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The following are sources which may be searched for these early records:  
The following are sources which may be searched for these early records:  


*''Land Records : AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI, 1790 - 1907'' [S.I.] : Broderbund, c1996. {{FHL|782723|item}}, CD-ROM no. 9 part 255. This CD includes records which show who obtained what land from the U.S. Government and when. Source documents include homesteads, chas sales, warrants, private land claims, swamp lists, state selections and railroad lists. Records included may not be comprehensive for the time and region covered.
*''Land Records : AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI, 1790 - 1907'' [S.I.] : Broderbund, c1996. {{FSC|782723|item}}, CD-ROM no. 9 part 255. This CD includes records which show who obtained what land from the U.S. Government and when. Source documents include homesteads, chas sales, warrants, private land claims, swamp lists, state selections and railroad lists. Records included may not be comprehensive for the time and region covered.


*''Minnesota, 1820-1908:cash and homestead entries'' Springfield, Virginia: BLM Eastern States, 1995. [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2076/ FHL Collection], CD-ROM no. 39.
*''Minnesota, 1820-1908:cash and homestead entries'' Springfield, Virginia: BLM Eastern States, 1995. [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2076/ FHL Collection], CD-ROM no. 39.


*Powell, Ransom Judd and Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul, Minnesota) ''Papers, undated and 1843, 1896 - 1938''St. Paul, Minnesota : Minnesota Historical Society, c1987. Each film includes a biographical sketch of Ransom Judd Powell, an indepth description of papers and a roll list which describes the papers and their order on the film. His "papers in the Minnesota Historical Society's Division of Library and Archives relate to Powell's involvement with the Ojibwe (Chippewa) Indians of the White Earth (Minnesota) Reservation 1) as a member of government commission established by Congress in 1913 to compile a roll of land allotments within the White Earth Reservation and determine the blood status of each allottee; and 2) as legal counsel to various lumber companies seeking title to Ojibwe lands and to various White Earth Reservation Indians." -- Prelim. materials. The collection is divided into 5 series: Correspondence and related papers, undated and 1896-1938; Legal case files, undated and 1906-1936; Subject files, undated and 1911-1916; Volumes, undated and 1843, 1906-1920; and Plat maps, 1912-1916. {{FHL|362837|item}}, 15 film starting with 1550598.
*Powell, Ransom Judd and Minnesota Historical Society (St. Paul, Minnesota) ''Papers, undated and 1843, 1896 - 1938''St. Paul, Minnesota : Minnesota Historical Society, c1987. Each film includes a biographical sketch of Ransom Judd Powell, an indepth description of papers and a roll list which describes the papers and their order on the film. His "papers in the Minnesota Historical Society's Division of Library and Archives relate to Powell's involvement with the Ojibwe (Chippewa) Indians of the White Earth (Minnesota) Reservation 1) as a member of government commission established by Congress in 1913 to compile a roll of land allotments within the White Earth Reservation and determine the blood status of each allottee; and 2) as legal counsel to various lumber companies seeking title to Ojibwe lands and to various White Earth Reservation Indians." -- Prelim. materials. The collection is divided into 5 series: Correspondence and related papers, undated and 1896-1938; Legal case files, undated and 1906-1936; Subject files, undated and 1911-1916; Volumes, undated and 1843, 1906-1920; and Plat maps, 1912-1916. {{FSC|362837|item}}, 15 film starting with 1550598.


*Simpson, Hon. Thomas, 1831-1905; Minnesota Historical Society. [http://www.archive.org/details/earlygovernmentl00simprich ''The early government land survey in Minnesota west of the Mississippi River''] Minnesota Historical Society, 1905.
*Simpson, Hon. Thomas, 1831-1905; Minnesota Historical Society. [http://www.archive.org/details/earlygovernmentl00simprich ''The early government land survey in Minnesota west of the Mississippi River''] Minnesota Historical Society, 1905.
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:*United States. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. ''Minnesota, 1820–1908: Cash and Homestead Entries''. Springfield, Virginia: BLM Eastern States, 1995. Family History Library [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2076/ FHL Collection], CD-ROM no. 39. This does not circulate to Family History Centers. These records are patents issued by the federal government. Researchers can search for land title information through any one of six categories: land description, patentee name, patent authority, land office, certificate number, or county.
:*United States. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. ''Minnesota, 1820–1908: Cash and Homestead Entries''. Springfield, Virginia: BLM Eastern States, 1995. Family History Library [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2076/ FHL Collection], CD-ROM no. 39. This does not circulate to Family History Centers. These records are patents issued by the federal government. Researchers can search for land title information through any one of six categories: land description, patentee name, patent authority, land office, certificate number, or county.


:*Land Records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI, 1790-1907. [Novato, California]: Brøderbund Software, Family Tree Maker, 1996. Family History Library {{FHL|782723|item}}, CD-ROM no. 9 pt. 255.
:*Land Records: AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, OH, WI, 1790-1907. [Novato, California]: Brøderbund Software, Family Tree Maker, 1996. Family History Library {{FSC|782723|item}}, CD-ROM no. 9 pt. 255.


