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United States Bureau of Land Management
Tract books, 1800-c. - 1955 139
Volumes of Oregon tract books containing
official records of the land status and
transactions involving surveyed public lands
arranged by state and then by township and
range. These books indicate who obtained the
land, and include a physical description of
the tract and where the land is located. The
type of transaction is also recorded such as
cash entry, credit entry, homesteads, patents
(deeds) granted by the Federal Government, and
other conveyances of title such as Indian
allotments, internal improvement grants (to
states), military bounty land warrants,
private land claims, railroad grants, school
grants, and swamp grants. Additional items of
information included in the tract books are as
follows: number of acres, date of sale,
purchase price, land office, entry number,
final Certificate of Purchase number, and
notes on relinquishments and conversions.
(Images only, no index)
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