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[United States Land Office Deed, January 2, 1904]

Description: Deed from the United States Land Office, Department of the Interior, for Bob Perryman of Dexter, Chaves County, New Mexico. The property, 156.67 acres, was bought for $39.17. The Desert Lands Acts of 1877 and 1891, under which this land deal was made possible, was designed to sell arid land with the condition that the buyer develop the property and irrigate it.
Date: January 2, 1904
Creator: Leland, Howard
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[United States Land Office Deed, September 20, 1902]

Description: United States Land Office, Department of the Interior, deed to Willis David of Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico for the reclamation of desert land. He paid $20.00 for 80 acres of arid land. Desert Lands acts of 1877 and 1891 provided for the sales of arid lands with the buyers' promise to develop the land through irrigation.
Date: 1902
Creator: Leland, Howard
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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