U.S. Huntsville Land Office - relinquishments as provided by the Relief Act of 1821, 1827.

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U.S. Huntsville Land Office - relinquishments as provided by the Relief Act of 1821, 1827.

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The Relief Act of 1821 allowed a debtor to give up or relinquish part of his land to complete payment on the rest or to extend the time of credit. This declaration form acted as an abstract of relinquishments. The forms are bound and include the debtor's name and county of residence and a sworn statement to abide by the rules of the act. Included is a description of the land relinquished - date of purchase, number and date of the original certificate and the location of the tract. The forms are signed by the debtor (or his attorney) and a clerk of the Register's office. 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. Huntsville Land Office

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Authorities: Barefield, Marilyn Davis. "Old Huntsville Land Office Records and Military Warrants, 1810-1854." Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1985. Bush, Evelyn. "United States Land Offices in Alabama, 1803-1879." Alabama Historical Quarterly 17 (1955): 146-153. The land office later known as the Huntsville Land Office was created by an act of 1807 Mar. 3 and was established at Nashville, Tenn. on 1810 July 27. The office was moved to Twi...

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 ...