June 17, 1863 Letitia Carson Affidavit with Homestead application

June 17, 1863 Letitia Carson Affidavit with Homestead application

This document is the Homestead Application that Letitia Carson filled out previously to the affidavit. Completed on June 17th, 1863, this application is written and legal proof of Letitia's homesteading journey in Douglas County, where she moved with her children after the death of David Carson. She arrived on June 17th, 1863, and according to the Homestead Act of 1862, worked and cultivated the land for five years, improving it so as to claim it as her own after five years of dedication. The document describes the process of the 1862 Homestead Act and goes on to certify Letitia's right to and ownership of the land. It is then signed by John Kelly, Register of the Land Office at Roseburg, Oregon.

Land Office at Roseburg, Oregon

Oregon State Archives

LCLP

1863-06-17

Bob Zybach

No Copyright, Public Domain

This document is related to a series of Homestead Act documents Letitia filed titled, "18630617 Letitia Carson Homestead application"
"18630617 Letitia Carson Receipt for Homestead Act filing fee of 11.92 dollars"
"18680619 Final Receiver Receipt"
"18680619 Letitia Carson Proof of required land improvements for Homestead describes home built"
"18680619 Homestead Affidavit"
"18680619 Letitia Carson Certificate of Homestead"
"18680619 Letitia Carson Affidavit to certify Homestead"

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English

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Oregon-49

Letitia Carson Homestead, Douglas County, Oregon