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American State Papers [Public Lands: Volume 1] : Index
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report recommending certain, in the mode of selling public lands ... 166

report and digest by, of charters, treaties, and documents, relating to lands in the southwest, claimed by certain companies under a law of Georgia ... 28

opinions of, on contract of John Cleves Symmes with the United

States ... 59, 115


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warrants, report on expediency of granting relief where fraudulently obtained ed ... 827


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a list of, entitled to a bounty in land from the United States ... 95

report on the list furnished by the Secretary of War, and Comptroller of the Treasury, ... 99

report on the severalreports of the commissioners appointed under the act for the relief of ... 534

John F ... 807

Patrick ... 277, 525

Thomas P. ... 222

Carney, Martin ... 561

William ... 802

Richard ... 784

Richard, Caleb, and Joseph ... 589

Carr, Ann ... 550, 823

Carr and Prevost ... 813

James ... 568

John ... 806

Thomas ... 579, 586, 606, 697, 715

Hezekiah ... 582, 588, 646, 726, 727, 772

Jesse ... 775, 785, 787

Moses ... 7, 269, 510

Nehemiah ... 562, 817, 824

Sarah ... 785

Richard ... 785

Robert ... 776

Thomas ... 569

Vincent ... 809

Cartier, Peter ... 10, 269, 276, 511

Pierre, Jr ... 518

Peter ... 588, 665, 724, 768

Seth ... 819

William R. ... 821.

Philip ... 510, 513, 518, 520

Francois ... 409, 426

report on the eastern boundary of that, made by New York and Massachusetts ... 3

quantity and situation of unclaimed land in that made by North Carolina ... 17

by Georgia, conditions of ... 114

Jean ... 511

Pierre ... 518

Widow of ... 510

Toussaint ... 794

William ... 787

John ... 808

Simon ... 496

Emanuel, heirs of ... 581, 588, 660, 725

James ... 823

William ... 792

Nicholas, Jun. ... 511

Benoit ... 285, 410

Jean B. ... 269

Louis ... 444

Louis, Jun. ... 345

Nicholas ... 337


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Jacob ... 7, 269

James ... 9, 510, 511

Francois, Sen. ... 365

Jean B. ... 7, 269, 511

Joseph ... 7, 9, 269, 510, 511

Michael ... 519

Pierre, Sen. ... 7

Joseph ... 579, 588, 650, 691, 727

Isidore ... 257

Pierre ... 503

and Chickasaws, territory of, as defined by the treaties of Hopewell and Holstein ... 17

Sarah ... 570

Francois ... 288

Jean B. 378, 391

Toussaint ... 348

Francois ... 338

Jacques ... 338

Jean B. ... 343, 449, 494

William ... 814

John ... 288, 477

Rebecca ... 287

William ... 288, 478

F. L. 787, 801, 815

George ... 804

William ... 565

Daniel, representatives of ... 796

Edward ... 816

Elijah ... 222

Gibson ... 783, 811

Hezekiah ... 204

James ... 806, 811

John ... 582, 588, 763, 812, 222

Parker ... 96, 99

Thomas ... 207

Waters ... 204

William ... 269, 511, 554, 555, 557, 575, 584, 591, 811

Michael ... 524

Pierre ... 518

Ursule ... 9, 269

b ... 1

Joseph ... 518

John ... 297

Jacob ... 797

William ... 807

Jacob ... 804

Samuel ... 781

representatives of, ... 781, 787, 789, 793, 795, 796, 798, 803

Robert ... 781, 795

Robert and George ... 796

William ... 277

Andre, Jr. ... 378

Francois 7, ... 269, 511

Henry ... 519

Jean B. ... 518

Louis ... 7, 9, 518

Pierre ... 319

Pierre, widow of ... 7, 10, 269, 510, 511

Rene ... 511

Rene Jr. ... 510

Toussaint, Jr. ... 519

Corgan, Patrick ... 781

James ... 569, 784, 795, 824

John ... 813

Mark ... 807, 821

Mary ... 808

Matthew ... 821

Solomon ... 798

Stephen ... 792

William ... 798

Israel ... 781

Jeremiah ... 777, 786

Reuben ... 227

Richard ... 579, 591, 741, 765

William ... 588, 654, 705, 728, 213

Dennis ... 787

John ... 775, 783, 796, 809

Joshua ... 792

Theophilus ... 791

William ... 549, 573, 591, 739, 765

Pierre ... 278, 519

John ... 292

Patrick ... 787, 795, 800, 802

petition of land claimants under, in Luzerne county, Pennsylvania ... 70

report on the expediency of accepting the cession by, of the jurisdiction of the western reserve ... 83

charter granted to John Winthrop and others, for the colony of ... 85

disputes arising out of the grant in the charter of, and that to the Duke of York ... 85

proceedings of, in relation to ceding her western territory to the United States ... 86

