History of public land law development

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GENERAL GRANTS TO STATES 329 Acreage of Swampland Selected, Approved, and Patented Cumulative Cumulative Year Selected Total Approved Total Patented Total Annually Selected Annually Approved Annually Patented 1851_____ 1852_____ :. 5,219,188 1853_____ .. 16,684,253 1854_____ ._ 11,083,813 1855_____ .. 7,064,092 47,849,799 7,470,746 33,685,425 2,238,976 6,488,176 1856_____ .. 6,024,185 52,288,918 6,036,874 38,344,471 5,729,776 17,880,909 1857_____ _. 2,962,408 54,174,281 1,141,090 40,133,564 11,186,147 24,060,396 1858_____ 1,395,587 55,129,492 1,290,831 40,923,181 2,410,314 28,716,834 1859_____ 1,110,261 56,634,105 1,530,966 42,381,274 3,722,430 30,375,779 I860_____ 952,959 57,187,550 1,674,708 44,237,971 1,655,697 31,461,220 1861_____ 512,578 57,895,577 599,125 44,481,004 1,082,512 32,134,825 1862 57,895,577 24 116 44 498 351 390 434 32 779,223 1863_____ 28,160 57,923,737 30,724 44,528,835 573,638 33,097,537 1864_____ 753,160 58,648,737 44,528,835 41,289,843 1865_____ 56,648,837 571,429 45,422 327 883 894 42,173,837 1866_____ 480 58,649,517 1,082,308 46,206,731 1,886,961 43,204,775 1867_____ 1,597,794 60,246,532 1,030,020 47,377,523 328,997 43,585,272 1868_____ 47,174 60,293,388 145,628 47,426,851 1,074,263 44,374,463 1869_____ 24,198 60,317,586 451,295 47,990,153 73,186 44,977,148 1870_____ 142,281 60,856,847 474,598 48,364,935 657,733 45,412,932 1871_____ 566,475 61,071,356 428,597 48,935,581 1,168,837 46,276,912 1872_____ 1,401,910 62,428,412 714,255 49,499,363 264,318 46,749,891 1873_____ 276,675 62,576,792 238,826 49,737,578 432,079 46,995,798 1874_____ 334,468 62,906,984 202,187 49,952,994 165,337 47,378,727 1875_____ 1,099,023 64,320,196 47,721 49,997,997 466,384 47,602,458 1876_____ .. 2,867,777 66,873,785 1,008,005 51,005,805 100,880 47,802,271 1877_____ 737,151 67,683,045 320,935 51,315,355 414,418 47,923,306 1878_____ 905,697 68,533,755 177,637 51,502,403 208,259 48,119,956 1879_____ 478,462 68,995,097 44,712 51,532,623 75,388 48,194,307 1880_____ 211,424 69,206,522 3,295,727 54,828,350 3,757,888 51,952,196 1881_____ 152,214 69,358,737 569,001 55,397.351 932,905 52,885,101 1882_____ 648,032 70,006,769 371,820 55,769,172 992,055 53,877,356 1883_____ 949,188 70,455,957 686,295 56,455,467 392,879 54,167,637 1884_____ 1,482,182 71,938,140 1,388,790 57,794,258 1,271,247 55,438,285 1885_____ 2,608,709 74,546,849 826,728 58,620,986 912,640 56,350,925 1886_____ 1,201,535 75,748,385 171,978 58,792,965 341,594 56,692,520 1887______ 1,658,887 77,407,273 27,402 58,820,368 51,215 56,743,735 1888_____ 781,857 78,189,130 39,007 58,859,375 96,515 56,840,251 1889_____ 2,010,072 80,190,202 114,096 58,973,472 259,721 57,099,972 1890_____ 19,216 80,218,419 126,990 59,100,462 109,351 57,209,321 1891_____ 23,167 80,241,586 272,404 59,372,866 408,127 57,617,451 1892_____ 29,959 80,271,541 147,446 59,520,313 176,091 57,168,362 1893_____ 118,785 80,390,326 282,646 59,802,960 249,854 57,418,216 1894 65,827 43,820 123,122 58,234,503 1895_____ 135,150 80,591,304 299,033 60,145,813 244,214 57,785,553 1896.. ... 65,191 80,656,496 1897 69,983 80,726,479 58,865,533 1898 _ 109,986 80,836,466 64,840,714 58,944,492 1899 1900 . 1901 . . 138,344 80,049,021 64,498,757 59,408,209 1905 81,803,827 65,406,231 63,231,416