Homestead Certificate
Paper Document, Early Nebraska Homestead Certificates
Original paper homestead certificate presented to Albert More of Grand Island in 1884, Nebraska from the General Land Office of the United States. Albert More is a familial ancestor of Sara and Terrence Holoubeck. The Homestead Act was passed by Congress and signed by President Abraham Lincoln on May 20, 1862 to encourage the rapid settlement of the western half of the United States. This certificate is no. 5296, application no. 11553.
General Land Office of the United States.
Sara and Terrence Holoubeck
General Land Office of the United States
Albert More
1884 (Certificate Issue Date)
May 20, 1862 (Homestead Act)
06/20/2015
April White
Dr. Jinny Turman
Sara and Terrence Holoubeck
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/homestead-act/
https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Homestead.html
http://www.nebraskastudies.org/0500/frameset_reset.html?http://www.nebraskastudies.org/0500/stories/0501_0100.html
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Paper Document
English
Grand Island, Nebraska
Buffalo County, Nebraska
Washington D.C.
Timber-Culture Certificate
Paper Documents, Early Nebraska Deeds and Certificates
Certificate for Albert More, a family ancestor of Terrence and Sara Holoubeck. The certificate is original, paper, and stamped with United States Seal. The certificate was issued as part of the 1873 Timber Culture Act by Congress to encourage settlers to plant trees. This particular certificate, no. 475 application 2142, was issued for encouraging tree planting near/around Grand Island, Nebraska and granted More 160 acres to do so. The other interesting aspect of this artifact is that the two Presidential signatures of Benjamin Harrison do not match. The Holoubecks believe that one or both were signed by Secretary M. McKean for President Harrison.
The United States Congress
Sara and Terrence Holoubeck
Albert More
General Land Office of the United States
1874-1878
1873
1892 (Certificate Issue Date)
06/20/2015
April White
Dr. Jinny Turman
Sara and Terrence Holoubeck
http://www.mnopedia.org/thing/timber-culture-act-1873
http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/publicat/timeline/timber_culture_act_1873.htm
http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/broadsides_bdsks10468/
JPEG
Paper Document
English
Grand Island, Nebraska
Washington D.C.
Buffalo County, Nebraska