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==Federal and State Records== | ==Federal and State Records== | ||
The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) was also happening with the adjudication of private land claims. All unclaimed land in California was surveyed under this system and title granted by federal land patents. This system was administered by the federal land district offices. Once the land was granted by the federal government the records of subsequent transfers will be found at the county level. | The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) was also happening at the same time with the adjudication of private land claims. All unclaimed land in California was surveyed under this system and title granted by federal land patents. This system was administered by the federal land district offices. Once the land was granted by the federal government the records of subsequent transfers will be found at the county level. | ||
*[https://glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx The General Land Office Records (GLO)] at Bureau of Land Management - search for patents for California private land claims; search by name, or by "Grant-Spanish/Mexican" Authority; click on "Related Documents" to download and see the document.<ref>''California Land and Property'' by Richard G. Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA, 2022; used with permission</ref> | *[https://glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx The General Land Office Records (GLO)] at Bureau of Land Management - search for patents for California private land claims; search by name, or by "Grant-Spanish/Mexican" Authority; click on "Related Documents" to download and see the document.<ref>''California Land and Property'' by Richard G. Sayre, CG, CGL, FUGA, 2022; used with permission</ref> | ||
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