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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" valign="bottom" | '''Step 1.''' Find the legal land description of the property:<br> | | bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="left" valign="bottom" | <center>'''Steps to obtaining a case file'''</center> | ||
'''Step 1.''' Find the legal land description of the property:<br> | |||
:'''A.''' in an index under an ancestor's name, or <br> | :'''A.''' in an index under an ancestor's name, or <br> | ||
:'''B.''' by browsing appropriate tract books page-by-page for an ancestor's name.<br> | :'''B.''' by browsing appropriate tract books page-by-page for an ancestor's name.<br> | ||
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::⇒Select the "Volume." In some states the land office is mentioned with the volume number. Clicking on a volume takes you to the images.<br><br> | ::⇒Select the "Volume." In some states the land office is mentioned with the volume number. Clicking on a volume takes you to the images.<br><br> | ||
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| bgcolor="#66ffff" valign="baseline" | <center> | | bgcolor="#66ffff" valign="baseline" | <center>'''If you cannot find an ancestor in these land records . . .'''</center> | ||
*Re-try the ''[[Land Patent Search|BLM Land Patent Search]] '' using variant spellings of the ancestor's name. | *Re-try the ''[[Land Patent Search|BLM Land Patent Search]] '' using variant spellings of the ancestor's name. | ||
*Check for an index among the tract book volumes. Sometimes a separate index volume exists for all the tract books from the same land office. | *Check for an index among the tract book volumes. Sometimes a separate index volume exists for all the tract books from the same land office. | ||
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*Look for '''county''' land records showing an ancestor disposed of a parcel of land in order to learn where he or she first obtained the land from the federal government. | *Look for '''county''' land records showing an ancestor disposed of a parcel of land in order to learn where he or she first obtained the land from the federal government. | ||
*Search alternative local record types like census, church records, cemeteries, court records, and tax records to find ancestor information. | *Search alternative local record types like census, church records, cemeteries, court records, and tax records to find ancestor information. | ||
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<br> | '''Step 2. Submit NATF-84''' (a land entry case file request form), and $50 to the National Archives. | ||
To obtain a land entry case file you will need information about the ancestor's state, county, land office, and land description listing the section, township number, and range number. The form also requests the patent number, but if that is lacking, you can substitute copies of the tract book entry. | |||
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=== Availablity === | === Availablity === | ||