James ... 315

John ... 456


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Richard, heirs of ... 316

William ... 356, 376, 493, 499

William and Mary ... 799

Maurice ... 559

William ... 559, 573

John and Samuel ... 819

Martin ... 814

Samuel ... 207, 217, 807

William ... 785, 811, 815

Henry ... 277

Job ... 560, 795, 796

Louis ... 273

Pierre ... 511

Philip ... 79

George, Jr. ... 330, 334

Thomas ... 821

Etienne ... 407

Jean B. ... 395

Medard ... 406

William ... 223

Z. and Co. ... 226, 227

Zachariah ... 205, 208, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 227

Silas ... 569

Watterman ... 781, 783, 785

James ... 96, 99

John ... 511

Louis ... 360

Moses ... 225

report adverse to the extension of, to certain purchasers in Ohio ... 263

reports on the expediency of abolishing the system of, in sales of public lands ... 265, 825

·         Jonathan ... 804

William ... 796, 801, 806, 817

Zebina ... 202, 203, 204

Elijah ... 550, 566, 791

 

 

Ambrose ... 279, 524

Francois ... 511

Hannah ... 512

Thomas ... 7, 9, 270

Valentine ... 512

Valentine T. ... 512

William ... 793, 792

Honore ... 8, 269, 278, 523

Jacques ... 270

Pierre ... 519

Richard ... 820

James ... 808, 819

John A. ... 780

George ... 821

Hugh ... 785, 823

John ... 518, 519, 522

John ... 817

Landon ... 785

Landon ... 810

Lewis ... 810

Martha, rep's of ... 785

Micajah ... 820

Robert ... 569

Samuel ... 806

Sarah ... 569

John ... 584

Thomas ... 806

Henry ... 569

John ... 79

John ... 277

Robert ... 79, 519

Robert ... 277

Ebenezer, rep's of ... 811

Phoebe ... 800

Abraham Jr. ... 519

Isaac - ... 78, 279, 512, 519

Isaac, heirs ... 509, 514, 515, 516, 519, 522

Jacob, heirs of ... 272

John ... 8, 511, 519


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Joseph ... 78, 512, 519

Luke ... 9, 75, 275, 512, 513, 514, 515, 517, [519, 521

Luke, Jr. ... 513, 514

Moses ... 78, 80, 511, 519

Moses, Jr. ... 271, 272, 518

Tobias ... 78, 511, 519

Amable ... 7, 10, 270

Charles ... 7, 512

J. B. ... 443

settlement on Otter creek ... 174

on River Raisin ... 174

on Rocky River ... 174

on River Huron ... 174

on Ecorse or Bark river ... 174

on River Rouge ... 175

from the River Rouge to Detroit ... 175

from Detroit to Gros Point ... 175

from Gros Point to Milk river ... 175

from Milk river to River Huron ... 175

description of the town of ... 175

conflagration of, in 1805 ... 229

difficulties attending the laying out of the new town. (See Michigan) ... 229

Daniel ... 787, 789, 794, 796

David ... 788

Stephen ... 804, 808, 811

Elizabeth ... 807

Henry D. ... 228

William ... 223, 228

William ... 821

J. B. ... 523

Joseph ... 519

Toussaints, ... 10, 77, 269, 270, 272, 510, 512, 513, [514, 515, 516

Toussaint ... 518, 519, 520, 521, 522

and Marchali ... 509


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reports on petition of ... 177, 200, 241

letters of ... 179

Nathaniel ... 96

Louis ... 7, 8, 270, 278

Nicholas ... 519

Louis ... 512

representatives of ... 557

James ... 791, 796, 802

Matthew ... 284

Nathan ... 211

George ... 319

Hardress ... 812

John ... 563, 566, 775, 781, 782, 784, 786, 787, [790, 791, 819, 824

Margaret ... 775

Mary ... 783

Owen ... 821

Richard ... 775, 778, 783, 786

Richard, Jr. ... 781

Ellis, William ... 787

Wm. Cocke ... 784

Isaac ... 808

James ... 811

John ... 808

Joseph ... 817, 821

Thomas ... 892

William ... 778

Ezekiel ... 815

Lewis ... 793, 807

Thomas ... 814

Thomas ... 791

Samuel ... 96, 93

Sylvester ... 549

Benjamin ... 778, 783, 788, 792, 807

Robert, representatives of ... 549, 553, 673, 674, [709, 757, 768

George ... 581, 588, 689, 698, 724

Thomas ... 96, 99

James ... 550

John ... 785, 789

Joseph Sen. ... 823

Joseph, Jr. ... 819

William ... 795, 807

William, heirs of ... 569, 786, 787, 800

William ... 222


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James ... 796

Josiah ... 579, 591, 734, 752, 766

William ... 791

report of British board of trade, recommending government of, to be erected ... 49

East, James Grant appointed governor of, 1763 ... 50

West, John Elliott appointed governor of, 1767 ... 50

alterations of the boundaries of note of Judge Pendleton, as to the northern boundary of ... 58

Elisha ... 780, 818

Josiah ... 568, 792

Joshua ... 801

Samuel ... 783, 784, 792

J. B. ... 461

John ... 781

Joseph ... 781, 783, 810

Joseph, Jr. ... 814

Robert ... 777

Thomas ... 803

Joseph ... 518, 519, 521

Thomas ... 273

David ... 786, 798

Francis ... 786

George ... 778

Isma ... 808

Margaretta ... 786

Wm. G. ... 786, 791, 796

Robert ... 461, 464, 466

Thomas ... 460, 461, 483, 493

William ... 313

Thomas ... 569

Vincent ... 816

John ... 225

John ... 561

John ... 779, 787

Mary ... 777

Moses ... 817

Thomas ... 560, 783, 797

Thomas ... 811, 824

Thomas and Levi ... 777

William ... 571

Pierre ... 406

John, representatives of ... 786

Samuel ... 202, 203, 211

John F. ... 205

N. ... 224

Thos. W. ... 206
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Micajah ... 819

