U.S. certificates representing land.
1862. There is no railroad company that has a roving commission, that has the right to locate land scrip.… Those who locate this land scrip have unlimited scope…. I think this land scrip will be valuable.—Mr. Samuel C. Pomeroy of Kas., U.S. Senate, June 10: Cong. Globe, p. 2628/1.
1864. Webster’s Dictionary. (N.E.D.)
