Affidavits filed by preemption claimants, June 1832-December 1857.

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Affidavits filed by preemption claimants, June 1832-December 1857.

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Sworn statements declare rights to preemption claims. Each statement includes name of claimant, legal description of tract claimed, description of improvements made (e.g., buildings, cultivation), date of initial settlement on tract and notarization made by county commissioner, justice of peace, or notary public.

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