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Christman Warrant Registers

Early Christman Land Warrants, Patients and Surveys in the Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania

These Warrant Registers pertaining to the Christman's listed below, serve as the basic index to the original land warrants, surveys and patents for land in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the dates 1733-1900. These registers pertain to Warrants, Survey and Land Patients and are indexed by County, Individuals Name and date of the action.

The following information was obtained from:
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Bureau of Archives and History
Pennsylvania State Archives

Explanation of terms used:

Application - a request for a warrant to have a survey made; usually a slip of paper that does NOT bear applicant's signature.
Warrant - certificate authorizing a survey of a tract of land; initiates title of a property and provides the basis for legal settlement, but does not convey all rights to the property.
Survey - sketch of boundaries of tract of land with exact determination of total acreage.
Return - verbal description of property boundaries; function is similar to that of a patent; internal document sent from Surveyor General to Secretary of the Land Office.
Patent - final, official deed from the Penns or the Commonwealth, which conveys clear title and all rights to the private owner.