N. ... 224

Peter ... 512, 519

Sebastian ... 512, 519

Peter, heirs of ... 574

William ... 820

George ... 796

proclamation of George II, making an addition to the province of ... 30

report of the British board of trade, on establishing the colony of ... 40

report of the same Board on settling the western boundary of ... 41

extract from the charter of, in 1732 ... 42

situation and limits of ... 42

instructions to the Governor of South Carolina, to assist in settling the colony of ... 42

surrender of the trustees of, of all their right in, to the King ... 42

John Reynolds appointed Governor of the colony of, in 1754 ... 44

remonstrance of the board of trade to the Governor, against settling south of the river Altamaha ... 44


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protest of the Governor of, against an extension of settlements south of the Altamaha, by South Carolina ... 45

letter of the board of trade, disapproving of such extension ... 46

letter of the Gov. of South Carolina, explaining the reasons of extending the settlements south of the Altamaha ... 46

two letters from the Gov. of Georgia, on the same subject ... 47, 48

definitive treaty of peace, between the province of, and of South Carolina, and the Cherokee Indians, 1777 ... 51

agreement of, with South Carolina as to their boundary line, 1787 ... 53

report authorizing the President to treat in the State of, in relation to the disputed territory in the southwest ... 62

report on the Southern boundaries of ... 70

nomination of Timothy Pickering and others, commissioners to settle the boundaries of, in conjunction with her commissioners ... 82

report on the remonstrance of, against certain acts of Congress, relating to the Mississippi Territory ... 100

articles of agreement and cession, entered into with, by commissioners appointed for that purpose ... 113

terms of the compact with ... 114

report of commissioners of land claims in Mississippi, arising under the laws of ... 120

claims arising under the act of, forming Bourbon county ... 120

tracts of land laid off by, for the South Carolina Yazoo, the Virginia Yazoo, and the Tennessee companies ... 121

sale of lands by, to the Georgia, Georgia Mississippi, Upper Mississippi, and the Tennessee companies ... 121, 139

act authorizing such sale declared to be null and void ... 122, 142

mode of compromise suggested ... 121

evidence of corruption in the legislature of, in the passage of the act of 1795, disposing of part of the western lands ... 131

amount of money withdrawn, and by whom, which had been paid under the usurped act of 1795 ... 136

propositions of compromise by claimants under said act ... 137, 145

memorial of sundry claimants under the same act ... 145

report authorizing commissioners to receive propositions of compromise from claimants, under the said act ... 147

extension of time granted to claimants under, in Mississippi, to register their titles ... 193

evidences of title under any acts of, as recorded in the State Department ... 201

abstract containing names of claimants, quantity of acres, &c. ... 202

various memorials of the different companies claiming lands under the act of 1795 ... 234

