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Case files may cover from the time of the American Revolution (1776) to the mid-1900s, but mostly apply from 1820 to 1908. The vast majority of case files pertain to land in [[United States Land and Property#United_States|30 federal land states]]. | Case files may cover from the time of the American Revolution (1776) to the mid-1900s, but mostly apply from 1820 to 1908. The vast majority of case files pertain to land in [[United States Land and Property#United_States|30 federal land states]]. | ||
Two kinds of land records are closely associated with case files. If an application was successfully completed, a '''''patent ''''' was issued. However, if the application was | Two kinds of land records are closely associated with case files. If an application was successfully completed, a '''''patent ''''' was issued. However, if the application was never finished or rejected, there is still a case file, but no patent. Nevertheless, for EVERY case file there should be a corresponding '''''[[Tract books|tract book]] ''''' entry showing the location of the property and its status. | ||
never finished or rejected, there is still a case file, but no patent. Nevertheless, for EVERY case file there should be a corresponding '''''[[Tract books|tract book]] ''''' entry showing the location of the property and its status. | |||
=== Value of case files === | === Value of case files === | ||