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To acquire ownership of land, an individual made a claim to the Land Commission. If approval was granted, the claimant received an award (Land Commission Award (LCA), which he then presented to the Minister of the Interior, who issued a Royal Patent. The Royal Patent (RP) gave the individual sole ownership of his land once he paid an assessment of cash or land to the government. The [http://hawaii.gov/dags/archives Hawaii State Archives] has microfilm copies of many of these records. It also has a "Land File" of letters and documents dating from the 1830s. You may also search the online Grantor/Grantee Deed Index to determine if ancestors owned, purchased, or sold land. If an ancestor owned land at the time of death, you will also want to search for a will or probate records for that ancestor to determine if the ancestor left land to a family member.<br> | To acquire ownership of land, an individual made a claim to the Land Commission. If approval was granted, the claimant received an award (Land Commission Award (LCA), which he then presented to the Minister of the Interior, who issued a Royal Patent. The Royal Patent (RP) gave the individual sole ownership of his land once he paid an assessment of cash or land to the government. The [http://hawaii.gov/dags/archives Hawaii State Archives] has microfilm copies of many of these records. It also has a "Land File" of letters and documents dating from the 1830s. You may also search the online Grantor/Grantee Deed Index to determine if ancestors owned, purchased, or sold land. If an ancestor owned land at the time of death, you will also want to search for a will or probate records for that ancestor to determine if the ancestor left land to a family member.<br> | ||
The [https://www.familysearch.org/ | The [https://www.familysearch.org/locations/saltlakecity-library/ Family History Library] has microfilm copies of the: | ||
*Award books (1836-55) | *Award books (1836-55) | ||