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From the earliest years of its history, the United States has had programs for making land available to its citizens at no cost or a very low price. For example, many veterans of the Revolutionary War received free land as reward or payment for their service to their country. 

Many of the records of the conveyance of Federal government land to private citizens under a number of programs (such as the Homestead Act) have been maintained by the General Land Office (GLO) of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The GLO has recently posted these records on a website along with a search function for the records. A search of the GLO website for the Grimshaws who received Federal land found 41 recipients of Federal land in 17 states.

Tabulation of Grimshaws Who Received Federal Land

Additional Information on the General Land Office Website

More Detail on the Records for Grimshaws Who Got Federal Land

Frequently Asked Questions on the GLO Webpage

 

Tabulation of Grimshaws Who Received Federal Land

The GLO website for conducting searches is at www.glorecords.blm.gov. The results of the search for Grimshaws are shown in Table 1, which has 63 entries (a separate search for "Grinshaw" found no entries). A total of 41 Grimshaws (some of them received more than one grant) received land in 17 states:

Arkansas Mississippi Ohio
California Missouri Oregon
Idaho Montana South Dakota
Illinois Nebraska Utah
Louisiana New Mexico Wisconsin
Minnesota North Dakota  

Most of the grants were in sections (160 acres) or half or quarter sections (80 or 40 acres). Additional information on these grants is provided further down on this webpage. Many of the Grimshaws who received land are described on other webpages on this website. Links to these webpages will be provided in the future.

Table 1. List of Grimshaws who received land from the U.S. Government, as indicated by a search of the GLO website. Note that George and Jonathan Grimshaw received multiple grants in Mississippi and Missouri.