Company, form of subshare issued by the ... 129

memorials of Thomas Young, a claimant under the ... 185, 186

report on memorial of purchases under the ... 197

abstract of evidence of title of the, to lands in Georgia ... 219

title of claimants under the ... 235

Grants, memorial of G. Ludlow and others, claimants under ... 536

Mississippi company, memorial of claimants under the ... 191

report on memorial of purchases under the ... 197

abstract of evidence of title of the, to lands in Georgia ... 202

Gideon ... 782, 818

Jadi ... 818

James ... 794

John ... 780

John Lee ... 204, 208, 217

Malachi, reps. of ... 818

Nathaniel ... 818

Randal ... 782

Reuben ... 779, 784

Samuel ... 778, 782, 785, 789, 792, 820

Stephen ... 818

Tobias ... 818

Pierre ... 7, 270

Thomas ... 208, 223

Wm., representatives of ... 783

John ... 571, 779, 789, 792, 793, 786, 802, 811, 824

Maria ... 781, 783

Anthony ... 805, 812, 820

John ... 512

Robert ... 403

Louis ... 270, 512, 513

Pierre ... 524

Rene ... 270, 272, 524

Toussaint ... 7, 270

Gabriel ... 426, 430, 432, 434, 451

Gabriel ... 467, 468, 482, 486, 487, 489, 504, 507

Gabriel, Jun. ... 457

Jacques, heirs of ... 504, 507

Therese ... 304

Samuel ... 821

Richard 787

Thomas ... 582, 587, 588, 650, 704, 718, 725, 770, 772

Elisha ... 210

John ... 212

John ... 581, 587, 667, 725

Charles Nicholas, heirs ... 425

Francois ... 286

Nicholas ... [283, 285

John ... 785

Allen ... 553, 575, 584, 591

John ... 817

Vincent ... 225


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Abraham ... 778

Everard ... 560, 778, 781, 785, 796, 824

Gardner ... 206

Henry ... 786

John ... 227

Joseph ... 777, 814

Maria ... 777

Nathan ... 804

Rawleigh ... 587, 666, 719, 771

Thomas ... 559

Thomas ... 563, 777, 824

Thomas M. ... 775, 777, 782, 812

Timothy ... 218

William ... 581, 585, 596

Daniel ... 783, 788, 796

James ... 204, 205, 206, 208, 215, 216, 217, 219

Thomas ... 216, 217

Louis, Jun. ... 370

Pierre ... 339

James ... 578, 585, 714, 770

Jeremiah ... 819

Jesse ... 818

Jonas ... 818

Peter ... 209

Robert ... 819

William ... 805

John ... 776

John ... 780, 782, 796

William, heirs of ... 405

William, Jun. ... 405

J. B. ... 520

Pierre ... 274, 278, 519, 524

Pierre, heirs of ... 513

Christopher ... 780, 785

Jacob ... 803

Jonathan ... 785, 803

Michael ... 780

Pierre ... 270

Jacob, Sen. ... 784

Jacob, Jun. ... 784

Thomas ... 78, 513

William ... 78, 513

William, reps. of ... 811

Francois ... 520

Joseph ... 210, 281, 513

Joseph, Jun. ... 524

Duke ... 212, 213, 227

John ... 809

William ... 7, 270, 277

John Frs: ... 9, 510, 512

Lieut. Col. J. F. ... 96

J. F., heirs of ... 517

Julian ... 307

Philip ... 778

Johna ... 513, 515

Joshua ... 77, 513, 510, 520

Joshua, heirs ... 520, 522

Martin ... 227

Seth ... 96, 99

Thomas, reps. of ... 550

Hezek. ... 571, 780, 823

Jacob ... 560

James ... 810

Thomas ... 800

Samuel ... 817

John ... 519

John Baptiste ... 7, 10, 270, 513

Jonathan ... 207

Laird M. ... 222

Joseph ... 783, 803

Michael ... 212

Patsey ... 800

Richard ... 778, 783, 784, 786, 799

Richard, reps. of ... 783, 798, 807

William Henry ... 269, 271, 270, 272, 509, 511, 512 [515, 516, 523

James ... 333

John ... 333, 338

John, reps. of ... 798

Moses Michael ... 208, 209

Jarvis ... 515, 518

Godfroy, heirs of ... 578, 585, 639, 717

and Andrews ... 803

Dorothy ... 787

John ... 562

John ... 781, 824

Stephen ... 567, 807

William ... 563, 792

William, reps. of ... 796

Moses ... 270, 277, 513


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Moses, widow of ... 7

Lemuel ... 590, 592, 736, 745, 749, 764, 767

William ... 817

Jesse ... 379

John ... 814

Peter ... 784

Robert ... 815

Thomas ... 278, 525

Peter ... 211

James ... 555, 574, 584, 587, 685, 709, 778

Philip ... 807

Wilford ... 580, 584, 587, 782, 803

William ... 776

James ... 513

Samuel ... 550

Samuel ... 805

Sarah ... 775

Simpson ... 810

John ... 566, 813

John ... 208

Iunis ... 802

Gideon ... 783

James ... 297

John ... 796

Joseph ... 586, 619, 715

James ... 782, 810

James ... 808

Joseph ... 257

Joshua ... 568, 574, 584, 587, 663, 709, 710, 792, 807

Joshua ... 779

William ... 277

David ... 277

Jacob, heirs of ... 513

John, heirs of ... 523

William ... 79

John, ... 207

Lemuel ... 822

Thomas ... 807, 819

William ... 570

James ... 549

Henry ... 225

William ... 212

George W. ... 795, 807

Joel ... 822

Lewis ... 820

Ralph ... 568

Gabriel ... 513, 520

Joseph, Sen. ... 7, 9, 270, 513

Joseph, Jun. ... 520

Toussaint, heirs ... 270

David ... 814

Abijah and Jesse ... 428, 460, 466

Henry ... 209

Thomas ... 209, 210

William ... 579, 581, 587, 589, 662, 724

Henry ... 783, 789

Narseworthy ... 783, 789

Hurst, Henry ... 270

William, heirs of ... 305

Anthony ... 775

Anthony, reps. of ... 779, 783, 801

Celeste ... 775

Eliz. Maria Celeste ... 785

John ... 798

Samuel ... 779

Thomas, Sen. ... 550, 798, 801

Thomas, Jun. ... 550

James ... 216

James, Jr. ... 820

James, Sen. ... 810

Hyneman, Jacob ... 521

Hyragne, Joseph, admrs. of ... 388, 480

and Wabash Land companies, report on memorial of, to surrender certain Indian purchases on certain conditions ... 21, 22, 26, 173

additional memorials of ... 63, 146

report granting permission to George Ash, to accept an ... 111

to George Rodgers Clark, report adverse to confirmation of ... 229

grants, to the inhabitants of Pos Vincennes, invalidity of ... 26

report adverse to the permission of slavery in the ... 146

report on the petition of settlers in Randolph and St. Clair counties ... 237

report adverse to granting preemption rights to settlers in ... 242


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William ... 571

Samuel ... 214, 220

Andrew ... 214

Charles ... 209

John ... 213

Joseph ... 550

Reuben ... 821

Samuel ... 820

Simon ... 205

William ... 574, 589

Jean ... 407

Susannah ... 549

Thomas ... 549

reports on said claim ... 177, 200, 241

withdrawal of the locations made in favor of, in and adjoining Natchez ... 242

Daniel ... 578, 579, 580, 584, 586, 587, 620, 643, 655 [690, 712, 714, 715

Edmund ... 808

Edward, 7, 270

Ezekiel ... 278

Isaac ... 566, 780, 783, 807, 819

James, Esq. ... 511, 513, 520, 521

Janus ... 10, 78, 269, 513, 520, 520

James, Jr. ... 205

John ... 225, 274, 499, 519, 522, 575, 578, 580, 584 [587, 590, 592, 621, 643, 712

