The LAND PATENT RECORDS link on the BLM page says the page is not available, due to legal questions over security of records??? They hope to have it up again "soon as possible". At 10:24 AM 9/4/2005 -0700, Corinne Chadderdon wrote: >Hi List: >I am trying to determine how close a couple of my ancestors lived to each >other in the 1830's. There used to be a link on the BLM website that >would take you to the land records in the thirteen original colonies but >the BLM site has been under revision for quite some time. Does anyone >know the site which contains those early records? > >Thank you, >Corinne >Trying to locate the homesites for George Johnston and Moses Whitaker. > > >==== VAWASHIN Mailing List ==== >Visit the Washington County Historical Society >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vawashin/historic.htm
Berry: Thank you for the information. The BLM site has been like that for a couple of years that I can remember. It used to be a great resource. Hopefully, it will be again someday. Corinne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Berry Spradley" <[email protected]> To: "Corinne Chadderdon" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005 3:39 PM Subject: Re: [VAWASHIN] Early Land Records > The LAND PATENT RECORDS link on the BLM page says the page is not > available, due to legal questions over security of records??? They hope > to have it up again "soon as possible". > > At 10:24 AM 9/4/2005 -0700, Corinne Chadderdon wrote: >>Hi List: >>I am trying to determine how close a couple of my ancestors lived to each >>other in the 1830's. There used to be a link on the BLM website that >>would take you to the land records in the thirteen original colonies but >>the BLM site has been under revision for quite some time. Does anyone >>know the site which contains those early records? >> >>Thank you, >>Corinne >>Trying to locate the homesites for George Johnston and Moses Whitaker. >> >> >>==== VAWASHIN Mailing List ==== >>Visit the Washington County Historical Society >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~vawashin/historic.htm > > >