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| RW_URL_05 =[http://www.archives.gov/kansas-city/finding-aids/land-entry-alliance.html?sort=fname National Archives Index to Cancelled, Rejected, and Relinquished Land Entry Files] Alliance, NE ca. 1869-1950
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== What is in This Collection? ==
== What is in This Collection? ==
This collection consists of canceled and relinquished case files of land entries that progressed from an application to an allowed entry, but were later canceled by the General Land Office (GLO) in Washington D.C., or relinquished by the entryman from 1861-1932.  Application files could be for homesteads, mining claims or land preemptions. A file may contain the original entry application, correspondence between the officials of the district (local) land offices, receipts for fees paid, public notices, affidavits and witness statements, proof of military service, the entryman’s (a settler or person making a land claim) naturalization records, and documents concerning the cancelation or relinquishment of the entry.
This collection consists of canceled and relinquished case files of land entries that progressed from an application to an allowed entry, but were later canceled by the General Land Office (GLO) in Washington D.C., or relinquished by the entryman from 1861-1932.  Application files could be for homesteads, mining claims or land preemptions. A file may contain the original entry application, correspondence between the officials of the district (local) land offices, receipts for fees paid, public notices, affidavits and witness statements, proof of military service, the entryman’s (a settler or person making a land claim) naturalization records, and documents concerning the cancelation or relinquishment of the entry. <br><br>


The initial point of contact between a settler and the government was a district land office. A District Land Office was staffed by a Register and a Receiver. The Register was responsible for land entry papers until they were sent to the GLO, and for maintaining the tract and register books and other records relating to claims. The Receiver handled the money involved in land claims.
The initial point of contact between a settler and the government was a district land office. A District Land Office was staffed by a Register and a Receiver. The Register was responsible for land entry papers until they were sent to the GLO, and for maintaining the tract and register books and other records relating to claims. The Receiver handled the money involved in land claims. <br><br>


A person wanting to make an entry of any type went to the Register of the local land office and filed his claim upon the public domain (available public lands). Some types of claims, such as cash entries, were settled quickly; other claims required several proofs over time. When all the legal requirements for title to the claimed land had been satisfied, a final certificate was issued by the Register to the entryman, and all papers regarding the claim were sent to the GLO. If all the was found to be in order a patent (title) was prepared and sent to the Register for delivery to the entryman. Case files where a final certificate or title was issued were removed by the land office and sent to the GLO.
A person wanting to make an entry of any type went to the Register of the local land office and filed his claim upon the public domain (available public lands). Some types of claims, such as cash entries, were settled quickly; other claims required several proofs over time. When all the legal requirements for title to the claimed land had been satisfied, a final certificate was issued by the Register to the entryman, and all papers regarding the claim were sent to the GLO. If all the was found to be in order a patent (title) was prepared and sent to the Register for delivery to the entryman. Case files where a final certificate or title was issued were removed by the land office and sent to the GLO.  
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'''Local Land Offices included in this Collection are shown in the [[#Coverage Table|Coverage Table]] below.'''
'''Local Land Offices included in this Collection are shown in a [[#Coverage Table|Coverage Table]] in the Collection Contents Section below.'''


''' Related Publications '''
''' Related Publications '''
*[https://www.archives.gov/files/publications/ref-info-papers/rip114.pdf Kenneth Hawkins, comp. '' Research in Land Entry Files of the General Land Office.'' NARA Reference Information Paper 114]  
*[https://www.archives.gov/files/publications/ref-info-papers/rip114.pdf Kenneth Hawkins, comp. '' Research in Land Entry Files of the General Land Office.'' NARA Reference Information Paper 114]
*Roberta King.'' Homestead records: Cancelled, contested, and relinquished entries.'' NGS Magazine 34 #1 (January-March, 2008): 46-49.
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*''' Homestead National Historical Park'''
*[https://www.nps.gov/home/learn/historyculture/homesteading-by-the-state.htm Homesteading by the State]
*[https://www.nps.gov/home/learn/historyculture/research.htm Research]
*[https://www.nps.gov/home/learn/historyculture/researcher-information.htm Researcher Information]
*[https://www.nps.gov/home/learn/historyculture/requesting-homestead-records.htm Requesting Homestead Records]
 
*''' Bureau of Land Management'''
*[https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx General Land Office Records]
 
