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*United States Congress ''American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive of the Congress of the United States'' La Crosse, Wisconsin: Brookhaven Press, 1959. 38 vols. On 29 films beginning with {{FSC|1631827}}; classes 8 and 9 are also on {{FSC|309454|item|disp=FS Library films 899878–85}}. Volumes for classes 8 and 9 deal with public lands and claims for 1789 to 1837 and may name siblings or heirs of original claimants. Classes 8 and 9 have been republished in: | *United States Congress ''American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive of the Congress of the United States'' La Crosse, Wisconsin: Brookhaven Press, 1959. 38 vols. On 29 films beginning with {{FSC|1631827}}; classes 8 and 9 are also on {{FSC|309454|item|disp=FS Library films 899878–85}}. Volumes for classes 8 and 9 deal with public lands and claims for 1789 to 1837 and may name siblings or heirs of original claimants. Classes 8 and 9 have been republished in: | ||
{{Block indent|1=*United States Congress. ''American State Papers, Class 8: Public Lands''; Class 9: Claims: Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States. {{FSC|421351|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 R2ag 1994}}; The American state papers include many of the private land claims for the early time period prior to statehood|2=1}} | |||
{{Block indent|1=*McMullin, Phillip W. and United States Congress ''Grassroots of America : a computerized index to the American state papers: land grants and claims (1789-1837) with other aids to research (Government document serial set numbers 28 through 36)'' Greenville, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1994, c1990. {{FSC|690189|item|disp=FS Catalog book 973 R2ag}}, index 1990. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/369896 World Cat]|2=1}} | |||
*United States Department of State ''Territorial papers of Iowa, 1838-1852'' Washington - District of Columbia : The National Archives, 1988. 102 microfilm beginning with {{FSC|588843|item|disp=FS Library film 1601629}}. Many aspects of Iowa’s state, local, and family histories are treated in these records. For example: military pension applications, military academy cadet applications, court records (1827-1845), land office records, Virginia warrant scrip, muster rolls giving enlistment town or city (1837-1857), military post records listing sick, wounded, and dead, Bureau of Indian Affairs records, Indian treaties, commissions for judges, marshals, attorneys, surveyors, and postmasters. | *United States Department of State ''Territorial papers of Iowa, 1838-1852'' Washington - District of Columbia : The National Archives, 1988. 102 microfilm beginning with {{FSC|588843|item|disp=FS Library film 1601629}}. Many aspects of Iowa’s state, local, and family histories are treated in these records. For example: military pension applications, military academy cadet applications, court records (1827-1845), land office records, Virginia warrant scrip, muster rolls giving enlistment town or city (1837-1857), military post records listing sick, wounded, and dead, Bureau of Indian Affairs records, Indian treaties, commissions for judges, marshals, attorneys, surveyors, and postmasters. | ||
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*Microfilm copies of township plats are available at the FamilySearch Library for some of the counties. Plat books for counties in Iowa are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Catalog under: | *Microfilm copies of township plats are available at the FamilySearch Library for some of the counties. Plat books for counties in Iowa are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Catalog under: | ||
{{Block indent|[name of county], Iowa - Maps (or Land and Property)}} | |||
=== Patents === | === Patents === | ||
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*The actual patents may be found online at the [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records] as indicated in the section titled Indexes. They may also be found at the following office: | *The actual patents may be found online at the [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office Records] as indicated in the section titled Indexes. They may also be found at the following office: | ||
{{Block indent|*Bureau of Land Management Eastern States Office<br>7450 Boston Boulevard<br>Springfield, VA 22153<br>Telephone: 703-440-1523<br>Fax: 703-440-1599}} | |||
=== Land Entry Case Files === | === Land Entry Case Files === | ||
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Also known as Land Entry Files or Patent Files, the case file is the accumulation of paperwork gathered during the land transactions which occurred when the land is transferred from the U.S. Government to private ownership and are kept at the National Archives in Washington D.C. These documents are the most helpful records for researchers because some files contain valuable information and may include personal or family information, such as military discharge papers, proof of citizenship, former residences, birthplaces and more. While not all files have pertinent information for the researcher, they are often worth obtaining. For further information regarding case files and how to order them, you will want to read the article [[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)#Locating_the_Land_and_it.27s_Associated_Records|''Locating the Land and its Associated Records'']] at the United States Land and Property wiki page. The physical address of where the records are kept at the National Archives is as follows: | Also known as Land Entry Files or Patent Files, the case file is the accumulation of paperwork gathered during the land transactions which occurred when the land is transferred from the U.S. Government to private ownership and are kept at the National Archives in Washington D.C. These documents are the most helpful records for researchers because some files contain valuable information and may include personal or family information, such as military discharge papers, proof of citizenship, former residences, birthplaces and more. While not all files have pertinent information for the researcher, they are often worth obtaining. For further information regarding case files and how to order them, you will want to read the article [[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)#Locating_the_Land_and_it.27s_Associated_Records|''Locating the Land and its Associated Records'']] at the United States Land and Property wiki page. The physical address of where the records are kept at the National Archives is as follows: | ||
{{Block indent|*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 [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspxsearch/default.aspx BLM-GLO web site]: | 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 BLM-GLO web site]: | ||
{{Block indent|*Name of the purchaser }} | |||
{{Block indent|*State where the land was purchased. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Name of the land office. }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Type of certificate (homestead, cash, bounty-land warrant, mining, timberland etc.) }} | |||
{{Block indent|*Certificate number or patent number}} | |||
== Individual Land Transfers == | == Individual Land Transfers == | ||
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*Land records for Iowa are listed in the Place Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] under: | *Land records for Iowa are listed in the Place Search of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] under: | ||
{{Block indent|IOWA – LAND AND PROPERTY}} | |||
{{Block indent|IOWA, [COUNTY] – LAND AND PROPERTY}} | |||
== Other Iowa Land Records == | == Other Iowa Land Records == | ||
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