| Control Number |
NWCTB-11-LAWSPI159E6-PL37(64) |
| Media |
Textual records |
| Descr. Level |
Item |
| Record Group |
11 |
| Series |
LAWSPI159E6 |
| Item |
PL37(64) |
| Title |
Act of May 20, 1862 (Homestead Act), Public
Law 37-64 (12 STAT 392). |
| Dates |
05/20/1862-05/20/1862 |
| Sample Record(s) |
Thumbnails
of online copies (with links to larger access files) |
| Creating Org. |
United States Government. |
| Record Type/Genre |
Laws |
| Scope & Content |
The Homestead Act granted citizens or future citizens
up to 160 acres of public land provided they live on it, improve it, and
pay a small registration fee. |
| General Note |
The text of all federal laws is published in U.S. Statutes
at Large, a multivolume publication available at libraries nationwide. The
Homestead Act is found in volume 12 of Statutes at Large,
pp.392-394 (12 Stat. 392). Exhibit History: "The Written Word
Endures," April 1976 - August 1979, National Archives Circular
Gallery, Washington, DC, Exhibit No. 477.0042 [NAF 6393]. |
| Variant Control# |
NWDT1-11-LAWS-PI159E6-PL37(64) |
| See Also |
Series
Description |
| Corp Added Entry |
Congress |
| Access |
Unrestricted. |
| Use Restrictions |
None. |
| Contact |
Old Military and Civil Records (NWCTB), National Archives
Building, 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20408 PHONE:
202-501-5395 FAX: 202-208-1903 |
