Thousands of women took advantage of the Homestead Act of 1862 that offered free federal land in the United States. Requests for landentry case files at the National Archives must be submitted on NATF Form 84.A tax credit for qualified Michigan home owners and renters, which helps to pay some of the property taxes homeowners or renters have been billed. Homestead Exemption (form 2368). Your homestead is in Michigan (whether you rent or own). The Relevance Inspector will open in the Coveo Administration Console. The president signed the bill into law on July 2, 1862. In the 1880s, Helena (the state capital) had more millionaires per capita than any other United States city. Homesteading. edit.