Grants and patents collected by the General Land Office, 1812-1872.

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Grants and patents collected by the General Land Office, 1812-1872.

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Grants and patents issued for military services or on the sale of public lands by various federal land offices primarily in Wisconsin but including several in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.

0.8 c.f. (2 flat boxes)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6847184

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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