John, Jr. ... 520

Matthew ... 205

Richard ... 274, 513, 520

Robert ... 9, 78, 520

Solomon ... 578, 585, 587, 726, 727, 728

Th. ... 224

William ... 513, 521, 550

Adam ... 96, 99

Henry ... 819

Joseph ... 818, 821

Samuel ... 509

Gen. W. ... 271

David, reps. of ... 808

Francis ... 816, 563

Harwood ... 816

George ... 813

Jacob ... 821

James ... 550, 779

James and Evan ... 573

Jeremiah ... 818

John ... 777, 788

John C. ... 204, 207, 216, 217

John Reci ... 78, 271, 270, 277, 510, 511, 513, 514, 515 [520

Jonathan ... 776, 820

Moses ... 821

Richard C. ... 224

Robert ... 588, 798

Russell ... 811

Thomas ... 78, 267, 271, 270, 273, 512, 513, 518, 519, 578

Thomas ... 587

Thomas ... 207

Valentine ... 226

William ... 818

Ephraim ... 270, 524

Thomas ... 274, 520

Thomas ... 513, 785, 789, 823

Maurice ... 779

Pitiagad ... 575

Petiaga L: ... 590

Peter ... 589

petition of inhabitants of, respecting their village common ... 15

petition of Mr. Gibault, priest, for a concession of two tracts of land at ... 15

exchange of donation lands to the inhabitants of, recommended ... 60

John ... 582

exchange of donation lands to the inhabitants of, recommended ... 60

letter from the commissioners of land claims for the district of ... 264

location of confirmed militia rights ... 265

third annual communication from the commissioners of land claims in the district of ... 539

sundry tracts of land proposed for the location of claims in ... 539

memorial of the agent of the settlement on Richland creek ... 540

Gad ... 204

Patrick ... 549

Sarah ... 808

Jonathan ... 816

James ... 573

John ... 214

William ... 800, 814

Caleb ... 795

Catharine ... 796

Charles ... 780, 788, 807

Edward ... 804

Eliza ... 796, 567

James ... 815

Jesse ... 810

John ... 221, 818

Joseph ... 569

Joseph, reps. of ... 550

Justus ... 562, 566, 789

Justus C. ... 803


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Prosper ... 560, 776, 796, 803, 813, 824

Richard ... 776, 777, 779, 780, 784, 795, 796, 798, 803 [810, 811, 812

Roswell ... 221

William Henry ... 796

James ... 782, 787

James, reps. of ... 787

Rachel ... 427

Thomas ... 358

Whitmore ... 299, 382, 446, 484, 491, 492

William ... 421, 429

Josiah ... 207

Robert ... 815

Charles ... 287

Pierre Descontes del ... 249, 257, 286

Loui ... 520

Charles ... 8, 270

Pierre ... 308, 360

Thomas ... 814

William ... 814

Baptiste ... 502

Jacques ... 520

Joseph ... 503

Louis ... 7, 270

Pierre ... 520

J. B. ... 514

Joseph ... 520

Francois ... 290, 318

Jn. Bapte, widow of ... 7, 271

Pierre ... 7, 9, 270, 514, 523

Joseph ... 497

Joshua ... 96, 99

Joseph ... 79, 520

Joseph, heirs of ... 516

for reports of the several Boards of Commissioners on, see the districts and Territories respectively. Companies, Wabash and Illinois report on the offer of, to surrender their Indian purchases, on certain conditions ... 21, 22, 173, 66

Officers, instructions to, on the construction of the act of 1800 ... 113

Warrants, extension of time for the location of ... 103, 150, 282

application of H. W. Dobbyn to purchase at reduced prices, refused, 63, 73

progress of the sales of, northwest of the Ohio, and above the mouth of the Kentucky rivers ... 65, 73

report on the expediency of selling those ceded by North Carolina ... 97

amendments suggested in the modes of surveying, and selling the ... 149

report recommending sundry amendments in the laws, providing for the sales of north of Ohio ... 166

letter of Albert Gallatin on the same subject ... 167

in the vicinity of Detroit, description of, 173

reports on the amendment of the laws providing for sales of, 82, 147, 166, 171, 177

reports favorable to the abolishment of the credit system, in sales of ... 265, 825

amount of instalments become due for purchases in 1801 ... 266

report on an application to purchase a township in Indiana, on new terms ... 267

quantity and quality of the, in the Orleans Territory ... 535

report on extension of time of completing payments for ... 825

in Orleans Territory, reclaimed from inundation, applied for by the inhabitants of Point Coupee ... 826

