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| Keywords: u.s. national archives usnationalarchives today's document todaysdocument may may 20, 1862 may201862 may 20 may20 05/20/1862 05201862 nara:arcid=299815 homestead act homesteadact homsteaders blackandwhite monochrome photo border writing text document texture black and white Title: Act of May 20, 1862 (Homestead Act), Public Law 37-64 (12 STAT 392)., 05/20/1862 - 05/20/1862 Creator(s): National Archives and Records Administration. Office of the Federal Register. (04/01/1985 - ) (Most Recent) Department of State. (09/1789 - ) (Predecessor) Act of May 20, 1862 (Homestead Act), Public Law 37-64, 05/20/1862; Record Group 11; General Records of the United States Government; National Archives. Passed on May 20, 1862, the Homestead Act accelerated the settlement of the western territory by granting adult heads of families 160 acres of surveyed public land for a minimal filing fee and 5 years of continuous residence on that land. Persistent URL: arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=299815 Access Restrictions: Unrestricted Use Restrictions: Unrestricted Title: Act of May 20, 1862 (Homestead Act), Public Law 37-64 (12 STAT 392)., 05/20/1862 - 05/20/1862 Creator(s): National Archives and Records Administration. Office of the Federal Register. (04/01/1985 - ) (Most Recent) Department of State. (09/1789 - ) (Predecessor) Act of May 20, 1862 (Homestead Act), Public Law 37-64, 05/20/1862; Record Group 11; General Records of the United States Government; National Archives. Passed on May 20, 1862, the Homestead Act accelerated the settlement of the western territory by granting adult heads of families 160 acres of surveyed public land for a minimal filing fee and 5 years of continuous residence on that land. Persistent URL: arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalIdSearch?id=299815 Access Restrictions: Unrestricted Use Restrictions: Unrestricted | ||||
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