*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Card Files''. Washington, DC: Bureau of Land Management, 19––. On 160 Family History Library films, Minnesota cards are found on {{FHL|511740|item}}, films 1501675-76. Use these to find the land office name and certificate numbers. Cards mainly cover cash purchases during the 1850s and 1860s. Each card contains the following information: Certificate number District Land Office Kind of entry (cash, credit, warrant, etc.) Name of patentee and county of origin Land description Number of acres Date of patent Volume and page where document can be located . Because these index cards are arranged by township and range within each state, the researcher will need to already have an approximate legal description in order to access these cards. In a few cases, the cards include names of entire families as assignors.
*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Card Files''. Washington, DC: Bureau of Land Management, 19––. On 160 Family History Library films, Minnesota cards are found on {{FSC|511740|item}}, films 1501675-76. Use these to find the land office name and certificate numbers. Cards mainly cover cash purchases during the 1850s and 1860s. Each card contains the following information: Certificate number District Land Office Kind of entry (cash, credit, warrant, etc.) Name of patentee and county of origin Land description Number of acres Date of patent Volume and page where document can be located . Because these index cards are arranged by township and range within each state, the researcher will need to already have an approximate legal description in order to access these cards. In a few cases, the cards include names of entire families as assignors.


=== Surveys  ===
=== Surveys  ===
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The Bureau of Land Management has an [http://www.mngeo.state.mn.us/glo/Index.htm index] and digital images of the original survey maps for Minnesota. The original survey creates land boundaries and marks them for the first time.  
The Bureau of Land Management has an [http://www.mngeo.state.mn.us/glo/Index.htm index] and digital images of the original survey maps for Minnesota. The original survey creates land boundaries and marks them for the first time.  


:*Maps showing these surveys are included in:<br>Andriot, Jay. Township Atlas of the United States. McLean, Virginia: Documents Index, 1991. Family History Library book {{FHL|456649|item}}, book 973 E7an 1991. This book is arranged alphabetically by state. Pages 297–320 contain township maps of Minnesota
:*Maps showing these surveys are included in:<br>Andriot, Jay. Township Atlas of the United States. McLean, Virginia: Documents Index, 1991. Family History Library book {{FSC|456649|item}}, book 973 E7an 1991. This book is arranged alphabetically by state. Pages 297–320 contain township maps of Minnesota


:*Photocopies from the original Land Survey Field Notes are available through the [http://shop.mnhs.org/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=2170&category=134&CFID=21306210&CFTOKEN=62111521 Minnesota State Historical Society.] The years available are 1848-1907.
:*Photocopies from the original Land Survey Field Notes are available through the [http://shop.mnhs.org/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=2170&category=134&CFID=21306210&CFTOKEN=62111521 Minnesota State Historical Society.] The years available are 1848-1907.
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*The [http://www.mnhs.org/collections/digitalmaps/index.htm Minnesota Historical Society ]&nbsp;has some county maps, land atlases, and plat books
*The [http://www.mnhs.org/collections/digitalmaps/index.htm Minnesota Historical Society ]&nbsp;has some county maps, land atlases, and plat books


*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books''. Washington DC: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. (The Family History Library films for Minnesota are films {{FHL|607931|item}}, films 1445629–1445676. Use the Author/Title Search of the microfiche catalog to find film numbers. The tract books devote a page or so to each land section in a township. They list the name of the first owner of each quarter section or the certificate number or both.
*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books''. Washington DC: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. (The Family History Library films for Minnesota are films {{FSC|607931|item}}, films 1445629–1445676. Use the Author/Title Search of the microfiche catalog to find film numbers. The tract books devote a page or so to each land section in a township. They list the name of the first owner of each quarter section or the certificate number or both.


*Microfilm copies of the tract books and township plats of the Minnesota land offices are available at the Family History Library. Plat books for counties in Minnesota are listed in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search Place Search] of the FamilySearch Catalog under:<br>
*Microfilm copies of the tract books and township plats of the Minnesota land offices are available at the Family History Library. Plat books for counties in Minnesota are listed in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search Place Search] of the FamilySearch Catalog under:<br>
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A State Land Office was established in 1862. It administered and sold trust fund lands that had been set aside to support public schools and the state university. It also received land grants from the federal government to transmit to the railroads. Records from the State Land Office are at the Minnesota Historical Society. They are described in the following guide:  
A State Land Office was established in 1862. It administered and sold trust fund lands that had been set aside to support public schools and the state university. It also received land grants from the federal government to transmit to the railroads. Records from the State Land Office are at the Minnesota Historical Society. They are described in the following guide:  


*Kinney, Gregory, and Lydia Lucas. ''A Guide to the Records of Minnesota’s Public Land''. St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts, 1985. Family History Library book {{FHL|642625|item}}, book 977.6 R2k, microfilm 1698227 item 11. In addition to describing land records, this guide contains brief histories of the state and federal agencies that created the records.
*Kinney, Gregory, and Lydia Lucas. ''A Guide to the Records of Minnesota’s Public Land''. St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts, 1985. Family History Library book {{FSC|642625|item}}, book 977.6 R2k, microfilm 1698227 item 11. In addition to describing land records, this guide contains brief histories of the state and federal agencies that created the records.


Additional indexes, printed sources, and records of original transfers of land from federal and state governments are found in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:  
Additional indexes, printed sources, and records of original transfers of land from federal and state governments are found in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:  
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