No  Last  First  ST  County  Acres  Issue Date  Land Office 
1 Grimshaw  George  AR  Drew  1920 7/28/1838  Helena 
2 Grimshaw  Benjamin  CA  Merced  159.62 7/1/1861  ** 
3 Grimshaw  Jonathan W  CA  Solano  160 2/1/1868  ** 
4 Grimshaw  George H  ID  Washington  80 3/30/1908 Idaho 
5 Grimshaw  John N  IL  Pike  40 11/3/1840  Quincy 
6 Grimshaw  John W  IL  Pike  80 8/6/1838  Quincy 
7 Grimshaw  Gideon F  LA  Caldwell  79.83 7/1/1859  Monroe 
8 Grimshaw  Walter E  LA  La Salle  120.21 10/20/1902 New Orleans 
9 Grimshaw  Benjamin  MN  Steele  40 6/1/1859  Winona 
10 Grimshaw  George W  MN  Wadena  40 6/1/1859  Winona 
11 Grimshaw  Henry  MN  Polk  80 5/4/1885  St. Cloud 
12 Grimshaw  John N  MN  St. Louis  40 2/25/1896  Crookston 
13 Grimshaw  Samuel  MN  Hinds  80 4/15/1875  Duluth 
14 Grimshaw  George  MI  Hinds  42.28 9/25/1835  Mt. Salus 
15 Grimshaw  George  MI  Hinds  80.03 9/25/1835  Mt. Salus 
16 Grimshaw  George  MI  Hinds  40.01 9/25/1835  Mt. Salus 
17 Grimshaw  George  MI  Hinds  84.56 9/25/1835  Mt. Salus 
18 Grimshaw  George  MI  Hinds  84.59 10/20/1835  Mt. Salus 
19 Grimshaw  George  MI  Hinds  84.56 10/20/1835  Mt. Salus 
20 Grimshaw  George  MI  Hinds  80.03 2/20/1837  Mt. Salus 
21 Grimshaw  George  MI  Hinds  84.56 2/10/1840  Mt. Salus 
22 Grimshaw  George  MI  Hinds  80.03 2/10/1840  Mt. Salus 
23 Grimshaw  George  MI  Hinds  84.59 2/10/1840  Mt. Salus 
24 Grimshaw  George  MI  Hinds  81.62 7/20/1826  Jackson 
25 Grimshaw  George  MI  Hinds  79.87 11/1/1836  Jackson 
26 Grimshaw  George  MI  Hinds  84.56 4/1/1831  Mt. Salus 
27 Grimshaw  George  MI  Hinds  80.06 4/1/1831  Mt. Salus 
28 Grimshaw  George  MI  Hinds  80.03 1/10/1832  Mt. Salus 
29 Grimshaw  Jonathan  MO  Bates  40.695 7/5/1866  Booneville 
30 Grimshaw  Jonathan  MO  Bates, Vernon  40.4 7/5/1866  Booneville 
31 Grimshaw  Jonathan  MO  Bates  40 7/5/1866  Booneville 
32 Grimshaw  Jonathan  MO  Bates  40 7/5/1866  Booneville 
33 Grimshaw  Jonathan  MO  Bates  40 10/10/1866  Booneville 
34 Grimshaw  Jonathan  MO  Bates  40 10/10/1866  Booneville 
35 Grimshaw  Jonathan  MO  Bates  40 10/10/1866  Booneville 
36 Grimshaw  Jesse W  MT  Carbon  320 4/5/1920 Billings 
37 Grimshaw  Edward S  NE  Arthur  477.76 6/27/1913 North Platte 
38 Grimshaw  Fitzhugh L  NM  Lincoln  640 5/21/1938 Las Cruces 
39 Grimshaw  James Henry  ND  Williams  160 6/26/1911 Williston 
40 Grimshaw  Michael H  ND  Divide  160 6/25/1913 Williston 
41 Grimshaw  Ragnhild  ND  Divide  316.02 8/1/1918 Williston 
42 Grimshaw  William C  ND  Divide  160 6/5/1911 Williston 
43 Grimshaw  Richard  OH  Scioto  38.68 2/1/1851  Chillicothe 
44 Grimshaw  John W  OR  Lane  160 4/12/1921 Roseburg 
45 Grimshaw  Leonard H  OR  Lane  156.8 1/30/1923 Roseburg 
46 Grimshaw  Lloyd M  OR  Linn  160 4/17/1907 Roseburg 
47 Grimshaw  Edward S  SD  McCook  160 4/2/1901 Mont.State Off. 
48 Grimshaw  George T  SD  Lyman  160 10/12/1908 Chamberlain 
49 Grimshaw  Kate E  SD  Pennington  160 9/19/1889  Mont.State Off. 
50 Grimshaw  Mae  SD  Clark  160 1/18/1896  Mont.State Off. 
51 Grimshaw  Winton  SD  Corson  160 1/18/1919 Lemmon 
52 Grimshaw  Arnold  UT  Iron  320 10/13/1924 Salt Lake City 
53 Grimshaw  Clarence  UT  Beaver  160 1/13/1922 Salt Lake City 
54 Grimshaw  Estella Jones  UT  Iron  320.8 5/12/1931 Salt Lake City 
55 Grimshaw  George W  UT  Iron  240 7/6/1927 Salt Lake City 
56 Grimshaw  L W  UT  Iron  158.56 5/9/1929 Salt Lake City 
57 Grimshaw  Randolph  UT  Iron  280 7/21/1922 Salt Lake City 
58 Grimshaw  Ray  UT  Iron  160 12/26/1913 Salt Lake City 
59 Grimshaw  William H  UT  Iron  160 9/14/1911 Salt Lake City 
60 Grimshaw  Andrew B  WI  Juneau  40 10/15/1908 Wausau 
61 Grimshaw  Eli  WI  Monroe  80 11/25/1879  La Crosse 
62 Grimshaw  Henry  WI  Waukesha  40 9/10/1844  Milwaukee 
63 Grimshaw  Robert  WI  Clark  80 9/5/1866  La Crosse 

**Assigned for Automation

 

Additional Information on the General Land Office Website

The GLO website provides the following information in the introduction.

The Official Federal Land Patent Records Site

Welcome to the new Bureau of Land Management (http://www.blm.gov), General Land Office (GLO) Records Automation web site. We provide live access to Federal land conveyance records for the Public Land States. We also provide image access to more than two million Federal land title records for Eastern Public Land States, issued between 1820 and 1908. Images of Serial patents (land titles issued between 1908 and the mid-1960's) are currently being added to this web site. Due to organization of documents in the GLO collection, this site does not currently contain every Federal title record issued for the Public Land States.

Search Federal Land Patents Databases

This site offers researchers a source of information on the initial transfer of land titles from the Federal government to individuals. In addition to verifying title transfer, this information will allow the researcher to associate an individual (Patentee, Assignee, Warrantee, Widow, or Heir) with a specific location (Legal Land Description) and time (Issue Date).

Obtain Certified Copies of Land Patents

With our on-line shopping cart, users may request certified copies of land patents electronically or through the mail. To search for land patents, click on Search Land Patents on the menu near the top of the page. A series of pages will guide you through viewing and ordering land patents.

