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'''Donation land in the Last Purchase treaty area''' was issued to veterans of the Pennsylvania Line in the Continental Army. Eligible veterans drew lots for a piece of land and then paid a small fee for their certificate. Most soldiers sold their title instead of settling on the land. The library has ''Pennsylvania, Surveyor General's Office, Donation Lands Records, 1780-1800'' (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=987058 987058]-66). For a printed list of names, see Pennsylvania Archives, series 3, volume 7, pp. 659-795. | '''Donation land in the Last Purchase treaty area''' was issued to veterans of the Pennsylvania Line in the Continental Army. Eligible veterans drew lots for a piece of land and then paid a small fee for their certificate. Most soldiers sold their title instead of settling on the land. The library has ''Pennsylvania, Surveyor General's Office, Donation Lands Records, 1780-1800'' (Family History Library film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=987058 987058]-66). For a printed list of names, see Pennsylvania Archives, series 3, volume 7, pp. 659-795. | ||
A description of the Bureau of Land Records is in ''Pennsylvania Bureau of Land Records'', in Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 4, May 1982 (Family History Library book 974.8 B2wg; film 2024355). | A description of the Bureau of Land Records is in ''Pennsylvania Bureau of Land Records'', in Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 4, May 1982 (Family History Library book 974.8 B2wg; film [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=151821&disp=Western+Pennsylvania+Genealogical+Societ++ 2024355]). | ||
The State Archives also sells warrantee township maps. These show the original land grants within present-day township boundaries. The maps include the names of the original warrantee and patentee, the number of acres, and the dates of warrant, survey, and patent. | The State Archives also sells warrantee township maps. These show the original land grants within present-day township boundaries. The maps include the names of the original warrantee and patentee, the number of acres, and the dates of warrant, survey, and patent. | ||