Report of the Commissioner of General Land OfficeThe Office, 1870 |
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... nearly completed . The policy of the gov- . ernment has always favored the rapid transfer of its proprietary interest . to individual ownership . During the fiscal year ending June 30 , 1869 ,. advance in this respect has been reached ...
... nearly completed . The policy of the gov- . ernment has always favored the rapid transfer of its proprietary interest . to individual ownership . During the fiscal year ending June 30 , 1869 ,. advance in this respect has been reached ...
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... nearly double the number of land - owners in England , according to the British census of 1861. The pre - emption principle has been applied to town sites , giving great facilities for building THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE . 3.
... nearly double the number of land - owners in England , according to the British census of 1861. The pre - emption principle has been applied to town sites , giving great facilities for building THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE . 3.
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... nearly five and a half millions of land - owners , about one in every eight of the population . History may be challenged for a par allel to these facts . Nineteenth . Leading rulings presented under the pre - emption and homestead laws ...
... nearly five and a half millions of land - owners , about one in every eight of the population . History may be challenged for a par allel to these facts . Nineteenth . Leading rulings presented under the pre - emption and homestead laws ...
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... nearly three million acres , under treaty with the Shawnees , Kickapoos , Ottawas , Senecas , Kaskas- kias , Peorias , Piankeshaws , Weas , Yanktons , Wyandotts , Sacs and Foxes , Chippewas , Stockbridges , Winnebagoes , Delawares ...
... nearly three million acres , under treaty with the Shawnees , Kickapoos , Ottawas , Senecas , Kaskas- kias , Peorias , Piankeshaws , Weas , Yanktons , Wyandotts , Sacs and Foxes , Chippewas , Stockbridges , Winnebagoes , Delawares ...
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... nearly completed . During the past fiscal year surveys have been extended over 10,822,812 acres . To the second class of public officers referred to is committed the imme- diate disposal of the public lands , after survey , under the ...
... nearly completed . During the past fiscal year surveys have been extended over 10,822,812 acres . To the second class of public officers referred to is committed the imme- diate disposal of the public lands , after survey , under the ...
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Página 48 - The United States, as a just nation, regard this stipulation as the avowal of a principle which would have been held equally sacred, though it had not been inserted in the contract.
Página 25 - Territory, shall acquire any right of pre-emption under this act...