Homestead Certificate for Daniel Freeman
1/20/1868
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Daniel Freeman was the first American to file a homestead claim for land under the Homestead Act of 1862. The act required a series of steps, such as improving a plot of land and living on it for five years, before the homesteader could gain ownership of the 160 acres he claimed. Daniel Freeman initiated his claim on January 1, 1863 and received this ownership certificate January 20, 1868.
Text adapted from “The Homestead Act of 1862” in the October 1997 National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) publication Social Education.
Text adapted from “The Homestead Act of 1862” in the October 1997 National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) publication Social Education.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of Land Management.
National Archives Identifier: 1656508
Full Citation: Homesteading Certificate of Eligibility for Daniel Freeman; 1/20/1868; Homestead Final Certificates, 1863 - 1887; Records of the Bureau of Land Management, Record Group 49; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/homesteading-certificate-daniel-freeman, December 4, 2023]Activities that use this document
- The Settlement of the American West
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