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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|977.6 R2k | *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. | ||
Additional indexes, printed sources, and records of original transfers of land from federal and state governments are found in the Locality Search of the Family History Library 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 Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
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MINNESOTA - LAND AND PROPERTY | MINNESOTA - LAND AND PROPERTY | ||
UNITED STATES - LAND AND PROPERTY | UNITED STATES - LAND AND PROPERTY | ||
=== Individual Land Transfers === | === Individual Land Transfers === | ||