June 19, 1868 Letitia Carson Homestead Affidavit

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Title

June 19, 1868 Letitia Carson Homestead Affidavit

Description

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 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. It was then signed when Letitia completed the five years of cultivation needed to own the land, receiver Addison R. Smith signed the paper on June 19th, 1868.

Creator

Land Office at Roseburg, Oregon

Source

Oregon State Archives

Publisher

LCLP

Date

1868-06-19

Contributor

Bob Zybach

Rights

No Copyright, Public Domain

Relation

This document is related to other documents concerning Letitia Carson's homestead in Douglas County, they're titled, "18630617 Letitia Carson Homestead application"
"18630617 Letitia Carson Receipt for Homestead Act filing fee of 11.92 dollars"
"18630617 Letitia Carson Affidavit with Homestead application" "18680619 Final Receiver Receipt"
"18680619 Letitia Carson Proof of required land improvements for Homestead describes home built"
"18680619 Letitia Carson Certificate of Homestead"
"18680619 Letitia Carson Affidavit to certify Homestead"

Format

JPEG image

Language

English

Type

Legal Document

Identifier

Oregon-57

Coverage

Letitia Carson Homestead, Douglas County Oregon

Collection

Citation

Land Office at Roseburg, Oregon, “June 19, 1868 Letitia Carson Homestead Affidavit,” Letitia Carson Digital History Collection , accessed December 9, 2024, https://letitiacarson.omeka.net/items/show/79.

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