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== Using the Land Patent Search == | == Using the Land Patent Search == | ||
Open the Land Patent Search on the Internet at [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx#searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 General Land Office Patent Search]. You may be asked to enter your zip code. Select the State where the land is located or select -- Any State -- | Open the Land Patent Search on the Internet at [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx#searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 General Land Office Patent Search]. You may be asked to enter your zip code. Select the State where the land is located or select -- Any State -- Enter the last name of the person receiving the Land Patent. More advanced users can also enter the Land Description and other Miscellaneous information. Then click the '''Search Patents''' button at the bottom. | ||
'''If the results list is too long''' redo the search with one or more of the following | '''If the results list is too long''' redo the search with one or more of the following | ||
*a particular state | *a particular state | ||
*a particular state and county | *a particular state and county | ||
*a first name | *a first name | ||
*a first name and middle name | *a first name and middle name | ||
I'''f the results list is too short''' redo the search with one or more of the following<br> | I'''f the results list is too short''' redo the search with one or more of the following<br> | ||
*delete a name | *delete a name | ||
*change a particular state to -- Any State -- | *change a particular state to -- Any State -- | ||
*change a particular county to --Any County -- | *change a particular county to --Any County -- | ||
*delete other details. The fewer the search parameters, the larger the results will be. | *delete other details. The fewer the search parameters, the larger the results will be. | ||
*use wildcard symbols in the names: % = multiple characters; _ = a single character. | *use wildcard symbols in the names: % = multiple characters; _ = a single character. | ||
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*In many cases you can also view an image of the patent or download the image file. | *In many cases you can also view an image of the patent or download the image file. | ||
'''To obtain the patent application paper''''''s, known as the case file '''check out the following | '''To obtain the patent application paper''''''s, known as the case file '''check out the following | ||
*The [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/reference/default.aspx#id=04_Document_Requests | *The [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/reference/default.aspx#id=04_Document_Requests|02_Land_Entry_Case_File Land Entry Case Files] page at BLM. | ||
*The [http://www.archives.gov/research/land/ Land Records] page at NARA. | *The [http://www.archives.gov/research/land/ Land Records] page at NARA. | ||