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'''Access.''' The [[National Archives and Records Administration]] (NARA) is the repository for records documenting the transfer of public lands to private ownership. They preserve the case files of over 10 million individual land transactions called land entries. They also house tract books and various name indexes to help access the case files. NARA has the land entry files for all 30 of the [http://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Land_and_Property#United_States federal land states].<ref>Hawkins, 1.</ref> NARA has the successful land entries that received patents (original titles) before 1908. For the same period they also have the unsuccessful entries that did not finish the process, cancelled, or relinquished their claims and did not receive a patent.<ref>Hawkins, 4.</ref> | '''Access.''' The [[National Archives and Records Administration]] (NARA) is the repository for records documenting the transfer of public lands to private ownership. They preserve the case files of over 10 million individual land transactions called land entries. They also house tract books and various name indexes to help access the case files. NARA has the land entry files for all 30 of the [http://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/United_States_Land_and_Property#United_States federal land states].<ref>Hawkins, 1.</ref> NARA has the successful land entries that received patents (original titles) before 1908. For the same period they also have the unsuccessful entries that did not finish the process, cancelled, or relinquished their claims and did not receive a patent.<ref>Hawkins, 4.</ref> | ||
'''Content.''' Land records, depending on the time period, may show | '''Content.''' Land records, depending on the time period, may show an applicant settler's (entryman's) age, birthplace, citizenship, military service, economic status, and family members. They could also show land title, land use, rights of way, land surveys, crops, improvements, and conflicting claims.<ref>Hawkins, 1-2.</ref> | ||
'''Arrangement.''' The National Archives keeps land entry files arranged by:<ref>Hawkins, 2-3.</ref> | '''Arrangement.''' The National Archives keeps land entry files arranged by:<ref>Hawkins, 2-3.</ref> | ||
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'''Seven states index.''' Seven states (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Nevada and Utah) have an entryman name index for pre-1908 case files both patented and unpatented.<ref>Hawkins, 3-4.</ref> | '''Seven states index.''' Seven states (Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Louisiana, Nevada and Utah) have an entryman name index for pre-1908 case files both patented and unpatented.<ref>Hawkins, 3-4.</ref> | ||
'''Online index.''' An important computerized index of <u>patented</u> land entries 1820-1908 for all federal land states (''except '' '''''Montana''''', '''''Nebraska''''', and '''''Oklahoma''''') is available on the Internet at the [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/ BLM Land Patent Search] site.<ref>Hawkins, 5.</ref> | '''Online index.''' An important computerized index of <u>patented</u> land entries 1820-1908 for all federal land states (''except '' '''''Montana''''', '''''Nebraska''''', and '''''Oklahoma''''') is available on the Internet at the [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/ BLM Land Patent Search] site.<ref>Hawkins, 5.</ref> | ||
Only about 40 percent of entrymen completed the filing process and received their patent from 1820 to 1908. Tract books may help find the case file information needed to retrieve records of the 60 percent of entrymen who never completed the process. | Only about 40 percent of entrymen completed the filing process and received their patent from 1820 to 1908. Tract books may help find the case file information needed to retrieve records of the 60 percent of entrymen who never completed the process. | ||
===== Tract books | ===== Tract books ===== | ||
==== For Further Reading ==== | ==== For Further Reading ==== | ||