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From 1820 to 1853, the state of Maine purchased the remaining land from Massachusetts and held auctions to distribute it. The Land Office of Maine was established in 1824 to distribute this land. | From 1820 to 1853, the state of Maine purchased the remaining land from Massachusetts and held auctions to distribute it. The Land Office of Maine was established in 1824 to distribute this land. | ||
*Maine. Land Office. ''Record of Deeds of the Land Office of Maine, 1824-1861''. Ten Volumes. Indexes are in the volumes.(Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1954). Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=292197&disp=Record+of+deeds+of+the+Land+Office+of+Ma++ films 10238-41]. | *Maine. Land Office. ''Record of Deeds of the Land Office of Maine, 1824-1861''. Ten Volumes. Indexes are in the volumes. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1954). Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=292197&disp=Record+of+deeds+of+the+Land+Office+of+Ma++ films 10238-41]. | ||
After 1835, Revolutionary War veterans or their widows made applications to the Land Office for land. The following includes claims, applications, and declarations. | After 1835, Revolutionary War veterans or their widows made applications to the Land Office for land. The following includes claims, applications, and declarations. | ||