# Corrective act of June 8, 1872 *A federal act of 1872 that allowed good-faith holders of Chippewa half-breed scrip to perfect their title.* The corrective act of June 8, 1872 is a federal enactment[^1] concerning [[Chippewa half-breed scrip]]. It permitted good-faith ("innocent") holders of that scrip to perfect their title.[^2] The act falls within the 1871–72 period of the scrip's issue and review. A [[Commission|commission]] appointed April 21, 1871 had reported on the scrip before the act. A second commission, appointed July 15, 1872, came after the act and also reported.[^2] The record establishes the act's date and its effect on good-faith holders. It does not establish how many holders or tracts the act affected. The record also lacks the act's text, its vote, and its sponsors.[^2] ## Background The validated master record identifies the primary container for the scrip as the Department of the Interior's *Half-breed Scrip, Chippewas of Lake Superior*. That volume includes the reports of the commission appointed April 21, 1871 and the commission appointed July 15, 1872.[^2] The 1871 commission consisted of [[Henry S. Neal]], [[Selden N. Clark]], [[Edward P. Smith]] and [[R. F. Crowell]].[^2] Some figures attached to the scrip remain flagged in the master record. These are a count of 262 tracts, a price comparison of $2.50 against $5–10, and figures about a chairman's interest. They rest on Folwell's history, volume 1, appendix 9, and await confirmation against the exact lines of the Interior report. This article does not state them as fact.[^2] ## In the Minnesota record ### What - The corrective act of June 8, 1872 permitted good-faith ("innocent") holders of Chippewa half-breed scrip to perfect title.[^2] ### When - April 21, 1871: the first commission on the scrip was appointed.[^2] - June 8, 1872: date of the corrective act.[^1][^2] - July 15, 1872: a second commission was appointed. Its report is included in the Interior volume.[^2] ### Who - The commissioners appointed April 21, 1871 were Henry S. Neal, Selden N. Clark, Edward P. Smith and R. F. Crowell.[^2] ## See also - [[Chippewa half-breed scrip]] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia, *Corrective act of June 8, 1872* (retrieved 2026-10-26) — the article title gives the act's name and date. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrective_act_of_June_8,_1872 [^2]: Minnesota wiki project, *The Instrument No One Will Name* (densified, 2026-06-18), validated passage [7] — this passage establishes the following points. It names the Interior Department's *Half-breed Scrip, Chippewas of Lake Superior* as the primary container. It establishes the commissions appointed April 21, 1871 and July 15, 1872 and the four 1871 commissioners. It records that the Act of June 8, 1872 permitted good-faith holders to perfect title. It flags the tract, price and chairman's-interest figures as drawn from Folwell vol. 1, App. 9 and still pending confirmation.