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Have you ever wondered what th Acts of Congtrss Provisions were that are on deeds? Here are 2
BOUNTY LANDS FOR VETERANS OF WAR OF 1812
In May 1812, an act of Congress was passed which set aside bounty lands as payment to volunteer
soldiers for the War against the British (War of 1812).
The Homestead Act
President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act on May 20, 1862. The act provided settlers with 160 acres of surveyed public land after payment of a filing fee and five years of continuous residence. Designed to spur Western migration, the Homestead Act culminated a twenty-year battle to distribute public lands to citizens willing to farm. Concerned free land would lower property values and reduce the cheap labor supply, Northern businessmen opposed the movement. Unlikely allies, Southerners feared homesteaders would add their voices to the call for abolition of slavery. With Southerners out of the picture in 1862, the legislation finally passed.
there were acts for the Revolutionary war veteranns also.
Robert
joyn9113@bellsouth,net
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