[United States Land Office Deed, January 2, 1904]

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Deed from the United States Land Office, Department of the Interior, for Bob Perryman of Dexter, Chaves County, New Mexico. The property, 156.67 acres, was bought for $39.17. The Desert Lands Acts of 1877 and 1891, under which this land deal was made possible, was designed to sell arid land with the condition that the buyer develop the property and irrigate it.

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Leland, Howard January 2, 1904.

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Deed from the United States Land Office, Department of the Interior, for Bob Perryman of Dexter, Chaves County, New Mexico. The property, 156.67 acres, was bought for $39.17. The Desert Lands Acts of 1877 and 1891, under which this land deal was made possible, was designed to sell arid land with the condition that the buyer develop the property and irrigate it.

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[2] p. ; 20 X 27 cm.

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  • January 2, 1904

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Leland, Howard. [United States Land Office Deed, January 2, 1904], legal document, January 2, 1904; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth187228/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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