U.S. Mobile Land Office - Register of final homestead receipts, 1873-1879.

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Alabama. Secretary of State. Lands Division. U.S. Mobile Land Office - Register of final homestead receipts, 1873-1879.

U.S. Mobile Land Office - Register of final homestead receipts, 1873-1879.

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The Homestead Act of 1862 was passed on 1862 Feb. 28 to go into effect on 1863 Jan. 1. The act allowed claimants to homestead up to 160 acres of land free of charge except for a small commission to be paid when filing the claim. Claimants were required to live on the land for five years from the date of entry. This series consists of a register of final receipts issued for land entered under the Homestead Act. Each entry contains the number of the receipt, the date of the receipt, the location of the tract, the quantity of land entered, the name and residence of the applicant, the number of the original application, commissions paid, price per acre and remarks. Remarks include notes such as "excess receipt," "adjacent farm," and "lapsed." These records document homesteading in Ala. and provide information about homesteaders.

1 volume.

Alabama Department of Archives and History