U.S. St. Stephen's Land Office - certificates of further credit as allowed by the Relief Act of 1821, 1821-1822.

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U.S. St. Stephen's Land Office - certificates of further credit as allowed by the Relief Act of 1821, 1821-1822.

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The Relief Act of 1821 allowed a debtor to give up part of his land to complete payment on the rest or to extend the time of credit. These certificates, signed by the Register, declare that further credit has been extended on a certain tract. Each certificate includes the name of the buyer, date of purchase, location, and amount paid on the land. The certificates state that the buyer has surrendered the first certificate and that credit has been extended. They each set out a schedule for payment, listing the amount due on specific future dates. These records document the procedures for the administration of the Relief Act of 1821 and illustrate the difficulties settlers encountered attempting to obtain and keep land.

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Alabama. Secretary of State. Lands Division.

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United States. St. Stephen's Land Office

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Authority: Bush, Evelyn. "United States Land Offices in Alabama, 1803-1879." Alabama Historical Quarterly 17 (1955): 146-153. The St. Stephens Land Office was created by an act of Congress on 1803 Mar. 3 to administer part of the Land District East of the Pearl River. The office opened in 1811 Sept. and was moved to Mobile in 1867. Though the boundaries administered by the office changed several times, the St. Stephens Land Office generally was responsible fo...

United States. General Land Office

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Under regulations approved on March 20, 1915, tracts set aside as villa sites under the provisions of an act of April 12, 1910, within the former Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana, were offered for sale at public auction, beginning at Polson, Montana, on July 26, 1915. The sale was adjourned to Dayton, Montana, on August 6 and concluded at Kalispell, Montana, on August 7, 1915. There were 889 parcels of land, not less than 2 nor more than 5 acres in area, fronting on Flathead Lake, and under ...