Affidavit Required of Claimant George W. Carver
6/21/1888
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As a young man, botanist George Washington Carver, famous for his research on peanuts, claimed 160 acres of land under the Homestead Act near the town of Beelerville, Kansas. This affidavit announces that he intends to prove his claim––to take legal possession of the land––on June 21, 1888. He eventually relinquished his homestead claim to attend Simpson College in Iowa.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of Land Management.
National Archives Identifier: 1656519
Full Citation: Affidavit Required of Claimant George W. Carver; 6/21/1888; Records of the Bureau of Land Management, Record Group 49. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/affidavit-required-of-claimant-george-w-carver, December 6, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.