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== Using the Land Patent Search == | == Using the Land Patent Search == | ||
Open the | Open the [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx#searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 General Land Office Patent Search]. You may be asked to enter your zip code. Select -- Any State -- Enter the last name of the person receiving the Land Patent. More advanced users may also enter the Land Description and other Miscellaneous information. Then click the '''Search Patents''' button at the bottom. | ||
'''If the results list is too long''' redo the search | '''If the results list is too long''' redo the search using one or more of the following | ||
*a particular state | *a particular state | ||
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*a first name and middle name | *a first name and middle name | ||
I'''f the results list is too short''' redo the search | I'''f the results list is too short''' redo the search changing one or more of the following<br> | ||
*delete a name | *delete a name | ||
*change a particular state to -- Any State -- | *change a particular state to -- Any State -- | ||
*change a particular county to --Any County -- | *change a particular county to -- Any County -- | ||
*delete other details. The fewer the search parameters, the larger the results will be. | *delete other details. The fewer the search parameters, the larger the results will be. | ||
*use wildcard symbols in the names: % = multiple characters; _ = a single character. | *use wildcard symbols in the names: % = multiple characters; _ = a single character. | ||
*Look for a spelling variation of the | *Look for a spelling variation of the names. For ideas see [[Guessing a Name Variation|Guessing a Name Variation]] | ||
'''If an ancestor is on the results list''' print out the page | '''If an ancestor is on the results list''' print out the page | ||
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*Click the '''Printer Friendly''' icon | *Click the '''Printer Friendly''' icon | ||
*Click the '''Print''' icon. | *Click the '''Print''' icon. | ||
*In many cases you can also view an | *In many cases you can also view an patent or download its image file. | ||
*'''To obtain the application and support documents, known as the case file '''check out | |||
*The [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/reference/default.aspx#id=04_Document_Requests%7C02_Land_Entry_Case_File Reference Center] at BLM, select Document Requests, Land Entry Case File. | |||
*The [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/reference/default.aspx#id=04_Document_Requests%7C02_Land_Entry_Case_File Reference Center] at BLM, select Document Requests, Land Entry Case File. | |||
*The [http://www.archives.gov/research/land/ Land Records] page at NARA. | *The [http://www.archives.gov/research/land/ Land Records] page at NARA. | ||