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'''Bureau of Land Management Eastern States Office'''<br>7450 Boston Boulevard<br>Springfield, VA 22153<br>Telephone: 703-440-1600<br>Fax: 703-440-1609 <br>Internet: http://www.es.blm.gov/aboutus/phonebook/whereweare.php | '''Bureau of Land Management Eastern States Office'''<br>7450 Boston Boulevard<br>Springfield, VA 22153<br>Telephone: 703-440-1600<br>Fax: 703-440-1609 <br>Internet: http://www.es.blm.gov/aboutus/phonebook/whereweare.php | ||
To search the Bureau of Land Management's land patents click [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/PatentSearch/ here]. | |||
War of 1812 bounty land warrants were also issued for Missouri lands. The Family History Library has copies of the warrants and their indexes (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=290307&disp=War+of+1812%2C+military+bounty+land+warr++ films 983163-77]). Homestead records for the 1860s and later years are at the National Archives. | War of 1812 bounty land warrants were also issued for Missouri lands. The Family History Library has copies of the warrants and their indexes (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=290307&disp=War+of+1812%2C+military+bounty+land+warr++ films 983163-77]). Homestead records for the 1860s and later years are at the National Archives. | ||
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*General Land Office sales, 1818 to 1903 | *General Land Office sales, 1818 to 1903 | ||
=== State Land Patents === | === State Land Patents === | ||
During the nineteenth century, the United States government, by various acts of Congress, donated some 6.5 million acres of federal land in Missouri directly to the state. This public domain land was then sold by the state, with profits designated for various internal projects or improvements. The state, rather than the federal government, issued the land patents, verifying title and ownership to the parcels sold, for purchased sections of this donated land. The patents list the name of the person(s) who acquired the land, the purchase date and patent date, as well as a legal land description including township and range, name of county, and number of acres sold. | During the nineteenth century, the United States government, by various acts of Congress, donated some 6.5 million acres of federal land in Missouri directly to the state. This public domain land was then sold by the state, with profits designated for various internal projects or improvements. The state, rather than the federal government, issued the land patents, verifying title and ownership to the parcels sold, for purchased sections of this donated land. The patents list the name of the person(s) who acquired the land, the purchase date and patent date, as well as a legal land description including township and range, name of county, and number of acres sold. | ||
The [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/land/ Land Patents database] contains over 35,500 transcribed patents containing information from the state-issued land patents which can be useful in placing an individual in a specific location at a specific time. The information contained in the land patent database includes:<br>• name of purchaser<br>• county<br>• date of purchase<br>• legal land description<br>• microfilm location for copy of full entry (reel number, volume and page number). | The [http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/land/ Land Patents database] contains over 35,500 transcribed patents containing information from the state-issued land patents which can be useful in placing an individual in a specific location at a specific time. The information contained in the land patent database includes:<br>• name of purchaser<br>• county<br>• date of purchase<br>• legal land description<br>• microfilm location for copy of full entry (reel number, volume and page number). | ||
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=== County Land Records === | === County Land Records === | ||