Tract books - partial, 1818-1890.

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Alabama. Secretary of State. Lands Division. Tract books - partial, 1818-1890.

Tract books - partial, 1818-1890.

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Tract books record the conveyance of U.S. government land to either the state or to an individual. In 1855 money was apparently appropriated for recopying of tract book records. These books were apparently copied at that time. Some of the books were updated until ca.1890, while others contain only information on lands entered before 1856. The exact origin or purpose of these books is unknown, they simply partially duplicate the tract book records found in the Secretary of State's office for fifteen Ala. counties. The counties represented are Autauga, Barbour, Blount, Cherokee, Conecuh, Coosa, Dale, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Macon, Marion, Morgan, Tallapoosa, and Winston. Some volumes include information on land obtained through the 1832 Creek Indian treaty. Tract books are laid out on two facing pages. On the left is information on federally owned land. Information includes the tract location; number of acres; to whom sold or granted; date of sale, location or grant; certificate or warrant number; and date of appropriate military act. On the right page is land donated to the state by the U.S. government and sold thereafter by the state. Information includes the fund, to whom state title was conveyed, when conveyed, number of state transfer or conveyance, and where the information is recorded. Most of the entries in these tract books concern federal conveyances. These records provide information concerning land ownership in specific Ala. counties.

16 volumes.

Alabama Department of Archives and History