"A small lot of land…"
With this agreement, Wm. G. Brounlory, special agent of the Treasury Department, leased a small lot of land to L.J. Coker. The Freedmen’s Bureau was responsible...
"Report of Plantations leased…"
One of the major activities of the Freedmen's Bureau was the leasing of abandoned and confiscated property. Although their numbers were small, freedmen who had means...
Applying for land
Former slaves could apply to lease abandoned or confiscated land held by the Federal Government. After President Andrew Johnson began to pardon former Confederates,...
Buying Alaska
With this check, the United States completed the purchase of almost 600,000 square miles of land that would become our 49th state. This Treasury Warrant, issued on...
Distributing Land
This is one page from the Final Rolls of Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory, published on March 4, 1907. It records individual...
Dust storm in South Dakota
This photograph, taken in 1936, shows a dust storm blowing in South Dakota. The Department of Agriculture used such images to illustrate the environmental and land...
Enrolling Seminoles
Members of the Five Civilized Tribes, including the Seminoles, enrolled under the Dawes Act. In exchange for giving up their tribal government and recognizing...