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The original records are at the Archives Nationales in Paris. Volume one of the American State Papers contains some references to persons who lived in the area before 1763: | The original records are at the Archives Nationales in Paris. Volume one of the American State Papers contains some references to persons who lived in the area before 1763: | ||
*United States. Congress. ''American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive of the Congress of the United States''. 38 volumes. Washington, DC: Gales and Seaton, 1832–1861. (Family History Library | *United States. Congress. ''American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive of the Congress of the United States''. 38 volumes. Washington, DC: Gales and Seaton, 1832–1861. (Family History Library {{FHL|309454|title-id|disp=films 899878–85}}.) For an index to the volumes involving public lands see: | ||
*''Grassroots of America: A Computerized Index to American State Papers: Land Grants and Claims 1789–1837, with other Aids to Research.'' Government Document Serial Set Numbers 28 Through 36. Salt Lake City, Utah: Gendex, 1972. (Family History Library | *''Grassroots of America: A Computerized Index to American State Papers: Land Grants and Claims 1789–1837, with other Aids to Research.'' Government Document Serial Set Numbers 28 Through 36. Salt Lake City, Utah: Gendex, 1972. (Family History Library {{FHL|286182|title-id|disp=book 973 R2ag index; fiche 6051323}}.) | ||
==== '''England (1763–1783)''' ==== | ==== '''England (1763–1783)''' ==== | ||
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The records are at the Public Record Office in London. Transcripts of the records are on microfilms: | The records are at the Public Record Office in London. Transcripts of the records are on microfilms: | ||
*Mississippi Provincial Archives, 1763–1783 English Dominion: Transcripts of Archives in the Public Record Office, London, England. Jackson, Mississippi: Department of Archives and History, 1969. (Family History Library | *Mississippi Provincial Archives, 1763–1783 English Dominion: Transcripts of Archives in the Public Record Office, London, England. Jackson, Mississippi: Department of Archives and History, 1969. (Family History Library {{FHL|340574|title-id|disp=films 899981–85.}}) This includes lists of inhabitants at Mobile in 1764, and land records from 1763 to 1783. | ||
After the American Revolution, those who had purchased land from the English had to file a claim with the United States Congress proving their title to the land. These records are included in volume one of the ''American State Papers'' (see above), pages 598–908, under "Land Claims in the Mississippi Territory, 1809." Some claims regarding the English records are in volume eight. | After the American Revolution, those who had purchased land from the English had to file a claim with the United States Congress proving their title to the land. These records are included in volume one of the ''American State Papers'' (see above), pages 598–908, under "Land Claims in the Mississippi Territory, 1809." Some claims regarding the English records are in volume eight. | ||
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Another publication listing claims derived from the British period is: | Another publication listing claims derived from the British period is: | ||
*''First Settlers of the Mississippi Territory.'' Nacogdoches, Texas: Ericson Books, 19–?. (Family History Library | *''First Settlers of the Mississippi Territory.'' Nacogdoches, Texas: Ericson Books, 19–?. (Family History Library {{FHL|50642|title-id|disp=book 976 R2f; film 1421793 item 22; fiche 6051448.}}) This lists grants taken from the American State Papers, class 8, Public Lands, volume one, 1789 to 1809. | ||
==== '''Spain''' (1783-1813) ==== | ==== '''Spain''' (1783-1813) ==== | ||
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The records are at the Archivo General De Indias in Seville, Spain. Some of the Spanish land records, 1763 to 1809, are listed in chapter one of: | The records are at the Archivo General De Indias in Seville, Spain. Some of the Spanish land records, 1763 to 1809, are listed in chapter one of: | ||
*Hahn, Marilyn Davis. ''Old St. Stephen’s Land Office Records and American State Papers, Public Land, 1768–1888.'' Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1983. (Family History Library | *Hahn, Marilyn Davis. ''Old St. Stephen’s Land Office Records and American State Papers, Public Land, 1768–1888.'' Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1983. (Family History Library {{FHL|65031|title-id|disp=book 976.1 R2ha}}.) See pages 1–10 for lists of Spanish land grants Book 1, 20 October 1763–1809. | ||
These records are also included in volume one of the American State Papers (see above), pages 598–908, under "Land Claims in the Mississippi Territory, 1809." | These records are also included in volume one of the American State Papers (see above), pages 598–908, under "Land Claims in the Mississippi Territory, 1809." | ||
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An index to the Archives of Spanish West Florida is: | An index to the Archives of Spanish West Florida is: | ||
*''Index to the Archives of Spanish West Florida, 1782–1810''. New Orleans, Louisiana: Polyanthos, 1975. (Family History Library | *''Index to the Archives of Spanish West Florida, 1782–1810''. New Orleans, Louisiana: Polyanthos, 1975. (Family History Library {{FHL|226970|title-id|disp=book 976.3 A3a}}.) This is an index to the 18-volume translation of the transcriptions of the Spanish Government of West Florida, District of Baton Rouge. The area that is now Alabama was once part of this Spanish-controlled region. This includes sales, powers of attorney, court actions, depositions, probates, and other information. | ||
