Lindy, thank you very much. Will try to obtain a copy of the file. Alverne On Thu, 21 Jul 2005 15:41:25 -0500 "Lindy Hard" <ssautyvalleyfarm@worldnet.att.net> writes: > She would be getting the land. If she is your ancestor, I would > suggest > obtaining the Land Entry Case File for this claim. The homestead > files can > have lots of information in them. > > Lindy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alverne J. Hollingsworth" <alverne@juno.com> > To: <PATE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 5:58 PM > Subject: [PATE GENEALOGY] Arkansas Land Records > > > > Would someone explain what this document below is telling me? Is > she > > selling this land or just getting it? > > > > Also, on others I have seen the "Entry Classification: Sale-Cash > > Entries". Does this mean buying, or selling the land? Your help > will be > > appreciated. > > > > Alverne > > > > ---------------------------------- > > Arkansas Land Records > > > > Name: EMILY A PATE > > Land Office: CAMDEN > > Document Number: 5618 > > Total Acres: 160 > > Misc. Doc. Nr.: 10535 > > Signature: Yes > > Canceled Document: No > > Issue Date: May 26, 1890 > > Mineral Rights Reserved: No > > Metes and Bounds: No > > Statutory Reference: 12 Stat. 392 > > Multiple Warantee Names: No > > Act or Treaty: May 20, 1862 > > Multiple Patentee Names: No > > Entry Classification: Homestead Entry Original > > Land Description: 1 SW 5TH PM No 16S 27W 28 > > >