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Boards of Land Commissioners Records

County boards of land commissioners kept a record of their proceedings as they went about their business of issuing headright certificates to eligible applicants. The Traveling Board was created in 1840 to audit the certificates issued by the County Boards of Land Commissioners with a focus on disqualifying certificates found to be fraudulent. The records documenting the work of the County Boards of Land Commissioners contains four document boxes and five published volumes.

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Court of Claims Records

The Texas Court of Claims was an administrative body created to perform a thorough audit of certificates that had already been issued, as well as to review claims and issue original, duplicate, and unlocated balance certificates to those who provided substantial evidence. The Court of Claims Records contain reports and correspondence in 5 series: Court of Claims Files (1856-1861) , Court of Claims Reports (1856-1861), Unlocated Balance Certificates (January 1856 - July 1859), Commissioners of Claims Letters (1856-1861), Supporting Documents (1856-1861).

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Court of Claims Reports

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Decrees and Injunctions Land Records

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District Clerk Returns

District Clerk Returns are official documents of the district court of a given county summarizing and endorsing an individual's claim to a valid land certificate. District Clerk Returns contains reports from each district court listing judgments regarding claims for land certificates, 1839-1874.

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Duplicate Certificate Records

Duplicate Certificate Vouchers were provided to grantees and/or their heirs who may have lost their original certificate. The Records contain affidavits and other documents attesting to the loss of a land certificate and eligibility for a duplicate to be issued by the General Land Office. The Records also include an early and incomplete index for voucher numbers 1-332 and a second, more complete index.

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