Patent Record
Creator: Morris County. Register of Deeds
Date: 1885-1891
Level of Description: Series
Material Type: Government record
Call Number:
MF 3567
Unit ID: 197504
Space Required/Quantity: Microfilm
Title (Main title): Patent Record
Scope and Content
Scope and content: A microfilmed volume documenting land grants from the US General Land Office to applicants seeking land in Morris County, pursuant the April 20, 1820 federal "Act making further provision for the sale of public lands." The patents state the name of the applicant, that they had applied at the land office in Topeka, a description of the land, and an order granting the land to the applicant. Signed by the President of the United States and filed with the Morris County Register of Deeds. The patents are organized by filing date.
Locators:
No Locators Identified
Microfilm:
- MF 3567 no. 2: PATENT RECORD - X 1885-1891
Index Terms
Subjects
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Morris County (Kan.) -- Genealogy
Land grants -- Kansas -- Morris County
Land tenure -- Kansas -- Morris County
Public land sales -- Kansas -- Morris County
Agency Classification:
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Local Government Agencies. Morris County. County Offices. Register of Deeds.
