal description of the land they started to homestead in order to find the application papers. There is no index to homestead applications that were not completed. | ||
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[[Category:African_Americans]] | [[Category:African_Americans]] | ||