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===General Resources and Indexes=== | ===General Resources and Indexes=== | ||
*The Bureau of Land Management and General Land Office (BLM-GLO) has an on line [ | *The Bureau of Land Management and General Land Office (BLM-GLO) has an on line [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspxsearch/default.aspx Land Patent Search] which is an index to millions of ancestors named in federal land patents and warrants from 1788 to the 1960’s located at the National Archives. This is the best place to begin when searching for a land patent because of the ease of navigation when searching for an ancestor. This internet web site also provides many images of patents. | ||
*The Missouri State Archives has an online searchable [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/land/ land patents database] covering the years 1777 - 1969. | *The Missouri State Archives has an online searchable [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/land/ land patents database] covering the years 1777 - 1969. | ||
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When federal land was finally transferred to private individuals, it was said to be patented. | When federal land was finally transferred to private individuals, it was said to be patented. | ||
*The actual patents may be found online at the [ | *The actual patents may be found online at the [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspxsearch/default.aspx#searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office web site (BLM-GLO)] as indicated in the section on indexes. The search is free and requires a minimum of information, the state where the patent is located and the name of the person receiving the patent. | ||
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:*Old Military Civil Records Branch<br>National Archives and Records Administration<br>7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br>Washington, DC 20408<br>Telephone: 202-501-5395<br>Fax: 202-219-6273 <br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/pre-ww-1-records.html Archives] | :*Old Military Civil Records Branch<br>National Archives and Records Administration<br>7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW<br>Washington, DC 20408<br>Telephone: 202-501-5395<br>Fax: 202-219-6273 <br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/pre-ww-1-records.html Archives] | ||
To obtain copies of a case file you will need the following information which may be found in the land patent records indexed at the [ | To obtain copies of a case file you will need the following information which may be found in the land patent records indexed at the [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspxsearch/default.aspx#searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 BLM-GLO web site]: | ||
:*Name of the purchaser | :*Name of the purchaser | ||
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