 

More Detail on the Records for Grimshaws Who Got Federal Land

Table 2 contains additional information, including General Land Office document references, on the 63 entries presented in Table 1.

Table 2. Tabulation of 63 entries showing reserves, authority for granting the land, and document reference numbers at the GLO.

No

Last

First

ST

U.S. Reserv.

Mineral Reserv.

Author- ity

Docu- ment No.

Accession/ Serial No

BLM Serial No

1

Grimshaw

George

AR

 --

No

(1)

3218

AR1680_.126

AR NO S/N

2

Grimshaw

Benjamin

CA

No

No

(2)

76214

CACAAA 108272

CACAAA 108272

3

Grimshaw

Jonathan W

CA

No

No

(2)

104358

CACAAA 034396

CACAAA 034396

4

Grimshaw

George H

ID

Yes

No

(1)

3973

IDIDAA 016062

IDIDAA 016063

5

Grimshaw

John N

IL

 --

No

(1)

6446

IL3980_.311

IL NO S/N

6

Grimshaw

John W

IL

 --

No

(1)

832

IL3980_.411

IL NO S/N

7

Grimshaw

Gideon F

LA

 --

No

(1)

18813

LA1180_.267

LA NO S/N

8

Grimshaw

Walter E

LA

 --

No

(3)

10442

LA1510_.149

LA NO S/N

9

Grimshaw

Benjamin

MN

 __

No

(1)

3473

MN1200_.203

MN NO S/N

10

Grimshaw

George W

MN

 --

No

(1)

3598

MN1200_.283

MN NO S/N

11

Grimshaw

Henry

MN

 --

No

(3)

5481

MN2010_.045

MN NO S/N

12

Grimshaw

John N

MN

 --

No

(3)

8633

MN0570_.149

MN NO S/N

13

Grimshaw

Samuel

MN

 --

No

(3)

267

MN0850_.250

MN NO S/N

14

Grimshaw

George

MI

 --

No

(1)

10439

MS0270_.250

MS NO S/N

15

Grimshaw

George

MI

 --

No

(1)

10440

MS0270_.251

MS NO S/N

16

Grimshaw

George

MI

 --

No

(1)

10469

MS0300_.204

MS NO S/N

17

Grimshaw

George

MI

 --

No

(1)

11470

MS0300_.205

MS NO S/N

18

Grimshaw

George

MI

 --

No

(1)

14018

MS0350_.079

MS NO S/N

19

Grimshaw

George

MI

 --

No

(1)

14019

MS0350_.080

MS NO S/N

20

Grimshaw

George

MI

 --

No

(1)

14020

MS0370_.021

MS NO S/N

21

Grimshaw

George

MI

 --

No

(1)

15571

MS0390_.186

MS NO S/N

22

Grimshaw

George

MI

 --

No

(1)

15572

MS0390_.187

MS NO S/N

23

Grimshaw

George

MI

 --

No

(1)

16984

MS1880_.069

MS NO S/N

24

Grimshaw

George

MI

 --

No

(1)

1971

MS-110_.487

MS NO S/N

25

Grimshaw

George

MI

 --

No

(1)

2294

MS0121_.397

MS NO S/N

26

Grimshaw

George

MI

 --

No

(1)

4284

MS0171_.049

MS NO S/N

27

Grimshaw

George

MI

 --

No

(1)

4285

MS0170_.050

MS NO S/N

28

Grimshaw

George

MI

 --

No

(1)

5013

MS0180_.335

MS NO S/N

29

Grimshaw

Jonathan

MO

 --

No

(1)

39043

MO3240_.211

MO SO S/N

30

Grimshaw

Jonathan

MO

 --

No

(1)

39044

MO3240_.212

MO SO S/N

31

Grimshaw

Jonathan

MO

 --

No

(1)

39045

MO3240_.213

MO SO S/N

32

Grimshaw

Jonathan

MO

 --

No

(1)

39050

MO3240_.218

MO SO S/N

33

Grimshaw

Jonathan

MO

 --

No

(1)

39161

MO3240_.295

MO SO S/N

34

Grimshaw

Jonathan

MO

 --

No

(1)

39162

MO3240_.296

MO SO S/N

35

Grimshaw

Jonathan

MO

 --

No

(1)

39163

MO3240_.297

MO SO S/N

36

Grimshaw

Jesse W

MT

Yes

No

(3)

