Minnesota. State Land Office.
Under the Minnesota statehood act [11 Stat. 166, Enabling Act of February 26, 1857], sections 16 and 36 of every township (totaling 1280 acres per township) were dedicated to the state school fund. If any such section was deficient (less than a full section by reason of being located in a fractional township; covered by a lake, river, or swamp; reserved for some other public purpose; or pre-empted by settlement), the state could select indemnity lands from the public domain to make up the deficiency.
From the guide to the Indemnity school land records., circa 1855-circa 1960., (Minnesota Historical Society)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Indemnity school land records., circa 1855-circa 1960. | Minnesota Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Minnesota. State Land Office. Miscellaneous trust fund land lists and correspondence, 1857-1938. | Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts | |
| creatorOf | Salt Springs Lands Records., 1858-1915. | Minnesota Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Swamp land lists., 1863-1907. | Minnesota Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Indexes to state land records., undated. | Minnesota Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Abstract of state land., 1940-circa 1986. | Minnesota Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Deeds for conveyance of tax-forfeited lands., 1938-1990. | Minnesota Historical Society | |
| creatorOf | Abstracts of consolidated conservation areas., circa 1929-circa 1980. | Minnesota Historical Society |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
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| associatedWith | Belle Plaine Salt Company (Belle Plaine, Minn.). | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Bottineau, Pierre, 1817-1895 | person |
| associatedWith | Hayes, G. H. | person |
| associatedWith | Jewett, W. P. (William Parker), 1848-1905 | person |
| associatedWith | McIlrath, Charles. | person |
| associatedWith | McMillan, Samuel James Renwick, 1826-1897 | person |
| associatedWith | Sibley, Henry Hastings, 1811-1891 | person |
| associatedWith | Skinner, James D. (James Davenport), 1831-1881 | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Office of Surveyor General of Minnesota. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Saint Cloud Land District (Minn.). | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | University of Minnesota. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Whitcomb, O. P. (Orlan Pliny), 1831-1898 | person |
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| Wild Rice River (Minn.) | |||
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| Red Lake Game Preserve (Minn.). | |||
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| Minnesota |
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| Conservation of natural resources |
| Game reserves |
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| Natural resources conservation areas |
| Natural resources conservation areas |
| Natural resources conservation areas |
| Natural resources conservation areas |
| Natural resources conservation areas |
| Natural resources conservation areas |
| Natural resources conservation areas |
| Public lands |
| Public lands |
| Public lands |
| Public lands |
| Public land sales |
| Public land sales |
| Railroad land grants |
| Salt springs |
| School lands |
| School lands |
| School lands |
| Special funds |
| Swamp lands |
| Swamps |
| Tax forfeiture |
| Trust fund lands |
| Wildlife management |
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