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Photographs personal residences of lawyers and judges in Minnesota.
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Viewing "Pre-emption Law." (1859)


"Pre-emption Law." (1859)

The passage of the Pre-emption Act of 1841 marked a change in federal policy from the sale of public land to raise revenue to offering lands to encourage the settlement of western states and territories. Pre-emptors--or settlers or squatters--could acquire title by making minor "improvements" to the land they lived on. To make the process understandable to settlers, many of whom were foreign-born, newspapers printed articles on how to file a pre-emption claim with the local federal Land Office. On May 19, 1859, "The Belle Plaine Enquirer" published "Pre-emption Law," which listed the requirements of the legislation.

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