*Feldman, Lawrence H. ''Anglo-Americans in Spanish Archives: Lists of Anglo-American Settlers in the Spanish Colonies of America; A Finding Aid''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1991. (Family History Library | *Feldman, Lawrence H. ''Anglo-Americans in Spanish Archives: Lists of Anglo-American Settlers in the Spanish Colonies of America; A Finding Aid''. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1991. (Family History Library {{FHL|443711|title-id|disp=book 973 X2fe}}.) After the American Revolution many settlers rushed to settle unclaimed Spanish land. This book contains lists of residents at Mobile, 1781, 1785, 1786, 1795 and Tombecbe, 1781, 1791. | ||
Many claims that go back to the Spanish period are also listed in First Settlers of the Mississippi Territory cited above under "England (1763–1783)." | Many claims that go back to the Spanish period are also listed in First Settlers of the Mississippi Territory cited above under "England (1763–1783)." | ||
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The Bureau of Land Management has original patents, tract books, and township plats. Copies of some of these tract books and early records are in the Department of Archives and History. The tract books for 1785 to about 1935 are on microfilm at the Family History Library: | The Bureau of Land Management has original patents, tract books, and township plats. Copies of some of these tract books and early records are in the Department of Archives and History. The tract books for 1785 to about 1935 are on microfilm at the Family History Library: | ||
*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books.'' Washington, D.C.: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. (On 1265 Family History Library | *United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books.'' Washington, D.C.: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. (On 1265 Family History Library {{FHL|607931|title-id|disp=films beginning with 1445277}}.) The records for Alabama are on {{FHL|607931|title-id|disp=films 1445277–351}}. The Land Records compact disc above or the web site can help you learn information you need, such as the land office and the range and township to use these records. The records list the buyer’s name, the amount of property, price of the property, date of purchase, and certificate number. | ||
The original tract books for the area east of the Mississippi are at: | The original tract books for the area east of the Mississippi are at: | ||
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The Choctaw Indians who chose to remain in the east could receive land allotments or, later, scrip for public lands in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, or Arkansas. The records are in the National Archives, Records Group 75. These are the records of the claims commission connected with the 1830 Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek. The records of scrip certificates surrendered for land are in the Bureau of Land Management, Records Group 49. Most of these records have been microfilmed. A book that lists those who filed for land allotments or scrip is: | The Choctaw Indians who chose to remain in the east could receive land allotments or, later, scrip for public lands in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, or Arkansas. The records are in the National Archives, Records Group 75. These are the records of the claims commission connected with the 1830 Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek. The records of scrip certificates surrendered for land are in the Bureau of Land Management, Records Group 49. Most of these records have been microfilmed. A book that lists those who filed for land allotments or scrip is: | ||
*Goss, Joe R. ''A Complete Roll of All Choctaw Claimants and Their Heirs Existing Under the Treaties Between the United States and the Choctaw Nation as Far as Shown by the Records of the United States and of the Choctaw Nation''. 1889. Reprint, Conway, Arkansas: Oldbuck Press, 1992. (Family History Library | *Goss, Joe R. ''A Complete Roll of All Choctaw Claimants and Their Heirs Existing Under the Treaties Between the United States and the Choctaw Nation as Far as Shown by the Records of the United States and of the Choctaw Nation''. 1889. Reprint, Conway, Arkansas: Oldbuck Press, 1992. (Family History Library {{FHL|550606|title-id|disp=book 970.3 C451g}}.) | ||
A helpful history of the Choctaw people from the 1500s to about 1930 is: | A helpful history of the Choctaw people from the 1500s to about 1930 is: | ||
*Debo, Angie. ''The Rise and Fall of the Choctaw Republic.'' The Civilizations of the American Indians Series; 6. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1961. (Family History Library | *Debo, Angie. ''The Rise and Fall of the Choctaw Republic.'' The Civilizations of the American Indians Series; 6. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1961. (Family History Library {{FHL|85394|title-id|disp=book 970.3 C451d}}.) The book contains an extensive bibliography and a map showing Choctaw land cessions between 1801 and 1830 in Alabama and Mississippi. | ||
Land and property records are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | Land and property records are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||