DEL RIO, DoloresBiblio.com
Pearl River DistrictBiblio.com
LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TRANSMITTING A REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE DISTRICT EAST OF PEARL RIVER OF BRITISH GRANTS FOR LANDS LYING IN THE SAID DISTRICT; PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE SEVENTH SECTION OF THE ACT INTITLED "AN ACT REGULATING THE GRANTS OF LAND AND PROVIDING FOR THE DISPOSAL OF THE LANDS OF THE UNITED STATES SOUTH OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE. FEBRUARY 27 1806
1806rif. 23530Washington: A. & G. Way 1806. Folio 2 leaves printed on rectos only 3 folding tables as issued each printed on recto and verso. Light margin rubberstamp bound in modern cloth bookplate on front pastedown. Near Fine. Treasury Secretary Gallatin transmits the Commissioners' determination of the identity of grantees of British land grants east of the Pearl River south of Tennessee but whose title "was not confirmed by the articles of agreement between the United States and the state of Georgia." Accompanying tables show the name of each grantee present claimant number of acres granted present state of title conditions annexed to the grant and status of their performance. Chief Justice Marshall sought to unravel the tangled knots of conflicting land titles in the case of Henderson v. Poindexter's Lessee 25 US 530 1827. The early grantees included John M'Intosh Abraham Little Robert Farmer Peter De Forge Allen Grant William Clark and others all from the 1770's. OCLC 54195284 1-Yale OCLC 83950729 no libraries noted. AI 11612 2- DLC NN. A. & G. Way unknown
