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Colonial land patents and grantees : Calfpasture Rivers, Augusta County, Virginia /
Land-Office Treasury Warrant no. 10082 for Patrick Henry

Land-Office Treasury Warrant no. 10082 for Patrick Henry

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Three thousand-acre land grant to the heirs of Hugh Mercer, Kentucky County, Virginia

Three thousand-acre land grant to the heirs of Hugh Mercer, Kentucky C...

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The above plan is a discription of a new township called Royalsborough in the county of Cumberland, bounded southeasterly on the headline of Brunswick, southwesterly on Northyarmouth, northwesterly on proprietors land, northeasterly on Androscoggin River ...

The above plan is a discription of a new township called Royalsborough...

Scale ca. 1:30,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Oriented with north toward the upper right. Shows township lots and owners. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 834 Available also through the Librar... More

[Eight survey tracts along the Kanawha River, W.Va. showing land granted to George Washington and others.

[Eight survey tracts along the Kanawha River, W.Va. showing land grant...

Scale ca. 1:40,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Imperfect: Deteriorated along old fold lines. Oriented with north toward the lower left. Has watermarks. Individual surveys dated 1771 through 1774, performed by "Mr... More

Signs president's name. Washington, D.C., Sept. 8. Affixing the signature "Franklin D. Roosevelt" to land grants and patents, Jeanne [...], 20, is getting a great thrill out of her new [...]h the General Land Office. As "Secretary to the President [...]ning Land Grants and Patents," she is the only authorized to sign the president's signature to documents. She is the youngest person ever appointed to the position, 9/8/37

Signs president's name. Washington, D.C., Sept. 8. Affixing the signat...

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One thousand-acre Virginia land grant  to Alexander Breckinridge

One thousand-acre Virginia land grant to Alexander Breckinridge

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Map of state land tract, Greene Co. / done pursuant to law, Simeon DeWitt, Surveyor Gen'l.

Map of state land tract, Greene Co. / done pursuant to law, Simeon DeW...

Blueprint copy of manuscript survey map of real property and land grants in central Greene County (N.Y.). Shows tract numbers, acreages, line measurements in chains, line declinations in degrees/minutes, and na... More

Map of Hamilton County, State of Texas : showing the extent of all public surveys, land grants and all other official information compiled from the records of the General Land Office at Austin... /

Map of Hamilton County, State of Texas : showing the extent of all pub...

Relief shown by hachures. Lists statistics: area, population, geology, soil, timber, and general remarks. LC Land ownership maps, 994 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Patrick Henry land grant to William Duvall, John Hawes, and John May
Patrick Henry land grant to William Duvall, John Hawes, and John May
By the United States in Congress assembled, June 20, 1788 : The Committee consisting of Mr. Williamson, Mr. Dane, Mr. Carrington, Mr. Kearney, and Mr. Wingate, to whom was referred the memorial of George Morgan and his associates, respecting a tract of land in the Illinois country of the Missis[s]ippi ...

By the United States in Congress assembled, June 20, 1788 : The Commit...

Imprint from Evans. Former attribution to John Dunlap rejected in the Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 34, p. 631. Recorded in Dunlap's account book. Cf. JCC 606. Text in two columns. Evans 21514 Journa... More

A piece of paper with a drawing on it [Attakapa Region land grants, Louisiana].

A piece of paper with a drawing on it [Attakapa Region land grants, Lo...

Shows land grants in the Bayou Teche region and in Vermilion Parish, most surveyed by François Gonsoulin. Title from LC Luso-Hispanic World. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 911 Orientation varies. Pen-and-ink on paper,... More

David S. Franks, Benjamin Kendall, et al to Virginia Governor, 1763-82, Memorial Tracing Dispute with French and Indians, with Extract of Letter on Land Grants

David S. Franks, Benjamin Kendall, et al to Virginia Governor, 1763-82...

Memorial Tracing Dispute with French and Indians, with Extract of Letter on Land Grants

David S. Franks, Benjamin Kendall, et al to Virginia Governor, 1763-82, Memorial Tracing Dispute with French and Indians, with Extract of Letter on Land Grants

David S. Franks, Benjamin Kendall, et al to Virginia Governor, 1763-82...