Francois ... 520

Pierre ... 475

Reney ... 7, 8, 270

Rene ... 513

Barbe Durand ... 270

Charles ... 7, 514

Francois ... 7, 8, 270, 274, 513, 523

Jean B. ... 387

Nicholas ... 270

Amable, widow of ... 7, 270

Lasselle, Antoine, Jr. ... 290, 349, 383, 431, 449

Hyacinthe ... 300

Jacques ... 318, 411, 412, 414, 415, 418, 424, 425, 483

J. and F. ... 418, 419, 420, 431, 480, 505

J. B. 296, 388, 484

J. B., Jr. ... 301, 476

David and William ... 790

Francis ... 427, 456

Jason ... 795

Joseph ... 581

William ... 817


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Jesse ... 817

William ... 820

names of the ... 188

manner of working the, and of smelting ... 189

general observations on the ... 190

Baron, Dr. Francis ... 451

Jean B. ... 309

J. B. Leblanc ... 423

Hyacinthe ... 409

John Stille ... 811

Richard ... 579, 586, 602, 670, 704, 716

William ... 520

William ... 789

William R. ... 207

George ... 274, 514

Ichabod ... 330

Antoine, Jr. ... 276

Antoine, widow of ... 7, 8, 270

Charles, widow of ... 8

Louis ... 521

Nicholas ... 219, 220

Pierre ... 270, 514

Jean, widow of ... 270

J. B. ... 514

Gabriel, widow of ... 7, 10, 270

Jean M. ... 513, 514

Jean M. ... 520

J. B. ... 520

Joseph ... 520

Louis ... 7, 271

Joseph, Jr. ... 322

Israel ... 567

Israel ... 792

widow ... 278

Nancy ... 524

Nancy, heirs of ... 274

Nichs. ... 523

Richard ... 513

Asabel, reps. of ... 787

David ... 819

Edwin ... 581, 585, 587, 638, 645, 648, 66O, 669, 708 [714, 719, 770, 771

Figures ... 581, 586, 604, 654, 718

Francis ... 575, 584, 591

Freeman ... 218

John, heirs of ... 272

Joseph D. ... 804

Moses ... 783

Samuel ... 788

Sarah ... 787, 788

Seth ... 783

William ... 558, 783

William ... 812, 818

John, Jr., 579, 59O

John, Jr., heirs of ... 590, 733, 752, 763

William, and Co. ... 792

Turner and Co. ... 820

William ... 573, 791, 807, 812

John ... 309, 315, 461

Joseph, Jun. ... 325

Col. James ... 96, 99

John ... 96, 99

Joseph W. A. ... 550, 563, 822, 824

Joseph ... 7, 270, 514

Nicholas ... 202, 216, 218, 224, 225, 227, 228

Domingo, reps. of ... 812

John, Jr. ... 555, 574, 584

John ... 792

John ... 799

Thomas ... 810

Upper, description of lead mines in ... 188

Jesse ... 569, 775

John ... 775, 786

John, reps. of ... 786

Samuel ... 814

John ... 775, 778, 794, 799, 807

Levi ... 812

Samuel ... 808

William A. ... 808

Samuel ... 579, 591

Henry ... 807

Rebecca ... 803

James ... 816, 820

John ... 816

Samuel ... 818

William ... 549


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Sanford ... 582, 588, 666, 725

