Miscellaneous trust fund land lists and correspondence, 1857-1938.

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Miscellaneous trust fund land lists and correspondence, 1857-1938.

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Miscellaneous lists and correspondence relating to the selection, patenting, and sale of various types of state trust fund land. They include records relating to school, public building, state institution, university, and salt spring land.

0.9 cu. ft. (1 box).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 6763481

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United States. Saint Cloud Land District (Minn.).

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Minnesota. State Land Office.

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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 defici...