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== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
The following information may be found in these records:
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== Collection Contents ==
== Collection Contents ==
=== Sample Images ===
=== Sample Images ===
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Image:Nebraska, Land Entry Case Files Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected (13-0395) Cancelled Claim DGS 100528846_2.jpg|1908 Cancelled Claim
Image:Nebraska, Land Entry Case Files Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected (13-0395) Cancelled Claim DGS 100528846_2.jpg|Cancelled Claim
Image:Kansas, Land Entry Case Files, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected (13-0398) Homestead Application page 2 DGS 100114617_14.jpg|1908 Homestead Application page 1
Image:Kansas, Land Entry Case Files, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected (13-0398) Homestead Application page 2 DGS 100114617_14.jpg|Homestead Application page 1
Image:Kansas, Land Entry Case Files, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected (13-0398) Homestead Application page 2 DGS 100114617_15.jpg|1908 Homestead Application page 2
Image:Kansas, Land Entry Case Files, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected (13-0398) Homestead Application page 2 DGS 100114617_15.jpg|Homestead Application page 2
Image:Nebraska, Land Entry Case Files Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected (13-0395) Homestead Affidavit DGS 100528846_5.jpg|1908 Homestead Affidavit
Image:Nebraska, Land Entry Case Files Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected (13-0395) Homestead Affidavit DGS 100528846_5.jpg|Homestead Affidavit
Image:Nebraska, Land Entry Case Files Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected (13-0395) Non-Mineral Affidavit DGS 100528846_6.jpg|1908 Non-Mineral Affidavit
Image:Nebraska, Land Entry Case Files Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected (13-0395) Non-Mineral Affidavit DGS 100528846_6.jpg|Non-Mineral Affidavit
Image:Nebraska, Land Entry Case Files Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected (13-0395) General Land Office Register DGS 100528846_11.jpg|1910 Land Office Register
Image:Nebraska, Land Entry Case Files Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected (13-0395) General Land Office Register DGS 100528846_11.jpg|Land Office Register
Image:Nebraska, Land Entry Case Files Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected (13-0395) Power of Attorney DGS 100528846_13.jpg|1909 Power of Attorney
Image:Nebraska, Land Entry Case Files Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected (13-0395) Power of Attorney DGS 100528846_13.jpg|Power of Attorney
Image:Kansas, Land Entry Case Files, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected (13-0398) Relinquisment DGS 100114617_9.jpg|1909 Relinquisment
Image:Kansas, Land Entry Case Files, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected (13-0398) Relinquisment DGS 100114617_9.jpg|Relinquisment
Image:Kansas, Land Entry Case Files, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected (13-0398) Affidavit of Contest page 1DGS 100114617_10.jpg|1909 Affidavit of Contest page 1
Image:Kansas, Land Entry Case Files, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected (13-0398) Affidavit of Contest page 1DGS 100114617_10.jpg|Affidavit of Contest page 1
Image:Kansas, Land Entry Case Files, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected (13-0398) Affidavit of Contest page 2 DGS 100114617_11.jpg|1909 Affidavit of Contest page 2
Image:Kansas, Land Entry Case Files, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected (13-0398) Affidavit of Contest page 2 DGS 100114617_11.jpg|Affidavit of Contest page 2
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=== Coverage Table ===
=== Coverage Table ===
This table lists the land offices included in this collection. The link in the NAID column will open a new window where you can see the National Archives Catalog record for that item.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! State !! District Land Office !! Collection Years !! Image Range !! NAID  
! Land Offices Included in the Collection: !!  !!  !! !!  
|-
| State  || District Land Office || Collection Years || Image Range || NAID  
|-
|-
| Kansas || Dodge City || 1894-1919 || 1-14686 || [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/584041 584041]
| Kansas || || || ||  
|-
|-
| Kansas || Topeka || || 1-5599 || [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/584006 584006]
| || Dodge City || 1894-1919 || 1-14686 || [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/584041 584041]
|-
|-
| Nebraska || [https://www.archives.gov/kansas-city/finding-aids/land-entry-alliance.html Alliance] Name Index || 1908-1932 || 1-21534 || [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/584054 584054]
| || Topeka || || 1-5599 || [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/584006 584006]
|-
|-
| Nebraska || [https://www.archives.gov/kansas-city/finding-aids/land-entry-broken-bow.html Broken Bow] Name Index || 1908-1913 || 3-12569 || [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/584158 584158]
| Nebraska || || || ||  
|-
|-
| Nebraska || [https://www.archives.gov/kansas-city/finding-aids/land-entry-lincoln.html Lincoln] Name Index || 1905-1920 || 3-3051 || [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/584169 584169]
| || Alliance || 1908-1932 || 1-21534 || [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/584054 584054]
|-
|-
| Nebraska || [https://www.archives.gov/kansas-city/finding-aids/land-entry-north-platte North Platte] Name Index || 1902-1922 || 1-6576 || [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/584161 584161]
| || Broken Bow || 1908-1913 || 3-12569 || [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/584158 584158]
|-
|-
| Nebraska || [https://www.archives.gov/kansas-city/finding-aids/land-entry-oneill.html O'Neill] Name Index || 1900-1914 || 2-4590 || [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/584170 584170]
| || Lincoln || 1905-1920 || 3-3051 || [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/584169 584169]
|-
|-
| Nebraska || [https://www.archives.gov/kansas-city/finding-aids/land-entry-valentine.html Valentine] Name Index || 1909-1918 || 1-10156 || [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/584151 584151]
| || North Platte || 1902-1922 || 1-6576 || [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/584161 584161]
|-
|-
| Nebraska ||  || 1908-1932 || 18287-18410 ||  
| || O'Neill || 1900-1914 || 2-4590 || [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/584170 584170]
|-
|  || Valentine || 1909-1918 || 1-10156 || [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/584151 584151]
|-
|  ||  || 1908-1932 || 18287-18410 ||  
|}
|}
See Also:
*[[United States, Bureau of Land Management, General Land Offices - Coverage Table]]
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What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]

