"Other's" names

Christine Pottorff

When indexing Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, what names would go in the Other's names field? To Whom Patented, if there is a name there?

genthusiast

If you click on the Other's Field Help (purple circle with question mark) - if I recall from yesterday correctly - it mentions others for the transaction/purchase.?

Melissa S Himes

It is always best to include the batch code with your post (the series of letters and numbers after the project title [XXXX-XXX] ) to get the best answer. Currently, there are two Land Management collections.

From the project instructions for Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1800–1955 [Part E]

• If any person's name is listed in the "By Whom Patented Column," the names should be indexed in the Other Name fields. 
• If 2 names were listed in the "Name of Purchaser" column for the same transaction, index the second name in the Other name fields. 
• Not all transactions follow the columns exactly. Some entries are small and take up only half of the row. These entries should also be indexed. 
• Many "Other" name fields will be marked blank in this project.

The field help also has these details.

From Part D's instructions:

• Create an entry for every separate transaction, even if the name is the same. If a transaction was between more than 2 people, create additional entries to index all recorded names. If any person's name is listed in the "By Whom Patented Column," the names should be indexed in the Other name fields. 
• The principal person's name is usually found in the "Name of the Purchaser" or "Name of Entryman" columns. If 2 names were listed in that column for the same transaction, index the second name in the Other fields. 
• Not all transactions follow the columns exactly. Some entries are small and only take up half of the row. These entries should also be indexed. 
• Many "Other" name fields will be marked blank in this project.

The field helps are similar.