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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 (which can also apply to inventions), 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.

As a grant by the federal government, these patents are more often litigated in federal rather than state court.

== 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. Only 0.8% of New York is owned by the federal government, making it one of only 5 states having less than 1% of its state owned by the federal government.<ref name="B">https://ballotpedia.org/Federal_land_ownership_by_state</ref>

==Texas==

==Texas==

About 540 reported decisions, two-thirds of them federal, discuss land patents in [[Texas]].  Due to its history as its own sovereign nation, federal ownership of land in Texas is a relatively small 1.9%, and thus federal land parents are relatively rare there.

About 540 reported decisions, two-thirds of them federal, discuss land patents in [[Texas]].  Due to its history as its own sovereign nation, federal ownership of land in Texas is a relatively small 1.9%, and thus federal land parents are relatively rare there.<ref name="B"/>

== See also ==

== See also ==

*[https://gokcecapital.com/what-is-a-land-patent/ Overview of land patents]

*[https://gokcecapital.com/what-is-a-land-patent/ Overview of land patents]

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