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*The tract book records for three of the six federal land offices in Indiana are available on line at the [http://www.in.gov/icpr/2585.htm Indiana digital archives.] The three offices are Fort Wayne, LaPorte-Winamac, and Vincennes. These early land records provide the date of purchase rather than the date of the land patent which will help identify how early a settler bought the land. The state archives also has [http://www.in.gov/icpr/2647.htm] plat and tract books arranged by county. | *The tract book records for three of the six federal land offices in Indiana are available on line at the [http://www.in.gov/icpr/2585.htm Indiana digital archives.] The three offices are Fort Wayne, LaPorte-Winamac, and Vincennes. These early land records provide the date of purchase rather than the date of the land patent which will help identify how early a settler bought the land. The state archives also has [http://www.in.gov/icpr/2647.htm] plat and tract books arranged by county. | ||
*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books.'' Washington, D.C.: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. On 1,265 Family History Library films beginning with {{FHL| | *United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books.'' Washington, D.C.: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. On 1,265 Family History Library films beginning with film 1445277, {{FHL|607931|item}}, | ||
*Microfilm copies of township plats are available at the Family History Library for some of the counties. Plat books for counties in Indiana are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Catalog under: | *Microfilm copies of township plats are available at the Family History Library for some of the counties. Plat books for counties in Indiana are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Catalog under: | ||