U.S. Montgomery Land Office - Receivers' condensed quarterly account book, 1885-1903.

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U.S. Montgomery Land Office - Receivers' condensed quarterly account book, 1885-1903.

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District land office Receivers were responsible for all financial transactions relating to the sale of public lands. They were required to submit quarterly accounts to the General Land Office for examination. These were quite detailed, listing all land sales. After 1885 it appears that Receivers also submitted a condensed quarterly account of debits and credits. The condensed quarterly account lists the amount of money deposited in local banks and identifies the bank by name. Credits list the total number of acres sold, amount of purchase money received and amount and type of fees and commissions received. These records illustrate the financial responsibilities of district land office Receivers and provide an excellent summation of numbers of transactions, types of transactions and amounts received.

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Alabama. Secretary of State. Lands Division.

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United States. Montgomery Land Office

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Authorities: Brannon, Peter. "Through the Years: United States Land Offices in Alabama." Montgomery Advertiser. 1936 July 26. Bush, Evelyn. "United States Land Offices in Alabama, 1803-1879." Alabama Historical Quarterly 17 (1955): 146-153. The Montgomery Land Office was established by an act of 1832 July 10 to administer the Tallapoosa Land District in the State of Ala. The office opened on 1834 Jan. 1 and originally was made up of the lower Cree...

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 ...