12347

743257

MTBIL 0012347

37

Grimshaw

Edward S

NE

Yes

No

(3)

2564

280490

NENP 0002564

38

Grimshaw

Fitzhugh L

NM

Yes

Yes

(4)

 --

NMLC 00048262

NMLC 00048263

39

Grimshaw

James Henry

ND

Yes

Yes

(1)

9272

211466

NDWLN 0009272

40

Grimshaw

Michael H

ND

Yes

Yes

(3)

9493

343940

NDWLN 0009493

41

Grimshaw

Ragnhild

ND

Yes

Yes

(3)

20744

642755

NDWLN 0020744

42

Grimshaw

William C

ND

Yes

Yes

(3)

9492

203578

NDWLN 0007492

43

Grimshaw

Richard

OH

 --

No

(1)

17217

OPH1420_.111

OH NO S/N

44

Grimshaw

John W

OR

Yes

No

(3)

10965

806118

ORR 0010965

45

Grimshaw

Leonard H

OR

Yes

No

(3)

 --

894301

ORR 0011972

46

Grimshaw

Lloyd M

OR

Yes

No

(3)

5954

ORRAA 041626

ORRAA 041626

47

Grimshaw

Edward S

SD

No

No

(3)

12125

SDMTAA 104548

SDMTAA 104548

48

Grimshaw

George T

SD

No

No

(3)

771

21342

SDMTAA 046866

49

Grimshaw

Kate E

SD

No

No

(1)

1662

SDMTAA 005296

SDMTAA 005296

50

Grimshaw

Mae

SD

No

No

(2)

1748

SDMTAA 115195

SDMTAA 115195

51

Grimshaw

Winton

SD

Yes

No

(1)

25830

660370

SDLEM 0025830

52

Grimshaw

Arnold

UT

Yes

No

(3)

 --

946195

UTSL 0018485

53

Grimshaw

Clarence

UT

Yes

No

(3)

 --

842758

UTSL 0017586

54

Grimshaw

Estella Jones

UT

Yes

No

(3)

 --

1046390

UTSL 0026406

55

Grimshaw

George W

UT

Yes

No

(3)

 --

1004872

UTSL 0031538

56

Grimshaw

L W

UT

Yes

No

(3)

 --

UTSL 0036489

UTSL 0036489

57

Grimshaw

Randolph

UT

Yes

No

(3)

 --

873367

UTSL 0015989

58

Grimshaw

Ray

UT

Yes

No

(3)

3818

374252

UTSL 0003818

59

Grimshaw

William H

UT

Yes

No

(3)

2073

224793

UTSL 0002073

60

Grimshaw

Andrew B

WI

 --

No

(3)

6541

22364

WI NO S/N

61

Grimshaw

Eli

WI

 --

No

(3)

3983

WI1080_.476

WI NO S/N

62

Grimshaw

Henry

WI

 --

No

(1)

11783

WI2700_.229

WI NO S/N

63

Grimshaw

Robert

WI

 --

No

(1)

16888

WI0940_.118

WI NO S/N

 

(1) April 24, 1820: Sale - Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566)

(2) March 17, 1842: Scrip or Nature of Scrip (5 Stat. 60-7)

(3) May 20, 1862: Homestead Entry Original (12 Stat. 392)

(4) December 29, 1916: Homestead Entry - Stock Raising (39 Stat. 862)

 

Frequently Asked Questions

The following detail is provided on the GLO website -- in the "Frequently Asked Questions" webpage. (http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/FAQ.asp#26)  

What's a land patent?

Land patents document the transfer of land ownership from the federal government to individuals. Our land patent records include the information recorded when ownership was transferred.

What are public lands?

The term public land means any lands and interest which title is still vested in the Federal Government. The Secretary of the Interior through the BLM administers those lands within the several states.

Where are the Public Land States?

Those states created out of the public domain are the lands now embraced in the States of Alabama, Alaska , Arizona , Arkansas , California , Colorado , Florida , Idaho , Illinois , Indiana , Iowa , Kansas , Louisiana , Michigan , Minnesota , Mississippi , Missouri , Montana , Nebraska , Nevada , New Mexico , North Dakota , Ohio , Oklahoma , Oregon , South Dakota , Utah , Washington , Wisconsin , and Wyoming .

What are vacant public lands?

