U.S. Huntsville Land Office - Receivers' registers of receipts, 1846-1906.

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Alabama. Secretary of State. Lands Division. U.S. Huntsville Land Office - Receivers' registers of receipts, 1846-1906.

U.S. Huntsville Land Office - Receivers' registers of receipts, 1846-1906.

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District land office Receivers were responsible for all financial transactions relating to the sale of public lands. They issued receipts when land was purchased and when payments were made. Receivers' registers of receipts contain records of receipts issued by the Receiver. The registers may vary over time, though generally they include the following information: date, number of receipt, name, residence, location of the tract, number of acres, price per acre, and amount of purchase money. Some volumes also indicate the amount received in forfeited land stock and military land script. Usually the information was recorded on printed forms. These records document the business aspects of public land sales, the work of the Receiver of Public Monies and provide information on purchasers. The bulk of these receipts were issued 1851-1854 and 1870-1906, though the series contains some record fragments from 1846. Some volumes also record receipts issued for the Sale of Cherokee Indian School Lands.

6 volumes and 1 folder.

Alabama Department of Archives and History