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Likewise, '''county''' governments keep their own separate land records usually in the form of deeds and plat maps in order to track ownership and status of real estate AFTER it left federal control. | Likewise, '''county''' governments keep their own separate land records usually in the form of deeds and plat maps in order to track ownership and status of real estate AFTER it left federal control. | ||
In most cases the federal tract books are more authoritative than copies, if any, kept | In most cases the federal tract books are more authoritative than copies, if any, kept by General Land Office branch offices, or by states or counties for the same area.<ref>Kenneth Hawkins, ''Research in the Land Entry Files of the General Land Office: Record Group 49'', Reference Information Paper, 114 (Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), 5. [http://www.archives.gov/publications/ref-info-papers/rip114.pdf Internet version (pdf)] {{WorldCat|146498814|item|disp=At various repositories (WorldCat)}} {{FHL|1440124|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J53hrL}}</ref> | ||
=== Federal tract books 1820-1908 === | === Federal tract books 1820-1908 === | ||