Memorial Tracing Dispute with French and Indians, with Extract of Letter on Land Grants

Petition from the Louisville Board of Trustees to the Virginia Assembly

Petition from the Louisville Board of Trustees to the Virginia Assembl...

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Petition from the Louisville Board of Trustees to the Virginia Assembly

Petition from the Louisville Board of Trustees to the Virginia Assembl...

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John Bondfield to Thomas Jefferson, September 4, 1784, Land Grants; with Warrant

John Bondfield to Thomas Jefferson, September 4, 1784, Land Grants; wi...

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Land-Office Treasury Warrant no. 2375 for George Rogers Clark

Land-Office Treasury Warrant no. 2375 for George Rogers Clark

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Land-Office, 17th of June, 1765. The Honourable the Proprietaries having been apprized that many persons have been, and still continue in the practice of taking up large quantities of land within this Province, only with a design to retail them
A drawing of a plan for a railroad [Attakapa Region land grants, Louisiana].

A drawing of a plan for a railroad [Attakapa Region land grants, Louis...

Shows land grants in the Bayou Teche region and in Vermilion Parish, most surveyed by François Gonsoulin. Title from LC Luso-Hispanic World. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 911 Orientation varies. Pen-and-ink on paper,... More

Two thousand-acre British land grant, Fincastle County, Virginia

Two thousand-acre British land grant, Fincastle County, Virginia

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Two thousand-acre British land grant, Fincastle County, Virginia

Two thousand-acre British land grant, Fincastle County, Virginia

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Jury finding, Kentucky County, Virginia

Jury finding, Kentucky County, Virginia

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[Thomas Hutchins' land grant and map to 2000 acres in West Florida] /

[Thomas Hutchins' land grant and map to 2000 acres in West Florida] /

Shows land grant 4 miles east of the Mississippi River "slightly removed from Baton Rouge." Title from vendor's letter. Panel title: British patent to T. Hutchins, 1776, of 2000 a. of lands in Florida. Date of ... More

John Bondfield to Thomas Jefferson, September 4, 1784, Land Grants; with Warrant

John Bondfield to Thomas Jefferson, September 4, 1784, Land Grants; wi...

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Land-Office Treasury Warrant no. 21617 for John Campbell
Land-Office, 17th of June, 1765. The Honourable the Proprietaries having been apprized that many persons have been, and still continue in the practice of taking up large quantities of land within this Province, only with a design to retail them
Land grant for James Black

Land grant for James Black

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A map of a city with a river running through it [Attakapa Region land grants, Louisiana].

A map of a city with a river running through it [Attakapa Region land ...

Shows land grants in the Bayou Teche region and in Vermilion Parish, most surveyed by François Gonsoulin. Title from LC Luso-Hispanic World. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 911 Orientation varies. Pen-and-ink on paper,... More

Jury finding, Kentucky County, Virginia

Jury finding, Kentucky County, Virginia

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Map of Haskell County, state of Texas : exhibiting the extent of public surveys, land grants and all other official information compiled from official surveys of the General Land Office at Austin...  /

Map of Haskell County, state of Texas : exhibiting the extent of publi...

Shows landownership. Blue line print. LC Land ownership maps, 1001 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy annotated in pencil and colored pencil ; mounted on cloth.

Receipt from Andrew Barnett to John Donne with an agreement to locate and survey land
William R. Griffith to James Madison, December 25, 1829. Account and Land Grants.

William R. Griffith to James Madison, December 25, 1829. Account and L...

Transcripts, guides, and tools to help you use this collection may be found at loc.gov James Madison Papers.

Land grant for James Black

Land grant for James Black

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A drawing of a map on a piece of paper [Attakapa Region land grants, Louisiana].

A drawing of a map on a piece of paper [Attakapa Region land grants, L...

Shows land grants in the Bayou Teche region and in Vermilion Parish, most surveyed by François Gonsoulin. Title from LC Luso-Hispanic World. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 911 Orientation varies. Pen-and-ink on paper,... More

J. Rutledge to J. Duane, November, 1780. Note on Land Grants.

J. Rutledge to J. Duane, November, 1780. Note on Land Grants.

Transcripts, guides, and tools to help you use this collection may be found at loc.gov James Madison Papers.

William R. Griffith to James Madison, December 25, 1829. Account and Land Grants.

William R. Griffith to James Madison, December 25, 1829. Account and L...

