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'''Finding | '''Finding incomplete entry information.''' To obtain case file information on cancelled (unpatented) entries in most federal land states, researchers must use tract books.<ref name="Haw5" /> | ||
'''Access.''' The National Archives in Washington, DC has the tract books for 17 western states. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern State Office, 7450 Boston Blvd, Springfield, VA 22153 has custody of the tract books for the 13 eastern federal land states (AL, AR, FL, IL, IN, IA, LA, MI, MN, MS, OH, and WI).<ref name="Haw5" /> | '''Access.''' The National Archives in Washington, DC has the tract books for 17 western states. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Eastern State Office, 7450 Boston Blvd, Springfield, VA 22153 has custody of the tract books for the 13 eastern federal land states (AL, AR, FL, IL, IN, IA, LA, MI, MN, MS, OH, and WI).<ref name="Haw5" /> | ||