(Note from Vicki – This BLOG shows how an Illinois 1812 veteran earned a land patent to 160 acres in Illinois Territory. Many good clues on how to find your ancestor’s bounty land. Good sleuthing Heather Jager.)
Heather Jager was a 2015 summer intern in the Archives 1 Reference Section in Washington, DC.
During my summer internship, I came across an orphan document – a document that has been separated from its file. It was made of parchment that was dry and slightly rigid; its bottom half had been torn off at some point before it was transferred to the National Archives, and the remaining piece had lines indicating that it had once been folded. The print on the document was in decent condition despite being covered in inkblots, but the handwriting was illegible. Any identifiable personal information, such as a name, was barely discernible. I noticed that President James Monroe’s name was clearly visible, but his signature was nowhere to be found. What sparked my interest, however, was what appeared to be a file number, #12336, on the document. Could this file number give me a…
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