George ... 269, 271

John ... 269

Samuel ... 520

William ... 270

John, William and David ... 253, 254, 294, 353, 354 [450

William, heirs of ... 249, 253, 353, 436, 437, 438 [439, 440, 478

John ... 269, 562, 821

A., heir of ... 575, 592

Jane M. ... 817

John ... 810

William ... 590, 753, 768

Patrick ... 824

Charles ... 221

John ... 308

Willis ... 804

George ... 474, 494

John Robert ... 285

Robert ... 410

and Ruland ... 487

James, reps. of ... 806

William ... 275, 514, 521

John ... 410

Clark ... 580, 584, 589, 698, 713, 772

Constant ... 586, 671, 698, 713

James ... 578, 586

John, Sen. ... 580, 584, 586, 588, 663, 713

John, Sen. ... 769

John, Jun. ... 668, 701, 713

John F. and Clark ... 579, 586, 632, 667, 769

John Flood ... 582, 588, 671, 699, 713, 771

James, heirs of ... 578, 586, 627, 660, 698

William ... 581, 585, 700, 714

Alex ... 778, 798

Eunice ... 784, 789, 795

James ... 784, 788, 795

John ... 551, 574, 584, 585

John, heirs of ... 551, 574, 584, 585, 676, 708, 709

Lachlan ... 221, 225, 226

William ... 216, 270, 510, 511, 512, 513 [515, 517, 516, 518

William ... 269, 272, 275, 276

Wm. ... 519, 520, 521, 522, 540

William ... 779, 780, 788, 791, 807

Samuel ... 269

James ... 808

William ... 811, 815

William, heirs of ... 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 478

Manuel ... 781

Emanuel ... 799

Joseph ... 271

Joseph, Jr. ... 521

Joseph ... 7, 271

Louis ... 9, 271, 515

Thomas ... 78

Thomas ... 575, 579, 581, 588, 589, 590, 657, 703, 723 [726, 769, 772

Henry, reps. of ... 779

Earle ... 808

Ezra ... 819

Stephen ... 820

Theophilus ... 804

William ... 211

Antoine ... 509, 511, 512, 513, 515

Antoine, heirs ... 275, 523

Antony ... 9, 271, 515

widow of ... 515

Jacques ... 487

Jean ... 322

J. B. ... 345, 346

Rene ... 424

Robert ... 391

John ... 513, 523

S. D. ... 819

Samuel ... 784

William ... 549, 550, 557

Antoine ... 79

William ... 813, 823

Alex. ... 521

Ann ... 790, 803

Athanasius ... 796

Hugh R. ... 346, 347, 365

Jacques ... 413

John ... 10, 514, 515

John ... 521

John ... 778, 814

J. B. ... 521

Peter ... 571

Thomas ... 803

Thomas ... 806

William ... 516

Samuel ... 804

William ... 275

charter granted to Sir Henry Roswell, and others, for the colony of ... 85

James ... 799, 802


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Hugh ... 561

James A. ... 789

Joshua ... 818

Thompson ... 343

Thomson ... 396

William ... 214

Lieut, William ... 96, 99

Joseph ... 208, 209

Samuel ... 211

Abraham ... 804

Sarah ... 786

Robert ... 278, 514, 524

William ... 514, 521 Means, Samuel ... 271, 521 Meaux, 271 Medard, Labadi ... 383 Mehl, Frederick ... 271, 275, 514, 522 Meldrum, David ... 365, 377 George ... 256 George ... 283, 286, 415, 444, 452 James ... 364, 376 John ... 364, 376

William ... 364, 377

Thomas ... 509 Menissier, Francis, report on petition of ... 238 Menard, Francois, heirs of ... 381

Joseph ... 298, 322

Joseph ... 410

Joseph and Isidore Roberts, 257

Pierre ... 521

Lines, report adverse to altering the mode of running the, in surveys, northwest of Ohio ... 73

Joseph ... 521

Rene ... 271, 521

difficulties attending the laying out the city of Detroit ... 229

extent of the extinguishment of the Indian title ... 231

report on the communication of the governor and judge of, on the public lands ... 244

suggestion of various periods to which occupants of lands should be confirmed in their settlements ... 244

statements in relation to the measures of land, and number, and size of farms in ... 245

statement of the nature of land titles in ... 245

historical statement of the nature and extent of settlements in ... 246

chronological table, exhibiting the dates of settlements in ... 247

report of commissioners appointed to investigate and ascertain land claims in ... 247, 259, 282, 283, 541

claims founded on grants of Cadillac, commandant of the King at Detroit ... 247

form of patent issued by ... 250

claims founded on grants by the same between 1734 and 1754, not confirmed ... 248

claims founded on grants by M. de Belestre, and other French commandants ... 248

claims pretended to be derived from the British government ... 249

Indian grants ... 249

claims founded on actual settlement and improvement ... 250

letter of Gov. St. Clair to the chiefs of sundry Indian tribes ... 260

letter of A. B. Woodward, remarking upon the report of the commissioners of land claims in ... 260

expediency of confirming titles to settlers in, subsequent to Nov. 30, 1782. See Detroit ... 260 Middleton, Philip, P. P. ... 217

Stephen ... 815

Joseph ... 513

District, schedule of fractional townships within the boundaries of ... 104 statement of number of acres, quantity located, and that unlocated, in the fifty reserved sections ... 108

Land Warrants, report on the expediency of extending the time for location of ... 103, 150, 282

difficulties of locating the, arising from inaccuracy of surveys ... 103

list of certificates issued to supply deficiencies in the quarter townships ... 107

list issued to supply deficiencies in the one hundred acre lots ... 108

number of acres contained in unregistered, outstanding December 28, 1801 ... 108

Christopher ... 789, 794, 799

Daniel ... 794

Jacob ... 578, 589

James ... 215

John ... 206, 816

Joseph ... 205

Joseph, reps. of ... 810

Noah ... 96, 99

Oliver ... 96

Phineas ... 215

Richard ... 792, 807

Robert ... 806

Stephen ... 779, 792

William ... 804, 816

Elisha T. ... 204

James ... 579, 590, 737, 764

John ... 579, 590, 731, 765

John, heirs of ... 270, 514, 518, 519, 520, 521

John, heirs of ... 522

Thomas ... 278

William ... 549, 579

William ... 590

Zachariah ... 269, 270, 519, 520

John ... 784, 786, 789, 797

Stephen and William ... 795

Pierre ... 334

Jacob ... 511, 513

Stephen ... 778, 783, 784, 789, 791, 795, 796, 799


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kinds of land titles ... 91

report on the remonstrance of Georgia against certain acts of Congress relating to the ... 100

report on land claims in the, arising under laws of Georgia ... 120, 187

claims arising from grants from the British governors of West Florida ... 120

claims arising under grants from the Spanish government ... 120

claims arising under act of Georgia erecting the county of Bourbon ... 120

claim of the Connecticut company of military adventurers ... 121

mode of settling the various claims suggested by the Commissioners ... 121, 123

tracts laid off by Georgia, for the South Carolina Yazoo, the Virginia Yazoo, and the Tennessee companies ... 121, 199 sale of lands in the, by Georgia, to the

