Well, this is turning out to be amazingly easy. I'm embarrassed that I put it off for so long.
Thanks to a comment to a previous post by Anonymous (a huge thank you) and a link to the Bureau of Land Management website, tonight I was able to find a copy of the Land Patent that transferred the ownership of the land where StuccoHouse is built from the federal government to the original owner back in 1856.
They have the option to order a "certified" copy on parchment, suitable for framing for a measly $2.00. I'm thinking kind of cool to have framed and on a wall.
From the BLM website, I was able to find a link to the National Archives and info. on how to order a copy of the Land Entry Case File that actually documents the sale (kind of like a receipt, I guess). I'm hoping at the least it has the price paid per acre.
More as it comes......
Sunday, August 17, 2008
History in the Making
Posted by StuccoHouse at 12:44 AM
Labels: History, Minneapolis, Previous Owner
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Congratulations!! (From your anonymous reader who posted the original tip)
Looking forward to more historical revelations--and opportunities to be of further help--just post a query anytime.
Best wishes from SW Minneapolis
I love finding historical items like that! Very exciting. :)
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