Land patent case files, 1848-[ongoing]

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Land patent case files, 1848-[ongoing]

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Land patent files containing the documents related to the sale of state lands. Files include application for sale, duplicate certificate, county statement of no taxes, State Treasurer's receipt, payment receipts and assignments. They are used in perfecting abstracts of title and land ownership history.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6847380

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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