KANABEC COUNTY: REGISTER OF DEEDS:

An Inventory of Its Land Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Kanabec County (Minn.). Register of Deeds.
Title:Land Records.
Dates:1861-1881.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Records apparently transcribed from U. S. Land Office records located at the Cambridge and Taylors Falls land offices. Includes, from Cambridge, abstracts of lands lying in Kanabec County (1861), and, from Taylors Falls, registers of entries (1868-1876, 1879-1881) and final homestead certificates (1879-1881), an abstract of land sold (1879-1881), and a township plat book (1870s-1880s).
Quantity:0.3 cubic feet (2 volumes and 1 oversize folder in partial box).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Kanabec County (Minn.). Register of Deeds. Land Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 999-32

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 990017355100104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Location
126.J.16.7B-2Cambridge Land Office: Abstract of Lands Lying in Kanabec County Entered at the U.S. Land Office for Cambridge Land District, up to June 1, 1861. 1 volume.
Information includes legal land description, purchaser’s name, number of acres and dates of entry (1854-1870).
Taylor’s Falls Land Office. 4 items in 1 oversize folder:
Register of Entries, 1868-1876.
Information includes application number and date, legal land description, quantity (acres, 100ths), applicant’s name and residence, fees, commissions and remarks.
Register of Final Homestead Certificates [Abstract of Entries in Kanabec County], 1879-1881.
Information includes certificate number and date, legal land description, applicant’s name and residence, original application number, commissions and dollar price per acre.
Register of Entries, 1879-1881.
Information includes application number and date, legal land description, quantity (acres, 100ths), applicant’s name and residence, fees, commissions and remarks.
Abstract of Land Sold, 1879-1881.
Information includes date sold, receipt and certificate number, by whom purchased (name, residence), legal land description of tract purchased, quantity, price per acre and purchase money.
Taylor’s Falls Land Office: Plat Book, 1870s-1880s. 1 volume.
Township plats depicting tracts that were entered or homesteaded. Numerical order by township and range number.

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Homestead law -- Minnesota.
Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Minnesota -- Kanabec County.
Public land sales -- Minnesota -- Kanabec County.
Organizations:
United States. Cambridge Land District (Minn.).
United States. Taylors Falls Land District (Minn.).
Document Types:
Plats -- Minnesota -- Kanabec County.

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