Date Original
1820-1848
Description
This collection contains documents transferring ownership of land in Arkansas from the federal government to private citizens.
Biographical/Historical Note
The United States Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office (GLO), transferred millions of acres of land from the federal government to private ownership between 1820 and 1908. Congress authorized disposal of these lands through various means and for various reasons, largely to encourage Americans to move west. Because of the tremendous amount of land that went into private ownership during the 1800s, the GLO developed quite a backlog in processing the paperwork. It was not unusual for several years to pass between the time an individual acquired land from the local land office and the time a patent for that tract was finally signed by the GLO in Washington, District of Columbia.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000103
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Land grant collection, MS.000103
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Land Grant collection, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
