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[[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Wisconsin]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | [[United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Wisconsin]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Wisconsin_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]] | ||
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:*''The Territorial papers of the United States; the territory of Wisconsin, 1836-1848 : a microfilm supplement'' Washington, District of Columbia:National Archives and Records Administration, 1959. 122 microfilm rolls beginning with film 1601731, {{FHL|588787|item}}. Each roll has a list of materials on the rolls in the series. The targets for the maps give an explanation of the maps. Letters and journals have an arrow which points at Wisconsin material. Dates noted are for the roll and are not necessarily in that order. | :*''The Territorial papers of the United States; the territory of Wisconsin, 1836-1848 : a microfilm supplement'' Washington, District of Columbia:National Archives and Records Administration, 1959. 122 microfilm rolls beginning with film 1601731, {{FHL|588787|item}}. Each roll has a list of materials on the rolls in the series. The targets for the maps give an explanation of the maps. Letters and journals have an arrow which points at Wisconsin material. Dates noted are for the roll and are not necessarily in that order. | ||
:*Wisconsin, State Historical Society. ''Wisconsin Domesday book, town studies.'' [Madison:State Historical Society of Wisconsin], c1924-(Minasha, Wisconsin:George Santa Pub. Co.) {{FHL|80231|item}}, book 977.5 E3w. | :*Wisconsin, State Historical Society. ''Wisconsin Domesday book, town studies.'' [Madison:State Historical Society of Wisconsin], c1924-(Minasha, Wisconsin:George Santa Pub. Co.) {{FHL|80231|item}}, book 977.5 E3w. Includes index. | ||
=== Government Land Transfers === | === Government Land Transfers === | ||
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Two different surveys were done resulting in two number sequences. Land east of the Mississippi River was part of the Northwest Territory. Townships in that area of Minnesota are numbered between 22 and 70 north of the (Galena, Illinois) base line. Ranges run east or west of the 4th principal meridian. Land west of the Mississippi River was part the Louisiana Purchase. Townships in that area are numbered between 101 and 164 north of the (Clarendon, Arkansas) base line. Ranges are counted west from the 5th principal meridian. The Bureau of Land Management has an [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/SurveySearch/ index] and digital images of the original survey maps for Minnesota. The original survey creates land boundaries and marks them for the first time. | Two different surveys were done resulting in two number sequences. Land east of the Mississippi River was part of the Northwest Territory. Townships in that area of Minnesota are numbered between 22 and 70 north of the (Galena, Illinois) base line. Ranges run east or west of the 4th principal meridian. Land west of the Mississippi River was part the Louisiana Purchase. Townships in that area are numbered between 101 and 164 north of the (Clarendon, Arkansas) base line. Ranges are counted west from the 5th principal meridian. The Bureau of Land Management has an [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/SurveySearch/ index] and digital images of the original survey maps for Minnesota. The original survey creates land boundaries and marks them for the first time. | ||
*Maps showing these surveys are included in:<br>Andriot, Jay. Township Atlas of the United States. McLean, Virginia: Documents Index, 1991. {{FHL|973 E7an 1991 | *Maps showing these surveys are included in:<br>Andriot, Jay. Township Atlas of the United States. McLean, Virginia: Documents Index, 1991. {{FHL|456649|item}}, book 973 E7an 1991. This book is arranged alphabetically by state. | ||
*Commissioner of Public Lands, 127 West Washington Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53703. On line: [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/SurveyNotes/SurveyNotesHome.html Original Field Notes and Plat Maps, 1833 - 1866, and Resurvey Maps 1858-2009] | *Commissioner of Public Lands, 127 West Washington Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53703. On line: [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/SurveyNotes/SurveyNotesHome.html Original Field Notes and Plat Maps, 1833 - 1866, and Resurvey Maps 1858-2009] | ||
*United States. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Land Management. ''Wisconsin, 1820–1908 Cash and Homestead Entries, Cadastral Survey Plats.'' Version 7.3. Springfield, Virginia: BLM Eastern States, 1994. {{FHL|CD-ROM no. 38 | *United States. Department of the Interior. Bureau of Land Management. ''Wisconsin, 1820–1908 Cash and Homestead Entries, Cadastral Survey Plats.'' Version 7.3. Springfield, Virginia: BLM Eastern States, 1994. {{FHL|774878|item}}, CD-ROM no. 38 supp. Not available at Family History Centers. These records are patents issued by the federal government. Researchers can search for information about land titles through any one of six categories: land description, patentee name, patent authority, land office, certificate number, or county. | ||
==== Tract and Plat Books ==== | ==== Tract and Plat Books ==== | ||
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*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books''. Washington DC: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. (The Family History Library films for Minnesota are [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=607931&disp=Tract+books++ 1445629–76].) Use the Author/Title Search of the microfiche catalog to find film numbers. The tract books devote a page or so to each land section in a township. They list the name of the first owner of each quarter section or the certificate number or both. | *United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books''. Washington DC: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. (The Family History Library films for Minnesota are [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=607931&disp=Tract+books++ 1445629–76].) Use the Author/Title Search of the microfiche catalog to find film numbers. The tract books devote a page or so to each land section in a township. They list the name of the first owner of each quarter section or the certificate number or both. | ||
*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books.'' Washington, D.C.: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. On 1,265 Family History Library films beginning with {{FHL| | *United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books.'' Washington, D.C.: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. On 1,265 Family History Library films beginning with 1445277 {{FHL|607931|item}}. | ||
*Microfilm copies of the tract books and township plats of the Wisconsin land offices are available at the Family History Library. Plat books for counties in Wisconsin are listed in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 Place Search] of the Family History Library Catalog under: | *Microfilm copies of the tract books and township plats of the Wisconsin land offices are available at the Family History Library. Plat books for counties in Wisconsin are listed in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0 Place Search] of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||