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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).

== 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.