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). |