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(The State of New York had a Commissioners of the Land Office that issued letters patent, separate from the federal government. As many as 854 reported cases by New York courts discuss this.) |
(As a grant by the federal government, these patents are more often litigated in federal rather than state court.) |
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A '''land patent''', also referred to as a letters patent, is a deed conveying property by the federal government to a landowner outside of the original 13 colonies. Originally the federal agency was the General Land Office (GLO), which was replaced by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). | A '''land patent''', also referred to as a letters patent, is a deed conveying property by the federal government to a landowner outside of the original 13 colonies. Originally the federal agency was the General Land Office (GLO), which was replaced by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). | ||
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== New York == | == New York == | ||
The State of New York had a Commissioners of the Land Office that issued letters patent, separate from the federal government. As many as 854 reported cases by New York courts discuss this. | The State of New York had a Commissioners of the Land Office that issued letters patent, separate from the federal government. As many as 854 reported cases by New York courts discuss this. | ||
Revision as of 15:06, September 18, 2022
A land patent, also referred to as a letters patent, is a deed conveying property by the federal government to a landowner outside of the original 13 colonies. Originally the federal agency was the General Land Office (GLO), which was replaced by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
As a grant by the federal government, these patents are more often litigated in federal rather than state court.
New York
The State of New York had a Commissioners of the Land Office that issued letters patent, separate from the federal government. As many as 854 reported cases by New York courts discuss this.