U.S. Montgomery Land Office - Receivers' letters, outgoing, 1832-1907.

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U.S. Montgomery Land Office - Receivers' letters, outgoing, 1832-1907.

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District land office Receivers were responsible for all financial transactions relating to the sale and disposition of public lands. This series consists of letterpress copybooks and copies of outgoing letters from the Montgomery Land Office Receiver. Letters are addressed to the U.S. Land Office, individual land owners and others involved in the disposition of public land. Subjects discussed include payments for land, disputed land claims and bank deposits. The series is incomplete and covers the years 1832, 1866-1871, 1881, 1894-1895, 1902-1904, and 1906-1907. Most volumes contain an index to correspondents' names. SG5430 folder 3 contains a few letters from the Tuscaloosa Land Office before it was moved to Montgomery. This series documents the work of the Montgomery Land Office Receivers and the financial aspects of the disposition of public land at the Montgomery Land Office.

4 volumes and 1 folder.

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Alabama Department of Archives and History

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