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homestead patent
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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a legal acknowledgment from the government that a homesteader has met the requirements of the Homestead Act (def. 2) and is thus the legal owner of the land.
Quotations
1879
Thus, at the end of three years when their homestead patents are received from the Crown, we frequently find four well fenced farms, each having a house, and stocked with teams, cows, and the necessary farm implements.
1913
[Homesteaders]--Must reside six months in each of six years from date of homestead entry (including time required to earn homestead patent) and cultivate 50 acres extra.