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Beispieldokument: Homestead Application (1/3)
On January 1, 1863, Daniel Freeman, a Union Army scout, filed a claim under the new Homestead Act, becoming one of the first to take advantage of the opportunities provided by this new law signed by President Abraham Lincoln on May 20, 1862.
Quelle: U.S. National Archives & Records Administration http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/homestead-act/