This collection has been arranged in five series: General Correspondence, Miscellaneous Correspondence, Court Papers, Homestead Case Files, and Homestead Miscellany. _ The General Correspondence (1902-1917) to and from Flint, regards homestead claims, applications, and other legal business pertaining to land ownership. The Miscellaneous Correspondence (1897-1910) is to A.W. Noyes, Flint's predecessor as Land Commissioner. The Court Papers are (1908-1910) composed of legal briefs, arranged alphabetically. The Homestead Case Files (1900-1923), also arranged alphabetically, consist of affidavits, claims, petitions, land diagrams, and witness testimony. Homestead Miscellany (1911-1917) contains pamphlets, receipts, blank forms, and unidentified land diagrams.