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=== How to obtain a case file === | === How to obtain a case file === | ||
<u>Steps to obtaining a case file</u><br> | <u>Steps to obtaining a case file</u><br> | ||
:A. in an index under an ancestor's name, or <br> | '''1.''' Find the legal land description of the property<br> | ||
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2. Submit a land entry case file request Form NATF-84, and $50 to the National Archives. | :'''A.''' in an index under an ancestor's name, or <br> | ||
:'''B.''' by searching appropriate tract books page-by-page for an ancestor's name.<br> | |||
'''2.''' Submit a land entry case file request Form NATF-84, and $50 to the National Archives. | |||
Tract books are easiest to use if you have an ancestor's land description with the section, township number, and range number to help you quickly turn to the page where an ancestor should be listed. | Tract books are easiest to use if you have an ancestor's land description with the section, township number, and range number to help you quickly turn to the page where an ancestor should be listed. | ||