Transcripts, guides, and tools to help you use this collection may be found at loc.gov James Madison Papers.

Map of Brown Co., state of Texas : showing the extent of all public surveys, land grants and all other official information compiled from the records of the General Land Office at Austin...  /
The committee consisting of [blank] to whom was referred the memorial of George Morgan and his associates, respecting a tract of land in the Illinois country of the Missis[s]ippi, beg leave to report ...

The committee consisting of [blank] to whom was referred the memorial ...

Imprint from Evans. Former attribution to John Dunlap rejected in the Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 34, p. 631. Recorded in Dunlap's account book. Cf. JCC 605. Evans 21513 Journals of the Continenta... More

One thousand-acre land grant in the name of John Lewis
Land office military warrant no. 4745 for Elijah Diboard
A handwritten document with a picture of a plane on it [Attakapa Region land grants, Louisiana].

A handwritten document with a picture of a plane on it [Attakapa Regio...

Shows land grants in the Bayou Teche region and in Vermilion Parish, most surveyed by François Gonsoulin. Title from LC Luso-Hispanic World. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 911 Orientation varies. Pen-and-ink on paper,... More

A piece of paper with a drawing on it [Attakapa Region land grants, Louisiana].

A piece of paper with a drawing on it [Attakapa Region land grants, Lo...

Shows land grants in the Bayou Teche region and in Vermilion Parish, most surveyed by François Gonsoulin. Title from LC Luso-Hispanic World. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 911 Orientation varies. Pen-and-ink on paper,... More

Two thousand-acre British land grant, Fincastle County, Virginia

Two thousand-acre British land grant, Fincastle County, Virginia

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[Plat of a survey of 2,314 acres of land, being the first large bottom on the east side of the Ohio River, 3 or 4 miles below the mouth, a portion of which is divided into 17 lots]

[Plat of a survey of 2,314 acres of land, being the first large bottom...

Scale ca. 1:20,000. Title from Lawrence Martin's The George Washington atlas. 1932. Cover title: George Washington; survey of land in Ohio, a grant from the Colony of Virginia to Washington for military service... More

Copy of a survey return'd by Mr. Sam Lewis, surveyor of Botetourt Coun[t]y. Surveyed for George Washington 2950 acres of land (by virtue of a warrant for 5,000 acres granted by His Excellency the Governor to said Washington agreeable to His Majesty proclamatiom issued in the year 1763) lying in the county of Botetourt on the n.e. side of the Great Kanhaway about a mile and half above the mouth of Cole River, joining the upper end of the Poketillico survey ... Novemr. 6th, 1774.

Copy of a survey return'd by Mr. Sam Lewis, surveyor of Botetourt Coun...

Scale not given. Title from certificate mounted below map. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Imperfect: Deteriorated along old fold lines. Oriented with north to the right. Has watermark. LC Maps of North America, 1750-... More

Bond made between James Morrison and William Pope

Bond made between James Morrison and William Pope

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Map of land patents from original surveys : [Newburgh city region, New York State] /

Map of land patents from original surveys : [Newburgh city region, New...

Cadastral map of original land patents, real-property tracts, dates when properties were established, acreages, and landowners' names in the Newburgh city region west of the Hudson River (parts of Orange and Ro... More

J. Rutledge to J. Duane, November, 1780. Note on Land Grants.

J. Rutledge to J. Duane, November, 1780. Note on Land Grants.

Transcripts, guides, and tools to help you use this collection may be found at loc.gov James Madison Papers.

By the United States in Congress assembled, June 20, 1788 : The Committee consisting of Mr. Williamson, Mr. Dane, Mr. Carrington, Mr. Kearney, and Mr. Wingate, to whom was referred the memorial of George Morgan and his associates, respecting a tract of land in the Illinois country of the Missis[s]ippi ...

By the United States in Congress assembled, June 20, 1788 : The Commit...

Imprint from Evans. Former attribution to John Dunlap rejected in the Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 34, p. 631. Recorded in Dunlap's account book. Cf. JCC 606. Text in two columns. Evans 21514 Journa... More

Three thousand-acre land grant to the heirs of Hugh Mercer, Kentucky County, Virginia

Three thousand-acre land grant to the heirs of Hugh Mercer, Kentucky C...

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A drawing of a plan in a book [Attakapa Region land grants, Louisiana].

