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Homestead Act

The 1862 law offered settlers public land, dispossessing Indigenous homelands. Newspaper pages from 1862 to 1863 on a map and timeline.

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23,766,177 pages from 4,691 newspapers, 1736–1963.

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256 matching newspaper pages in total. Junction City, KS has the most hits (70 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. The Smoky Hill and Republican Union — 1862-06-26, page 3

    … in this county had been offered at Public Sale, and will all be held under the Homestead Act. Call upon or address me at Salina, Saline Coui'fv, Kansas. n36tf.3' II. L JONES …

  2. The Smoky Hill and Republican Union — 1862-07-03, page 2

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … n374t H. Emigration is beginning to pour into West ern Kansas The benefits of the Homestead Act are already being felt in this portion of the State Come on, emigrants, and home …

  3. The Smoky Hill and Republican Union — 1862-07-03, page 3

    … ID"" Emigration is beginning to pour into "West ern Kansas. The benefits of the Homestead Act nre alread being felt in this portion of the State. Come on, emigrants, and home …

    … in this county has been offered at Public Sale, and will all be held under the Homestead Act Call upon or address me at Salina, Saline Courty, Kansas. n3G tf. H. L JONES. DliAKE …

  4. The Smoky Hill and Republican Union — 1862-07-12, page 3

    … in this county baa been offered at Public Sale, and will all be held under the Homestead Act Call upon of address me at Salina, Saline Coupty, Kansas. n86 tf.J H. L JONES. …

  5. The Smoky Hill and Republican Union — 1862-07-19, page 3

    … in this county Has been offered at Public Sale, and will all be held under the Homestead Act. Call vpon or address me at Salina, Saline Court y, Kansas. d36 tf.j II. L JONES …

  6. The Smoky Hill and Republican Union — 1862-07-26, page 4

    … in this county has been offered at Public Sale, and will all be held under the Homestead Act. Call upon or address me at Salina, Saline County, Kansas. n36 tf.j it. t JONES …

  7. The Smoky Hill and Republican Union — 1862-08-02, page 4

    … land in this county had been offered at Public Sale, and will all h Wlil under the Homestead Act. Call upon or address me at Salina, Saline Coupty, Kansas. n3c tf-J If. L. JONES …

  8. The Smoky Hill and Republican Union — 1862-08-09, page 4

    … land in this county hae 71U1 ""eicu m iudiic oaie, ana will all beheld under the Homestead Act. Call upon or addresn m f a.i:. ci:. County, Kansas. ' n"b "-J ILL JONES. 1C9 O …

  9. The Smoky Hill and Republican Union — 1862-08-16, page 4

    … in this county has been offered at Public Sale, and will all be held under the Homestead Act. Call upon or address ma at Salina, Salina County, Kansas. n36 tf H. L. JONES. …

  10. The Smoky Hill and Republican Union — 1862-08-23, page 3

    … land in this county ha been offered at Public Sale, and will all he held under the Homestead Act. Call upon or address me at Salint, Saline County, Kansas. u3G tf. H. L JONES. …

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