I think this is the url you are looking for: http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ Happy Easter! -----Original Message----- From: WDKing <wdking@email.msn.com> To: FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com <FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, April 04, 1999 1:13 PM Subject: Re: Leon County Property Records >One should also check the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, General Land >Office, for records of lands purchased at the Tallahasseee Land Office. The >records may be searched on the internet, where excellent abstracts and >scanned photocopies of the actual patent deeds may be obtained. > >I don't have the URL handy, but search for Bureau of Land Management or >General Land Office. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Bill Brooks <bbrooks@fda.net> >To: <FLORIDA-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, April 04, 1999 1:52 AM >Subject: Re: Leon County Property Records > > >> I have some that I copied out of a book at our Carlsbad Library here in >> California, we have a very good Genealogical collection here that see a >> lot of use. I'll look it up for you and get the tile. >> Hmm... I am looking at my copies and I neglected to copy the tile page >> of the book. It looks like the author's name is Davidson, it has lists >> taken from the Armed Occupation Act and the Homestead Act for FLA land >> that was purchased During the period, My records were from 1829 and 1831 >> and I actually sent away and got copies of the actual receipts from the >> Land office in Tallahassee. They list the corresponding numbers for the >> receipts in the text so you can reference them to get the actual copies. >> I don't know when I will get back to the library but when I do I will >> look for the title again. - sorry >> - Bill Brooks, Vista, CA >> >> >> Jack Butler wrote: >> > >> > Hi list, >> > >> > Does anyone know if records exist anywhere for land sales in Leon County >> > for the 1820's and 30's? I was looking through the microfilms at the >> > archives and everything seems to start around 1845. >> >> -- >> --------------------------------------------------- >> The Brooks Historian - Bill Brooks >> http://home.fda.net/bbrooks/public_html/brooks.htm >> http://www.my-ged.com/db/surnames/bbrooks/A >> bbrooks@fda.net >> Surnames - BROOKS, BURNEY, FREEMAN, GOFF, GRACE, >> HALL, MANNING, TAYLOR, WILSON >> --------------------------------------------------- >> > > >