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::Pennsylvania, Land Office, ''Original Warrants of Depreciation Lands, 1780-1800'', ({{FHL|9785|item}} on 4 films beginning with film 985462). | ::Pennsylvania, Land Office, ''Original Warrants of Depreciation Lands, 1780-1800'', ({{FHL|9785|item}} on 4 films beginning with film 985462). | ||
'''Donation land in the Last Purchase treaty area''' was issued to veterans of the Pennsylvania Line in the Continental Army. Eligible veterans drew lots for a piece of land and then paid a small fee for their certificate. Most soldiers sold their title instead of settling on the land. The library has Pennsylvania, Surveyor General's Office, ''Donation Lands Records, 1780-1800 ''(Family History Library film | '''Donation land in the Last Purchase treaty area''' was issued to veterans of the Pennsylvania Line in the Continental Army. Eligible veterans drew lots for a piece of land and then paid a small fee for their certificate. Most soldiers sold their title instead of settling on the land. The library has Pennsylvania, Surveyor General's Office, ''Donation Lands Records, 1780-1800 ''(Family History Library film 987058-66, {{FHL|9688|item}}. For a printed list of names, see ''Pennsylvania Archives'', series 3, volume 7, pp. 659-795. | ||
*A description of the Bureau of Land Records is in Pennsylvania Bureau of Land Records, in ''Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Quarterly,'' vol. 8, no. 4, May 1982. Family History Library book 974.8 B2wg; film 2024355, {{FHL|151821|item}}. | *A description of the Bureau of Land Records is in Pennsylvania Bureau of Land Records, in ''Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Quarterly,'' vol. 8, no. 4, May 1982. Family History Library book 974.8 B2wg; film 2024355, {{FHL|151821|item}}. | ||