These are public domain lands that have never left Federal ownership and have not been reserved, withdrawn, dedicated or set aside for a certain purpose. These lands are mostly in the 11 Western states (LINK FOR STATE OFFICE PAGE) although there are scattered parcels throughout each of the eastern public lands States. The Eastern States field offices in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Jackson, Mississippi have information about lands that may be available for sale.

Why are there no public lands in the thirteen colonies and other states in the east?

In the very early years of the United States , the Congress of the Confederation declared it would sell or grant the unclaimed lands in "the West" (given up by the States to the United States ) for the common benefit of the United States . The States gave up their claims to what is now Alabama , Michigan , part of Minnesota , Mississippi , Illinois , Indiana , Ohio , and Wisconsin . The United States could then sell this unclaimed land to raise money for the Treasury. In turn, the United States gave up its claims to any land within the boundaries of the Colonies.

How was the land sold or disposed of?

The land was disposed of by the authority of many acts of Congress - sale, homesteads, military warrants for military service, timber culture, mining, etc. One of the primary purposes of these public land laws was to encourage people from the East to move West. In the early 1800's people could buy public land for $1.25 an acre. For a time, they could buy up to 640 acres under this law. The sale of public land under the "Cash Act" is no longer in effect. Several Military Warrant Acts granted public land to soldiers instead of pay. These acts have been repealed. The Homestead Act of 1862, allowed people to settle up to 160 acres of public land if they lived on it for five years and grew crops or made improvements. This land did not cost anything per acre, but the settler did pay a filing fee. This act is no longer in effect.

What other land records does BLM maintain?

This office maintains the original survey plats and field notes for eight of the Eastern public land states (AL, AR, FL, LA, MI, MN, MS, WI). The duplicate original survey plats and field notes are also housed in this office for sixteen of the Western public land states (AZ, AK, CA, CO, ND, SD, ID, MT, NE, NV, NM, OK, OR, UT, WA, WY). NOTE: Oklahoma survey plats and field notes are Originals. For information please see the specific BLM State Office website and link to their Cadastral Survey web page. The National Archives and Records Administration maintains the original survey plats and field notes for IL, IN, IA, KS, MO and OH. If you are searching for a Western land patent issued prior to July 1, 1908 , please contact the specific BLM State office for information.

How can I get Land Entry file information for patents?

Land Entry files were created when a person claimed land under an act of Congress. They first had to fill out an application, and sometimes provide other information(marriage or immigration documents), at the local General Land Office. Other documents were also created under that application, like receipts for any payments, or affidavits of occupation, immigration, marriage, and homestead application. Eastern States did not keep these files. They are now the responsibility of the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington , D.C. The land entry file information can be obtained from the National Archives. Click here for more information.

Why is there sometimes a long time period between purchase date and signature date?

Due to the tremendous amount of land sold in the 1800's, the General Land Office experienced quite a backlog in the middle part of the 19th century. It was not unusual for several years to pass between the time an individual purchased land from the local land office and the time a patent for that tract was finally signed by the GLO in Washington , D.C.

What is pre-emption?

Some patents have the word "Pre-emption"in the upper left-hand corner. "Pre-emption" was a tactful way of saying "squatter". In other words, the settler was physically on the property before the GLO officially sold or even surveyed the tract, and he was thus given a pre-emptive right to acquire the land from the United States .

What is the Mississippi/Alabama and Florida/Alabama "Crossover"?

The St. Stephens Meridian and Huntsville Meridian surveys cross into both Mississippi and Alabama , creating situations where the land offices in St. Stephens and Huntsville , Alabama and in Columbus , Mississippi sold lands in both states. We suggest that anyone researching that area take a look at the databases for both states. The original state line between Alabama and Florida did not close against the Tallahassee Meridian survey (which covered all of Florida ), but rather against the earlier St. Stephens Meridian survey in south Alabama . The state line was later resurveyed, creating a situation where some Tallahassee Meridian lands fell across the border into Alabama . We suggest that anyone researching that area take a look at the databases for both states.

What about revolutionary war military bounty warrants?

The only state we have Revolutionary War-era military bounty warrants for is Ohio (mostly in the Virginia Military District), and even those records for the most part have only a survey number and warrant number on them. A few were issued for rectangularly surveyed sections of land, but most were for metes and bounds surveys in the Virginia Military District.

Why do some Indiana land records say the land is in Ohio ?

The Cincinnati land office issued several thousand patents for lands in southeastern Indiana within what was called "the Gore" - a roughly triangular-shaped area bounded by the Ohio-Indiana border, the Greenville Treaty line and the Ohio River . These Indiana records have been scanned and indexed as Ohio records.

