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| The records are at the Archivo General De Indias in Seville, Spain. Some of the Spanish land records, 1763 to 1809, are listed in chapter one of: | | The records are at the Archivo General De Indias in Seville, Spain. Some of the Spanish land records, 1763 to 1809, are listed in chapter one of: |
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| *Hahn, Marilyn Davis. ''Old St. Stephen’s Land Office Records and American State Papers, Public Land, 1768–1888.'' Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1983. {{FSC|65031|item|disp=FS Library book 976.1 R2ha}} See pages 1–10 for lists of Spanish land grants Book 1, 20 October 1763–1809. | | *Hahn, Marilyn Davis. ''Old St. Stephen’s Land Office Records and American State Papers, Public Land, 1768–1888.'' Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1983. {{FSC|65031|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.1 R2ha}} See pages 1–10 for lists of Spanish land grants Book 1, 20 October 1763–1809. |
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| These records are also included in volume one of the American State Papers (see above), pages 598–908, under "Land Claims in the Mississippi Territory, 1809." | | These records are also included in volume one of the American State Papers (see above), pages 598–908, under "Land Claims in the Mississippi Territory, 1809." |
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| An index to the Archives of Spanish West Florida is: | | An index to the Archives of Spanish West Florida is: |
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| *''Index to the Archives of Spanish West Florida, 1782–1810''. New Orleans, Louisiana: Polyanthos, 1975. {{FSC|226970|item|disp=FS Library book 976.3 A3a}} This is an index to the 18-volume translation of the transcriptions of the Spanish Government of West Florida, District of Baton Rouge. The area that is now Alabama was once part of this Spanish-controlled region. This includes sales, powers of attorney, court actions, depositions, probates, and other information. | | *''Index to the Archives of Spanish West Florida, 1782–1810''. New Orleans, Louisiana: Polyanthos, 1975. {{FSC|226970|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.3 A3a}} This is an index to the 18-volume translation of the transcriptions of the Spanish Government of West Florida, District of Baton Rouge. The area that is now Alabama was once part of this Spanish-controlled region. This includes sales, powers of attorney, court actions, depositions, probates, and other information. |
| *Feldman, Lawrence H. ''Anglo-Americans in Spanish Archives: Lists of Anglo-American Settlers in the Spanish Colonies of America; A Finding Aid''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1991. {{FSC|443711|item|disp=FS Library book 973 X2fe}} After the American Revolution many settlers rushed to settle unclaimed Spanish land. This book contains lists of residents at Mobile, 1781, 1785, 1786, 1795 and Tombecbe, 1781, 1791. | | *Feldman, Lawrence H. ''Anglo-Americans in Spanish Archives: Lists of Anglo-American Settlers in the Spanish Colonies of America; A Finding Aid''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1991. {{FSC|443711|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 X2fe}} After the American Revolution many settlers rushed to settle unclaimed Spanish land. This book contains lists of residents at Mobile, 1781, 1785, 1786, 1795 and Tombecbe, 1781, 1791. |
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| Many claims that go back to the Spanish period are also listed in ''First Settlers of the Mississippi Territory'' cited above under "England (1763–1783)." | | Many claims that go back to the Spanish period are also listed in ''First Settlers of the Mississippi Territory'' cited above under "England (1763–1783)." |
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| The Choctaw Indians who chose to remain in the east could receive land allotments or, later, scrip for public lands in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, or Arkansas. The records are in the National Archives, Records Group 75. These are the records of the claims commission connected with the 1830 Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek. The records of scrip certificates surrendered for land are in the Bureau of Land Management, Records Group 49. Most of these records have been microfilmed. A book that lists those who filed for land allotments or scrip is: | | The Choctaw Indians who chose to remain in the east could receive land allotments or, later, scrip for public lands in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, or Arkansas. The records are in the National Archives, Records Group 75. These are the records of the claims commission connected with the 1830 Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek. The records of scrip certificates surrendered for land are in the Bureau of Land Management, Records Group 49. Most of these records have been microfilmed. A book that lists those who filed for land allotments or scrip is: |
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| *Goss, Joe R. ''A Complete Roll of All Choctaw Claimants and Their Heirs Existing Under the Treaties Between the United States and the Choctaw Nation as Far as Shown by the Records of the United States and of the Choctaw Nation''. 1889. Reprint, Conway, Arkansas: Oldbuck Press, 1992. {{FSC|550606|item|disp=FS Library book 970.3 C451g}} {{Worldcat|26891849|disp=At many libraries (WorldCat)}} | | *Goss, Joe R. ''A Complete Roll of All Choctaw Claimants and Their Heirs Existing Under the Treaties Between the United States and the Choctaw Nation as Far as Shown by the Records of the United States and of the Choctaw Nation''. 1889. Reprint, Conway, Arkansas: Oldbuck Press, 1992. {{FSC|550606|item|disp=FS Catalog book 970.3 C451g}} {{Worldcat|26891849|disp=At many libraries (WorldCat)}} |
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| A helpful history of the Choctaw people from the 1500s to about 1930 is: | | A helpful history of the Choctaw people from the 1500s to about 1930 is: |
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| *Debo, Angie. ''The Rise and Fall of the Choctaw Republic.'' The Civilizations of the American Indians Series; 6. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1961.{{FSC|85394|item|disp=FS Library book 970.3 C451d}} {{Worldcat|326526|disp=At many libraries (WorldCat)}} The book contains an extensive bibliography and a map showing Choctaw land cessions between 1801 and 1830 in Alabama and Mississippi. | | *Debo, Angie. ''The Rise and Fall of the Choctaw Republic.'' The Civilizations of the American Indians Series; 6. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1961.{{FSC|85394|item|disp=FS Catalog book 970.3 C451d}} {{Worldcat|326526|disp=At many libraries (WorldCat)}} The book contains an extensive bibliography and a map showing Choctaw land cessions between 1801 and 1830 in Alabama and Mississippi. |
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| Land and property records are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | | Land and property records are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: |