Portland,Oregon: Genealogical Forum of Portland, 1957-1975. Genealogical Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims: abstracted from applications. Amendments in 18 cut the residency-cultivation requirement in half and extended the filing date to April 1855 The act further provided for similar grants to those of mixed Indian-white parentage who were already in the territory and it required settlers who had staked claims previously to refile them.
White male citizens who arrived between 1 December 1850 and 1 December 1853 could apply for 160 acres, with wives receiving an equivalent amount. Wives were eligible for an additional 320 acres. "The Law of the Land:What the emigrant needs to know about claiming land at the end of the Oregon Trail." Overland Journal (Fall, 2001): 81-112.įederal: The federal Donation Act of 1850 encouraged settlement of Oregon Territory by granting 320 acres to white male citizens, or those who intended to become citizens, who settled on the land prior to 1 December 1850.
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