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*The Bureau of Land Management and General Land Office (BLM-GLO) has an on line [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx Land Patent Search] which is an index to millions of ancestors named in federal land patents and warrants from 1788 to the 1960’s located at the National Archives. This is the best place to begin when searching for a land patent because of the ease of navigation when searching for an ancestor. This internet web site also provides many images of patents. | *The Bureau of Land Management and General Land Office (BLM-GLO) has an on line [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx Land Patent Search] which is an index to millions of ancestors named in federal land patents and warrants from 1788 to the 1960’s located at the National Archives. This is the best place to begin when searching for a land patent because of the ease of navigation when searching for an ancestor. This internet web site also provides many images of patents. | ||
*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Card Files''. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Land Management, 19—. On 160 | *United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Card Files''. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Land Management, 19—. On 160 FS Library films {{FSC|511740|item}} beginning with film 1501522. Each card contains the following information: Certificate number District Land Office Kind of entry (cash, credit, warrant, etc.) Name of patentee and county of origin Land description Number of acres Date of patent Volume and page where document can be located . Because these index cards are arranged by township and range within each state, the researcher will need to already have an approximate legal description in order to access these cards. | ||
:*Bureau of Land Management<br>Eastern States Office<br>7450 Boston Boulevard<br>Springfield, VA 22153<br>Telephone: 703-440-1600<br>Fax: 703-440-1609<br> | :*Bureau of Land Management<br>Eastern States Office<br>7450 Boston Boulevard<br>Springfield, VA 22153<br>Telephone: 703-440-1600<br>Fax: 703-440-1609<br> | ||
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*The tract book records for three of the six federal land offices in Indiana are available on line at the [http://www.in.gov/icpr/2585.htm Indiana digital archives.] The three offices are Fort Wayne, LaPorte-Winamac, and Vincennes. These early land records provide the date of purchase rather than the date of the land patent which will help identify how early a settler bought the land. The state archives also has [http://www.in.gov/icpr/2647.htm] plat and tract books arranged by county. | *The tract book records for three of the six federal land offices in Indiana are available on line at the [http://www.in.gov/icpr/2585.htm Indiana digital archives.] The three offices are Fort Wayne, LaPorte-Winamac, and Vincennes. These early land records provide the date of purchase rather than the date of the land patent which will help identify how early a settler bought the land. The state archives also has [http://www.in.gov/icpr/2647.htm] plat and tract books arranged by county. | ||
*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books.'' Washington, D.C.: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. On 1,265 | *United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books.'' Washington, D.C.: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. On 1,265 FS Library films beginning with film 1445277, {{FSC|607931|item}}, | ||
*Microfilm copies of township plats are available at the Family History Library for some of the counties. Plat books for counties in Indiana are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Catalog under: | *Microfilm copies of township plats are available at the Family History Library for some of the counties. Plat books for counties in Indiana are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Catalog under: | ||
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