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 *The Bureau of Land Management and General Land Office (BLM-GLO) has an on line [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/ Land Patent Search] which is an index to millions of ancestors named in federal land patents and warrants from 1788 to the 1960’s located at the National Archives. This is the best place to begin when searching for a land patent because of the ease of navigation when searching for an ancestor. This internet web site also provides many images of patents.
-*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Card Files''. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Land Management, 19—. On 160 Family History Library films beginning with {{FHL|1501522}}. Each card contains the following information: Certificate number District Land Office Kind of entry (cash, credit, warrant, etc.) Name of patentee and county of origin Land description Number of acres Date of patent Volume and page where document can be located . Because these index cards are arranged by township and range within each state, the researcher will need to already have an approximate legal description in order to access these cards.
+*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Card Files''. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Land Management, 19—. On 160 Family History Library films {{FHL|511740|item}} beginning with film 1501522. Each card contains the following information: Certificate number District Land Office Kind of entry (cash, credit, warrant, etc.) Name of patentee and county of origin Land description Number of acres Date of patent Volume and page where document can be located . Because these index cards are arranged by township and range within each state, the researcher will need to already have an approximate legal description in order to access these cards.
 :*Bureau of Land Management<br>Eastern States Office<br>7450 Boston Boulevard<br>Springfield, VA 22153<br>Telephone: 703-440-1600<br>Fax: 703-440-1609<br>
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 *The [http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/ National Archives–Great Lakes Region] (Chicago, Illinois) has General Land Office applications (record group 49) to purchase land, and registers of cash certificates and sales (1808–1876). They are arranged by land office, then chronologically.
-*Cowen, Janet C. ''Crawfordsville, Indiana Land Entries, 1820–1830''. Indianapolis, Indiana, J.C. Cowen, 1985. Family History Library book {{FHL| 977.2 R2cL}}.[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12894614 World Cat] This land office was in the central part of western Indiana, serving the counties of Benton, Boone, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Fountain, Hendricks, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion, Warren, and White. This index provides the receipt number, person’s name, state and county of residence (this may be their previous residence prior in another state), location by range and township, number of acres, and date.
+*Cowen, Janet C. ''Crawfordsville, Indiana Land Entries, 1820–1830''. Indianapolis, Indiana, J.C. Cowen, 1985. {{FHL|452665|item}}, book 977.2 R2cL.[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12894614 World Cat] This land office was in the central part of western Indiana, serving the counties of Benton, Boone, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Fountain, Hendricks, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Vermillion, Warren, and White. This index provides the receipt number, person’s name, state and county of residence (this may be their previous residence prior in another state), location by range and township, number of acres, and date.
-*Cowen, Janet C. ''Indiana Original Land Entries, Volume 3'', Brookville, Indianapolis, 1820–1831. Indianapolis, Indiana: J. C. Cowen, 1986. (Family History Library book {{FHL|977.2 R2co}}. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17228814 World Cat.] This covers land sales in the central Indiana counties of Boone, Brown, Clinton, Decatur, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Morgan, Randolph, Ripley, Rush, Shelby, Union, and Wayne. This index provides the receipt number, person’s name, state and county of residence (this may be their previous residence in another state), location by range and township, number of acres, and date.
+*Cowen, Janet C. ''Indiana Original Land Entries, Volume 3'', Brookville, Indianapolis, 1820–1831. Indianapolis, Indiana: J. C. Cowen, 1986. {{FHL|428283|item}}, book 977.2 R2co. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17228814 World Cat.] This covers land sales in the central Indiana counties of Boone, Brown, Clinton, Decatur, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Johnson, Madison, Marion, Morgan, Randolph, Ripley, Rush, Shelby, Union, and Wayne. This index provides the receipt number, person’s name, state and county of residence (this may be their previous residence in another state), location by range and township, number of acres, and date.
 *Helpful maps that show the territories, territorial counties, early counties, land offices, forts, rivers, railroads, canals, and roads are found on pages 1 to 21 of Malinda E. E. Newhard’s book ''A Guide to Genealogical Records in Indiana'', Family History Library book {{FHL|977.2 D27}}.