Various documents could have been submitted with the application, such as evidence of citizenship, military service, or prior claim to the land. He may have applied to purchase land or to receive it free as payment for military or other service. The process generally began when a person seeking a grant submitted an application (petition or memorial) to the king or a governor, proprietor, or government office. Not all steps of the process may have been necessary, depending on local laws and customs. The following is a general description of the documents that may have been created.
The process of receiving a land grant is sometimes referred to as “land-entry.” Obtaining a grant of land from the government is the final step in a process that often resulted in the creation of several documents. The person who obtains title to the land from the government receives a land grant.
These governments have since sold or given much of this land to individuals. Various royal, colonial, state, and federal governments established the first claims to land in what is now the United States.
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