| * | Asterisk denotes copy of letter in writer's file |
| AZ | Arizona |
| CE | Cash Entry |
| DL | Desert Land |
| DLE | Desert Land Entry |
| DS | Declaratory Statement of Pre-emption |
| F.C. | Final Certificate |
| GLO | General Land Office, Commissioner of the |
| G&SRBM | Gila and Salt River Base Meridian |
| GPO | Government Printing Office |
| HD | Homestead Entry |
| HE | Homestead Entry |
| L.D. | Land Decision |
| MBL | Military Bounty Land Warrant |
| M.R. | Military Reservation |
| n | Endnote |
| PC | Patent Certificate |
| R&R | Register and Receiver |
| S/A | Special Agent |
| (SIC) | Thus so, reproduced exactly as in original text |
| SEC. | Section, i.e. 20-T20S-R4E, to be read as: Section 20, Township 20 South, Range 4 East |
| T.C. | Timber Culture |
| TCE | Timber Culture Entry |
| T20S | Township 20 South |
| R4E | Range 4 East |
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