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Both federal and state officials kept records regarding land transfers from government to private ownership, and personal information in the federal records may not be identical to information in the state records. | Both federal and state officials kept records regarding land transfers from government to private ownership, and personal information in the federal records may not be identical to information in the state records. | ||
*'''1800s – Present''' - Use the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) [ | *'''1800s – Present''' - Use the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx Land Patent Index ]to identify original Federal land transfer records including homestead, military warrants, and cash entry [[Land_Patent_Search#Value_of_Land_Records|patents]]. These records help a researcher establish location and lead to National Archives’ records which may include genealogical information. Earlier land transfer records are at the National Archives. | ||
*[https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/databases/data_lan.html ''Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sale Database''] - An index to over 550,000 names of original land owners from sales records of the U.S. General Land Office, the Illinois Central Railroad, and Illinois officials. Search by name of purchaser or legal description. This index provides the name of the purchaser and record identification number; sale type (federal, military, Illinois Central RR, canal lands, or school lands); description of land by section, township, range, meridian and county; number of acres; and date of purchase. | *[https://www.ilsos.gov/departments/archives/databases/data_lan.html ''Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sale Database''] - An index to over 550,000 names of original land owners from sales records of the U.S. General Land Office, the Illinois Central Railroad, and Illinois officials. Search by name of purchaser or legal description. This index provides the name of the purchaser and record identification number; sale type (federal, military, Illinois Central RR, canal lands, or school lands); description of land by section, township, range, meridian and county; number of acres; and date of purchase. | ||
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