This collection consists of canceled and relinquished case files of land entries that progressed from an application to an allowed entry, but were later canceled by the General Land Office (GLO) in Washington D.C., or relinquished by the entryman from 1861-1932. Application files could be for homesteads, mining claims or land preemptions. A file may contain the original entry application, correspondence between the officials of the district (local) land offices, receipts for fees paid, public notices, affidavits and witness statements, proof of military service, the entryman’s (a settler or person making a land claim) naturalization records, and documents concerning the cancelation or relinquishment of the entry.

The initial point of contact between a settler and the government was a district land office. A District Land Office was staffed by a Register and a Receiver. The Register was responsible for land entry papers until they were sent to the GLO, and for maintaining the tract and register books and other records relating to claims. The Receiver handled the money involved in land claims.

A person wanting to make an entry of any type went to the Register of the local land office and filed his claim upon the public domain (available public lands). Some types of claims, such as cash entries, were settled quickly; other claims required several proofs over time. When all the legal requirements for title to the claimed land had been satisfied, a final certificate was issued by the Register to the entryman, and all papers regarding the claim were sent to the GLO. If all the was found to be in order a patent (title) was prepared and sent to the Register for delivery to the entryman. Case files where a final certificate or title was issued were removed by the land office and sent to the GLO.

Local Land Offices included in this Collection are shown in a Coverage Table in the Collection Contents Section below.

Related Publications

Image Visibility[edit | edit source]

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To Browse This Collection[edit | edit source]

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files, 1861-1932.

What Can These Records Tell Me?[edit | edit source]

The following information may be found in these records:

  • Name of applicant
  • Date
  • Description and location of land

Collection Contents[edit | edit source]

Sample Images[edit | edit source]

  • Nebraska, Land Entry Case Files: Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Record Examples
  • Cancelled Claim

    Cancelled Claim

  • Homestead Application page 1

    Homestead Application page 1

  • Homestead Application page 2

    Homestead Application page 2

  • Homestead Affidavit

    Homestead Affidavit

  • Non-Mineral Affidavit

    Non-Mineral Affidavit

  • Land Office Register

    Land Office Register

  • Power of Attorney

    Power of Attorney

  • Relinquisment

    Relinquisment

  • Affidavit of Contest page 1

    Affidavit of Contest page 1

  • Affidavit of Contest page 2

    Affidavit of Contest page 2

Coverage Table[edit | edit source]

Land Offices Included in the Collection:
State District Land Office Collection Years Image Range NAID
Kansas
Dodge City 1894-1919 1-14686 584041
Topeka 1-5599 584006
Nebraska
Alliance 1908-1932 1-21534 584054
Broken Bow 1908-1913 3-12569 584158
Lincoln 1905-1920 3-3051 584169
North Platte 1902-1922 1-6576 584161
O'Neill 1900-1914 2-4590 584170
Valentine 1909-1918 1-10156 584151
1908-1932 18287-18410

How Do I Search This Collection?[edit | edit source]

You can view the images in this Collection. Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

  • The name of the applicant
  • The approximate date of application

Search the Index[edit | edit source]

This collection does not have a searchable index. Only images are available. See View the Images to access them.

View the Images[edit | edit source]

View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page:

  1. Select the State
  2. Select the Local Office Name
  3. Select the Record Type, Date Range, and File Number Range to view the images.

How Do I Analyze the Results?[edit | edit source]

Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?[edit | edit source]

Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Add any new information to your records
  • Use the ages in those records to estimate birth dates and find birth, christenings, marriage and death records
  • Repeat this process with additional family members found, to find more generations of the family
  • Church Records often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records
  • If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search
  • Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images
  • Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well
  • Search the indexes and records of Nebraska, United States Genealogy or Kansas, United States Genealogy
  • Search in the Nebraska Archives and Libraries or Kansas Archives and Libraries

Research Helps[edit | edit source]

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