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Both federal and state officials kept records regarding land transfers from government to private ownership, and personal information in the federal records may not be identical to information in the state records.  
Both federal and state officials kept records regarding land transfers from government to private ownership, and personal information in the federal records may not be identical to information in the state records.  


*'''1800s – Present''' - Use the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx Land Patent Index] to identify original Federal land transfer records including homestead, military warrants, and cash entry [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Land_Patent_Search#Value_of_Land_Records patents]. These records help a researcher establish location and lead to National Archives’ records which may include genealogical information. Earlier land transfer records are at the National Archives.  
*'''1800s – Present''' - Use the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) [http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/prog/more/Land_Records.html Land Patent Index ]to identify original Federal land transfer records including homestead, military warrants, and cash entry [http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Land_Patent_Search#Value_of_Land_Records patents]. These records help a researcher establish location and lead to National Archives’ records which may include genealogical information. Earlier land transfer records are at the National Archives.  
*[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/data_lan.html ''Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sale Database''] - An index to over 550,000 names of original land owners from sales records of the U.S. General Land Office, the Illinois Central Railroad, and Illinois officials. Search by name of purchaser or legal description. This index provides the name of the purchaser and record identification number; sale type (federal, military, Illinois Central RR, canal lands, or school lands); description of land by section, township, range, meridian and county; number of acres; and date of purchase.
*[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/data_lan.html ''Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sale Database''] - An index to over 550,000 names of original land owners from sales records of the U.S. General Land Office, the Illinois Central Railroad, and Illinois officials. Search by name of purchaser or legal description. This index provides the name of the purchaser and record identification number; sale type (federal, military, Illinois Central RR, canal lands, or school lands); description of land by section, township, range, meridian and county; number of acres; and date of purchase.


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*''War of 1812 Bounty Lands in Illinois''. Thomson, Illinois: Heritage House, 1977. Indexed by Lowell M. Volkel, this was originally published as House Document 262, 26th Congress, 1st Session, 1840. Available at [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=ti%3AWar+of+1812+Bounty+Lands+in+Illinois+au%3Avolkel&fq=x0%3Abook&qt=advanced&dblist=638 many libraries (WorldCat)]; {{FHL|29653|item|disp=FHL film 1035624, Item 7; fiche 6051272; book 977.3 R2w}}.
*''War of 1812 Bounty Lands in Illinois''. Thomson, Illinois: Heritage House, 1977. Indexed by Lowell M. Volkel, this was originally published as House Document 262, 26th Congress, 1st Session, 1840. Available at [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=ti%3AWar+of+1812+Bounty+Lands+in+Illinois+au%3Avolkel&fq=x0%3Abook&qt=advanced&dblist=638 many libraries (WorldCat)]; {{FHL|29653|item|disp=FHL film 1035624, Item 7; fiche 6051272; book 977.3 R2w}}.


'''American State Papers '''  
'''American State Papers'''


At various times, early settlers and others made written claims to the government for lands. Those claims frequently included statements by relatives, heirs, neighbors, or friends and sometimes contained additional genealogical information. A land office was opened at [[Kaskaskia, Illinois|Kaskaskia]] in 1804 for settling claims and land disputes. Records of these and other claims are in:  
At various times, early settlers and others made written claims to the government for lands. Those claims frequently included statements by relatives, heirs, neighbors, or friends and sometimes contained additional genealogical information. A land office was opened at [[Kaskaskia, Illinois|Kaskaskia]] in 1804 for settling claims and land disputes. Records of these and other claims are in:  
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Each volume has an every-name index and contains thousands of names of residents in the area that is now Illinois. The volumes contain lists of residents, taxpayers, and petitioners, and information about persons associated with forts, land offices, Indian interpreters, express riders, and post offices. The original records are in the National Archives, M0721. The Family History Library holds copies of the series v. 1-28, {{FHL|42234|item|disp=FHL film 1421059 (first of 15 films); book 973 N2udt}}  
Each volume has an every-name index and contains thousands of names of residents in the area that is now Illinois. The volumes contain lists of residents, taxpayers, and petitioners, and information about persons associated with forts, land offices, Indian interpreters, express riders, and post offices. The original records are in the National Archives, M0721. The Family History Library holds copies of the series v. 1-28, {{FHL|42234|item|disp=FHL film 1421059 (first of 15 films); book 973 N2udt}}  


'''Raymond H. Hammes Collection '''  
'''Raymond H. Hammes Collection'''


The Raymond H. Hammes Collection, maintained at the Illinois State Archives, is an excellent collection of early land and other historical records from [[Kaskaskia, Illinois|Kaskaskia]] in Randolph County and settlements along the Mississippi River, including the Cahokia settlement in St. Clair County, which at the time covered a large portion of present-day Illinois. Most of the Hammes collection has been microfilmed and is available at the Family History Library. The collection can be found as ten entries including a consolidated index.<br>  
The Raymond H. Hammes Collection, maintained at the Illinois State Archives, is an excellent collection of early land and other historical records from [[Kaskaskia, Illinois|Kaskaskia]] in Randolph County and settlements along the Mississippi River, including the Cahokia settlement in St. Clair County, which at the time covered a large portion of present-day Illinois. Most of the Hammes collection has been microfilmed and is available at the Family History Library. The collection can be found as ten entries including a consolidated index.<br>


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'''Federal Township Plats of Illinois '''  
'''Federal Township Plats of Illinois'''


*Illinois State Archives [http://landplats.ilsos.net/ Federal Township Plats of Illinois (1804–1891)]  
*Illinois State Archives [http://landplats.ilsos.net/ Federal Township Plats of Illinois (1804–1891)]  
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