Soldier Land Grants
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1306
Scope and Contents note
The collection contains 359 United States Land Office certificates of title for soldiers, their heirs, and assignees, dated from 1848 to 1881 and arranged alphabetically by the last name of the soldier. The land grants (generally 40 acres) were given in token of military service during the Creek, Cherokee, and Seminole Indian Wars, the Mexican War, the Florida War, and the War of 1812 or in recognition of volunteer service in a state militia.
Dates
- 1848-1881
Creator
- United States. General Land Office (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
none
Extent
9 Linear Feet (359 documents)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains United States Land Office certificates of title for soldiers, their heirs, and assignees, dated from 1848 to 1881 and arranged alphabetically by the last name of the soldier. The land grants (generally 40 acres) were given in token of military service during the Creek, Cherokee, and Seminole Indian Wars, the Mexican War, the Florida War, and the War of 1812 or in recognition of volunteer service in a state militia.
Processed by
Processed by Martha Bace, 2008
Creator
- United States. General Land Office (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Soldier Land Grants
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- September 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository