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Show 816 HISTORY OF PUBLIC LAND LAW DEVELOPMENT reforms of 1924, 677-678 Butterfield, Justin, military bounties, 272, 274-275 Swamplands, 324, 326 California, private land claims, 115-116 admission to Union, 301-304 congressional debate, 301-303 grants, education, 303-304 Federal grants, management, 338-339 railroad grants, 377-378 homestead entries, 412-413 land entries 1866-1878, 441 mining legislation, 711-712 Civil Practice Act 1851, 712 Possessory Act 1850 and 1852, 712 California Act, 116 Canals. See Grants, canals Capital, sources of, for settlers, 159-160 Carey Act, 648, 650-651 Central Valley Project, 689-690 Certificates of deposit, 439-440 Chicago-Mobile Act, 357 Chickasaw trust lands, 185-186 sales, 1836-1850, 186 Chippewa Land Act 1902, 576 Chippewa Reserves, fraud, 575 Civilian Conservation Corps, 599 Claims, colonies, 49-51 Claims, private, acquired land, 87-119 grants and sales by predecessor governments, 87- 89 California, 115 Louisiana Purchase, 93-94 Missouri Territory, 97-98 Northwest Territory, 91 adjudication difficulties, 89-91, 113-115 Louisiana Purchase, 95 Missouri Territory, 97, 99-103 Northwest Territory, 91 Southwest, 117 number confirmed, Northwest Territory, 92 Missouri, action on, 1816, 99 states east of Misouri River, 113 Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, 118 settlement, Northwest Territory, 92 Louisiana Purchase, 95-96 Missouri Territory, 105-108 Southern states, 110-112 California, 116 Southwest, 117-118 Claims, private, legislation, Resolution of 1788, 91 Territorial Acts 1804 and 1805, 94-95 Act March 2, 1807, 95 Act June 13, 1812, 95 Act April 12, 1814, 98 Act March 25, 1816, 98 Act May 11, 1820, 110 Act 1824, 101-103 Act 1832, 103 Act 1844, 105 California Act, 116 Act 1858, 111 Act 1860, 112 Act 1891, 117-118 Claims, state, cession, 49-57 acres ceded, 57 New York, 52 Virginia, 52 Massachusetts, 52 Connecticut, 52 Georgia, 54-55 South Carolina, 52 North Carolina, 53-54 Claims associations, 152-159, 162-163, 236 Milwaukee Union, 156 Pike River (Wise.) Claimants' Union, 155-156 Relief Act 1830, 153 Squatters' Union, 155 Clarke-McNary Act, 597 Clay, Henry, 234 Deposit Act, 13-14 Distribution Act, 11-13 preemption, 233 Clay, John, Kinkaid Act, 500 Enlarged Homestead Act, 505 Cleveland, Grover, forest reserves, 569 Coal lands, sale, 724-725 Coal laws for Alaska, 729-730 Coal mining legislation, Coal Act 1864, 724 Act 1873, 724-725 See also Mineral legislation Colonies, British land controls, 1-3, 34, 47 forest preservation, British efforts, 532 Indian land policies, 33-34 land claims, 49-51 cession of western land claims, 49-57. See Claims, state cession land systems, 33-48 Virginia, 35-39 North Carolina, 39-41 Pennsylvania, 41 Maryland, 41-42 New York, 42-43 |