I visited the Bureau of Land Management today and did a search on Bottom and Bottoms for Missouri, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana and Alabama The URL is http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ With the follow results. Missouri Bottoms, Polly 05-10-1857 Bottom, Calvin 1-15-1856 Bottom, George W. 10/30/1857 Bottom, Jesse H. 8/1/1853 Bottom, Jesse H. 1/3/1856 Bottom, Jesse H. 3/1/1860 Bottom, John F. 8/1/1860 Bottom, Martin P. 9/1/1860 Bottom, Merry S. 3/1/1848 Bottom, William N. 4/1/1858 Bottom, William N, 9/10/1861 Mississippi Bottom William 02/27/1841 (I ordered this one) Arkansas Bottoms, Alfred 12/15/1828 Bottoms, John 6/30/1885 Bottoms, Mary 3/15/1894 Bottoms, Robert 2/10/1883 Bottoms, Thomas N. 5/9/1885 Bottom, Charles 4 /22/1899 Bottom, John L. 5/27/1901 Bottom, Rachel C. 7/27/1891 Bottom, William P. 07/01/1859 Alabama Bottom, William 03/20/1837 (I ordered this one) Bottom, William 10/21/1834 (I ordered this one) Louisiana No Bottoms or Bottom recorded. Each name costs $1.50 You get a description of the Land I have no idea what information you got on the purchaser