Patent Records
Creator: Marshall County. Register of Deeds
Date: 1870-1884
Level of Description: Series
Material Type: Government record
Call Number:
MF 333, MF 337, MF 745 - MF 746
Unit ID: 196187
Space Required/Quantity:
- 4.00 Microfilm roll(s) (35mm)
Title (Main title): Patent Records
Scope and Content
Scope and content: Volumes of land patents documenting land grants made to applicants from Marshall County pursuant to the Homestead Act of 1862. Some patent volumes include quitclaim deeds as well, documenting land sales where the grantor relinquishes any interest they may have in a piece of real property and passes that claim to another person. The patents state the name of the applicant, date of application, a description of the land, and a statement awarding the land to the applicant. The patents are awarded by the United States General Land Office and signed by the president, recorder of the General Land Office, and the county register of deeds. Arranged chronologically by filing date with the register of deeds.
Locators:
No Locators Identified
Microfilm:
- MF 333 no. 3: VOLUME 41 1883-1884
- MF 337 no. 2: VOLUME 51 1883-1884
- MF 745 no. 4: VOLUME 19, END PAGE 375 1870-1891
- MF 746: VOLUME 19, BEGIN PAGE 375 1870-1891
Index Terms
Subjects
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United States. General Land Office
Marshall County (Kan.)
Homestead law -- United States -- History
Land grants -- Kansas -- Marshall County
Land tenure -- Kansas -- Marshall County
Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Kansas -- Marshall County
Agency Classification:
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Local Government Agencies. Marshall County. County Offices. Register of Deeds.
Additional Information for Researchers
Use and reproduction: FILM MAY NOT BE DUPLICATED OR LOANED THROUGH ILL
