Beyond the Mississippi : from the great river to the great ocean : life and adventure on the prairies, mountains, and Pacific coast (1869)
Richardson, Albert D. (Albert Deane), 1833-1869 · Hartford, Cn. : American Pub. Co. · leaf 167
inches by fourteen. Some offices require that the house must have a glass window. While traveling in the interior, I stopped1 at a little slab cabin, where I noticed a window-sash without lights hanging upon a nail. As I had seen similar frames in other cabins, I asked the owner what, it was for. ‘… … A BONA FIDE RESIDENCE. that he had a bona fide residence upon his claim. It was let at five dollars a day, and scores of claims were proved up and preempted with it. The discovery of any such malpractice and perjury would invalidate the title. But I never knew of an instance where the preemptor was…
West (U.S.) -- Description and travel · West (U.S.) -- Social life and customs
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