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The earliest land records in [[Portal:Michigan|Michigan]] are of private land claims granted by France and England. Lists of early voters, petitioners, taxpayers, and landowners are in: | The earliest land records in [[Portal:Michigan|Michigan]] are of private land claims granted by France and England. Lists of early voters, petitioners, taxpayers, and landowners are in: | ||
United States. Congress. ''American State Papers''. Salt Lake City, Utah; La Crosse, Wisconsin: Genealogical Society of Utah: Brookhaven Press, 1959, 1975, 1977. (On 29 Family History Library films. Some of these films are not available at Family History Centers. | United States. Congress. ''American State Papers''. Salt Lake City, Utah; La Crosse, Wisconsin: Genealogical Society of Utah: Brookhaven Press, 1959, 1975, 1977. (On 29 Family History Library films.) Some of these films are not available at Family History Centers. | ||
The papers are also in: | The papers are also in: | ||
United States. Department of State. ''Territorial Papers of the United States.'' 26 vols. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1934–1962. (Family History Library films | United States. Department of State. ''Territorial Papers of the United States.'' 26 vols. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1934–1962. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=42234&disp=The+territorial+papers+of+the+United+Sta++ films 929382-83].) | ||
You can locate these published volumes in the National Archives and the Family History Library. Claims for the years 1790 to 1837 have been transcribed and indexed in: | You can locate these published volumes in the National Archives and the Family History Library. Claims for the years 1790 to 1837 have been transcribed and indexed in: | ||
McMullin, Phillip W. ''Grassroots of America''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Gendex Corporation, 1972. (Family History Library book 973 R2ag index; fiche 6051323.) | McMullin, Phillip W. ''Grassroots of America''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Gendex Corporation, 1972. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=973+R2ag+index book 973 R2ag index; fiche 6051323].) | ||
=== Land Office Records === | === Land Office Records === | ||
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The Family History Library has on compact disc: | The Family History Library has on compact disc: | ||
United States. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Land Management. ''Michigan Cash and Homestead Entries, Cadastral Survey Plats''. Version 7.3. Springfield, Virginia: BLM Eastern States, 1994. (Family History Library compact disc no. 22. Not available at Family History Centers.) These records are patents issued by the federal government. Researchers can search for land title information through any one of six categories—land description, patentee name, patent authority, land office, certificate number, or county. | United States. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Land Management. ''Michigan Cash and Homestead Entries, Cadastral Survey Plats''. Version 7.3. Springfield, Virginia: BLM Eastern States, 1994. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=706833&disp=Michigan+cash+and+homestead+entries%2C+c%20%20&columns=*,0,0 compact disc no. 22]. Not available at Family History Centers.) These records are patents issued by the federal government. Researchers can search for land title information through any one of six categories—land description, patentee name, patent authority, land office, certificate number, or county. | ||
The Bureau of Land Management has digital images of the original survey plats for Michigan at http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/SurveySearch/ The original survey creates land boundaries and marks them for the first time. | The Bureau of Land Management has digital images of the original survey plats for Michigan at http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/SurveySearch/ The original survey creates land boundaries and marks them for the first time. | ||
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http://land-records.com/land-records/michigan-land-records.htm<br><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | http://land-records.com/land-records/michigan-land-records.htm<br><!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors --> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Michigan.ASP Michigan Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2006. | |||
''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/RG/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Aid=&Gid=&Lid=&Sid=&Did=&Juris1=&Event=&Year=&Gloss=&Sub=&Tab=&Entry=&Guide=Michigan.ASP Michigan Research Outline].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2006. | |||
[[Category:Michigan]] | [[Category:Michigan]] | ||