Strictly speaking, none of the Lancasters after Thomas had any clear title either by grant or otherwise; such title as they had merged in the crown when Henry IV.
In the meantime negotiations were begun for acquiring a clear title to the unoccupied portion of the Cherokee Strip, for individual allotments to the members of the several small tribes who had received tribal allotments since 1866, and for the purchase of what remained after such individual allotments had been made.
In most cases banks will settle outstanding debts on the property so they can sell the property with a clear title.
Never send a seller a payment if he or she can't produce a clear title.
Make sure it's a clear title and that the person or place who is selling it has a right to sell it.
