1 Reply Latest reply on Mar 15, 2019 1:56 PM by Rebecca Collier

Bounty land March 3, 1855: Scrip Warrant Act of 1855 (10 Stat. 701)

Francine Smith Mar 14, 2019 11:52 AM

Hi,

My 3x great grandfather records a land grant under the authority of the March 3, 1855: Scrip Warrant Act of 1855 (10 Stat. 701) according to the BLM site. The grant was originally issued to his father. How can I find the record which James Jarvis assigned the land grant to Charles Jarvis for land in Emmet Co, IA?

Thanks

Francine Smith

Re: Bounty land March 3, 1855: Scrip Warrant Act of 1855 (10 Stat. 701)

Rebecca Collier Mar 15, 2019 1:56 PM (in response to Francine Smith)

Dear Ms. Smith,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

We searched the National Archives Catalog and located a series titled Case Files for Warrants Issued under the Act of March 3, 1855. For access to and/or copies of the files for James & Charles Jarvis, please contact the National Archives at Washington, DC (RDT1) via email at archives1reference@nara.gov. We aso located a series titled Abstracts of Military Warrants for the Act of 1855 and include Iowa. The abstracts are in the custody of the National Archives at Kansas City (RM-KC). Please contact RM-KC via email at kansascity.archives@nara.gov for more information.

In addition, the Bureau of Land Management General Land Office has digital copies of the patents for both James Jarvis and Charles Jarvis at https://glorecords.blm.gov/results/default.aspx?searchCriteria=type=patent%7Cst=IA%7Ccty=%7Cln=Jarvis%7Cfn=James%7Csp=true%7Csw=true%7Csadv=false.

We hope this information is helpful. Best of luck with your research!
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