Georgia, the Georgia Mississippi, and other companies ... 121, 139, 199

act authorizing such sale declared to be null and void ... 122, 142

letter of Gov. Claiborne on the origin and nature of land claims in the ... 123

form of British patent ... 125

form of Spanish patent ... 136

application of Legislative Council of, for confirmation of certain land titles ... 147

report adverse to granting donations of lands in the ... 166

report on certain land claims in the ... 169

report recommending further facilities to the commissioners of land claims in ... 171

further time allowed to claimants to present their claims to the registers of land offices in ... 177, 193

report of the secretary of state on the several descriptions of claims in, recorded in his office ... 200

report adverse to a grant of pre-emption rights to settlers in ... 242

report authorizing a change of the location of school lands, in certain cases ... 243

memorial of certain subjects of Great Britain, on claims to lands in ... 542, 543

application of, for an extension of the time of paying the first instalment on certain lands, and for pre-emption rights ... 545

adverse report on said application ... 546 report of commissioners appointed to settle land claims in ... 546

David ... 309, 360, 361, 497

David ... 499

David ... 792, 793

David, reps. of ... 779, 780, 791, 796

John ... 808

Louis ... 384

Benjamin ... 811

Alex. ... 780, 789, 808, 824

J. ... 561

John ... 811

Joseph ... 817

and King ... 789

Robert ... 817

Samuel ... 806

William ... 806, 815

Arthur ... 574, 584, 587

James ... 404, 558

Henry ... 817

James ... 573, 789, 791, 793, 796, 797, 802, 807, 812

Louis ... 784

Moses ... 580, 584, 587

Robert ... 558, 797, 798, 800, 807

Robert ... 784, 791, 792, 811, 822

Samuel ... 524

Samuel P. ... 812

Samuel P., James, and Robert ... 558, 789

Wykoff and Garland ... 795

Wm., reps. of ... 802

Lewis ... 284, 285

Ignace ... 386

Jemima ... 566

John ... 219, 821

Jordan ... 579, 581, 586, 588, 649, 726, 727

Thomas ... 814

William ... 582, 583, 585, 595, 724

Louis ... 488

John ... 278, 27

William ... 79, 271, 278, 279, 512, 516, 519

William ... 801

William's heirs ... 270, 513, 520, 521

Hiram ... 599, 714, 772

Sampson ... 600, 717, 769

Daniel ... 399

James, heirs of ... 523

Anna ... 586, 606

Hiram ... 579

Hiram ... 582, 585, 588, 599

Sampson ... 579

Sampson ... 585, 600

Israel ... 204

Rachael ... 275

William ... 287, 459, 462

Thomas ... 786

William ... 799

William, reps. of ... 787

Daniel, heirs of ... 568, 804

Martin ... 321

John ... 822

Maria J. reps. of ... 707, 710

petition of William Dunbar, for confirmation of title to a lot adjoining the city of ... 170

reports on said petition ... 200, 177

Francois, Esq., 423

Isidore ... 423, 442

Jacques ... 423, 442

Robert ... 249, 256, 286, 295


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William ... 796

and Beauvais ... 569, 573

·         Jonathan ... 483, 499

Peter ... 778, 803

Peter and Mayant ... 776

abstract of evidence of title of the, to lands in Georgia ... 202, 203

memorial in behalf of, asking for a speedy adjustment of their claims under Georgia in the Mississippi Territory ... 234

Henry ... 202, 203, 208, 209, 210, 211, 217

Isaac ... 788

John ... 784

Joseph and George, 791

Margaret ... 208

Thomas ... 818

William ... 820

James, reps. of ... 787, 807

William ... 809

William ... 567

boundaries of the cession of ... 17

appropriations and grants made by, in the territory ceded to the United States ... 18

extent of Indian reservations in the territory ceded by ... 17

reports recommending compensation in certain cases arising under reservation in cession of, to the United States ... 27, 24

report on certain claims to lands ceded by, to the United States ... 69

report on the expediency of selling the lands ceded by ... 97

terms of cession by ... 97

deed of cession and acceptance by Congress ... 98

petition of Thomas Dillon setting forth the interference of the treaties of Hopewell and Holstein with various private claims ... 164

report of the legislature of, on said petition ... 165

report on the claim of the United States to lands in Tennessee under the cession of ... 193

various acts of, in relation to bounty lands to officers and soldiers of the Continental line ... 193

act of, authorizing the State of Tennessee to perfect titles to lands reserved by the deed of cession to the United States ... 195

report onland claims at Kaskaskia, Prairie du Rochers, and Kahokia, in the ... 13

boundaries of the ... 18

situation and extent of Indian territory in the ... 18

claims to land in the, arising under the United States themselves ... 19

quantity and situation of unclaimed lands in the ... 20

report adverse to modifying the ordinance of Congress in relation to slavery in the ... 60

exchange of certain donations of lands in, recommended ... 60

progress of surveys in the ... 72

report on the progress of sales of lands in the, above the mouth of the Kentucky river ... 65, 733

report of Governor St. Clair on his proceedings generally on land claims in the Illinois country ... 80

report adverse to granting pre-emption rights in ... 100

favorable report on claim of Seth Harding, a refugee from ... 82

report on list of refugees furnished by Secretary of War and Comptroller of Treasury ... 554, 99

a list of the refugees from, entitled to bounty land ... 95

William ... 819

Jacob, heirs of ... 515

William ... 787

John ... 808, 811

Daniel ... 780, 798

John ... 550

William ... 783, 808

Timothy ... 792, 798

quantity of land reserved by Congress in the sale of land to the ... 59

report on the memorial of the directors of the ... 236

Mary ... 796