Land scrip


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Related to Land scrip: Land warrant
a certificate that the purchase money for a certain portion of the public land has been paid to the officer entitled to receive it.

See also: Land

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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By 1850, however, the state of Texas had redeemed only an insignificant amount of the debt (via exchange for land scrip).
Texas treasury notes after the compromise of 1850
Land scrip was denominated in a fixed number of acres of available Crown land.
"A rather vexed question ...": the federal-provincial debate over the constitutional responsibility for Metis scrip
By the mid- 19th century, a thriving black market in land scrip emerged, fueling both squatting and speculation.
Citadels of dead capital
The scrip came in one of two forms: land scrip (in 80-, 160-, or 240-acre denominations) or money scrip (for $80, $160, or $240).
Negotiating an identity: Metis Political Organizations, the Canadian Government, and Competing Concepts of Aboriginality
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