If you have relatives or ancestors who were homesteaders, or perhaps you live on land that was once under the Homestead Act, you can get free copies of the original land patents from the U.S. Government. Just go to the The Official Federal Land Records Site and click on "Search Land Patents" at the bottom of the page. If your search is successful, you will be presented with the basic patent info and several choices of downloadable images of the document, or for the very reasonable price of $2.00, you can even have a "Certified Copy" of the original patent mailed to you. There is also a good FAQ that can answer anything I haven't already mentioned.
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