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Ohio Genealogy Q&A: Land Grants

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Q: My ancestor received land in Ohio for his Revolutionary War service. Why can’t I find any trace of it on the General Land Office Records site? A: The Bureau of Land Management’s General Land Office(GLO) kept records for the “public land states.” In the early years of the United States, Congress declared it would View Website VIP Subscription

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