What about the Connecticut Western Reserve Lands?

All of northeastern Ohio was part of the Connecticut Western Reserve, which was set aside to satisfy military bounty warrants for Revolutionary War veterans from that state. The General Land Office didn't have anything to do with land records for that area of Ohio . The following addresses may be of help to you for information on the Connecticut Western Reserve:

Connecticut State Library

231 Capitol Street

Hartford , CT 06115

Western Reserve Historical Society

10825 East Boulevard , University Circle

Cleveland , OH 44106

(216) 721-5722

What are Credit Patents?

Credit patents are similar to Cash; lands could be purchased under the Land Law of 1800 from the General Land Office. This credit system allowed purchasers to pay in installments over a four-year period. A delinquent payment or non-payment of the full balance resulted in forfeiture to the U.S. Because of the economic hardship Congress quickly abandoned the credit system and through the Act of April 24, 1820 required full payment for land to be made at the time of purchase. These cash patents were bound in volumes specific to a particular state - credit patents were not, and those credit volumes will be scanned and indexed into our system at a later date.

Why do some Ohio warrants have no legal land descriptions?

In the late 1790's and early 1800's, several dozen volumes of Ohio military bounty warrants were issued to Virginia veterans of the Revolutionary War. The lands were in the Virginia Military District in central Ohio (between the Scioto River and Little Miami River), which was set aside to fulfill the land requirements of these warrants. The land descriptions on these warrants consisted of little more than a metes and bounds survey, which was usually tied to other metes and bounds surveys in that area for previously issued warrants. Just about the only data our project team was able to capture from these warrants was the soldier's name, warrant number, survey date, signature date and acreage. Due to the lack of precise information on where the land was located, it was not possible to tie these records to a specific land description or to a county within the Virginia Military District. We recommend you contact the Ohio Historical Society State Archives once you have a specific warrant number. They may be able to help you obtain a more precise location of the land.

What is a Certified Copy?

A certified copy is a copy of the document we maintain at Eastern States for the Secretary of the Interior. The original document prepared by the Scribe looks exactly like the copy of the patent given to the landowner, except it is signed by the Scribe for the signing official. Please note that discrepancies can occur between the original patent and the Secretary's copy.

How do I order a certified copy of a patent?

Certified copies may also be ordered online from this web site. The online ordering feature operates in a secured socket layer, where your personal information, including credit card data, is encoded for your protection. As orders are received in our office, the electronic files are removed from our web server. Credit card information is stored in a locked safe. Your personal information is considered a "Confidential Record". Any information provided to us will be protected. Accounting and credit card information is protected by the Privacy Act and will not be disclosed. Other information listed on the order form will be handled in accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act and the Freedom of Information Act to ensure the greatest protection of personal privacy. This information will not be made publicly available for viewing or distribution. Please allow a week to 10 days to receive your document depending upon the number of requests received in our office. This web site provides a printable Certified Document Order Form for individuals who do not wish to use the online ordering capabilities of this web site. To use this form, add the land patents that you wish to order to your shopping cart, and then select the mail-in option on the Check Out page. Fill in the necessary information, include your payment or credit card information and mail the form to us. You will receive a certified copy of the document we maintain at Eastern States for the Secretary of the Interior. The original document prepared by the Scribe looks exactly like the copy of the patent given to the landowner, except it is signed by the Scribe for the signing official. The certified copy of the patent you receive will not be full sized. It will be printed on a letter-sized sheet of paper (8.5 X 11 inches). Also specify your paper preference (plain bond or parchment paper).

When I order my patent, what will I receive?

You will receive a certified copy of the document we maintain at Eastern States for the Secretary of the Interior. The certified copy of the patent you receive will not be full sized. It will be printed on a letter-sized sheet of paper (8.5 X 11 inches) of your preference (plain bond or parchment paper).

Where can I obtain records for the Western States?

The Eastern States Office maintains the Serial Patents for Western Public Land States, issued between July 1, 1908 and the early 1960s. These records are indexed and retrievable by patentee name and/or legal land description, with the exception of Kansas , Oklahoma , and Nebraska . If you would like a copy of a Western State Serial Patent, please submit your email request to records@es.blm.gov. If you are searching for a Western land patent issued prior to July 1, 1908 please contact the specific BLM State Office for information.

 

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