Preemption declaration statements, 1841-1854.

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Preemption declaration statements, 1841-1854.

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Preemption rights declarations filed with the land office include declarer name; claimed tract legal description; declarer's first settlement date on tract; declaration statement filing date; and date of act of Congress under which claim was filed. Occasionally statements also include declarer residence and land district office through which tract originally was offered for sale.

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