A drawing of a plan in a book [Attakapa Region land grants, Louisiana]...

Shows land grants in the Bayou Teche region and in Vermilion Parish, most surveyed by François Gonsoulin. Title from LC Luso-Hispanic World. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 911 Orientation varies. Pen-and-ink on paper,... More

A piece of paper with a drawing on it [Attakapa Region land grants, Louisiana].

A piece of paper with a drawing on it [Attakapa Region land grants, Lo...

Shows land grants in the Bayou Teche region and in Vermilion Parish, most surveyed by François Gonsoulin. Title from LC Luso-Hispanic World. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 911 Orientation varies. Pen-and-ink on paper,... More

A plan of a park in a book [Attakapa Region land grants, Louisiana].

A plan of a park in a book [Attakapa Region land grants, Louisiana].

Shows land grants in the Bayou Teche region and in Vermilion Parish, most surveyed by François Gonsoulin. Title from LC Luso-Hispanic World. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 911 Orientation varies. Pen-and-ink on paper,... More

David S. Franks, Benjamin Kendall, et al to Virginia Governor, 1763-82, Memorial Tracing Dispute with French and Indians, with Extract of Letter on Land Grants

David S. Franks, Benjamin Kendall, et al to Virginia Governor, 1763-82...

Memorial Tracing Dispute with French and Indians, with Extract of Letter on Land Grants

[Property survey of tracts and land grants in part of Maryland near Tiber Creek, now central Washington D.C.].

[Property survey of tracts and land grants in part of Maryland near Ti...

Cadastral map covering tracts named Jamaca, Port Royal, Burns Neglect, Elenor, Gleenings, Gordons Meddows, Knock, Houp Yard, and Cern Abbey Mannor. "Beginning of 'Cern Abbey Mannor' being a resurvey on Duddingt... More

Map of Comanche County : state of Texas showing the extent of all public surveys, land grants and all other official information, compiled from the records of the General Land office at Austin, showing also the geology, agriculture and other important details carefully selected from authentic sources /

Map of Comanche County : state of Texas showing the extent of all publ...

Relief shown by hachures. Shows landownership. "The Texas Land and Immigration Co. of New York." LC Land ownership maps, 933 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Receipt from Andrew Barnett to John Donne with an agreement to locate and survey land
William R. Griffith to James Madison, December 25, 1829. Account and Land Grants.

William R. Griffith to James Madison, December 25, 1829. Account and L...

Transcripts, guides, and tools to help you use this collection may be found at loc.gov James Madison Papers.

Land office military warrant no. 4745 for Elijah Diboard
A piece of paper with writing on it [Attakapa Region land grants, Louisiana].

A piece of paper with writing on it [Attakapa Region land grants, Loui...

Shows land grants in the Bayou Teche region and in Vermilion Parish, most surveyed by François Gonsoulin. Title from LC Luso-Hispanic World. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 911 Orientation varies. Pen-and-ink on paper,... More

David S. Franks, Benjamin Kendall, et al to Virginia Governor, 1763-82, Memorial Tracing Dispute with French and Indians, with Extract of Letter on Land Grants

David S. Franks, Benjamin Kendall, et al to Virginia Governor, 1763-82...

Memorial Tracing Dispute with French and Indians, with Extract of Letter on Land Grants

Land-Office Treasury Warrant no. 21617 for John Campbell
One thousand-acre land grant in the name of John Lewis
Land-Office, 17th of June, 1765. The Honourable the Proprietaries having been apprized that many persons have been, and still continue in the practice of taking up large quantities of land within this Province, only with a design to retail them
Land-Office, 17th of June, 1765. The Honourable the Proprietaries having been apprized that many persons have been, and still continue in the practice of taking up large quantities of land within this Province, only with a design to retail them
A piece of paper with writing on it [Attakapa Region land grants, Louisiana].

A piece of paper with writing on it [Attakapa Region land grants, Loui...

Shows land grants in the Bayou Teche region and in Vermilion Parish, most surveyed by François Gonsoulin. Title from LC Luso-Hispanic World. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 911 Orientation varies. Pen-and-ink on paper,... More

Map of about 8000 acres of land on Spring Brook in the towns of Pittston and Covington, County of Luzerne, State of Pennsylvania.
Map of San Saba County : exhibiting the extent of public surveys, land grants, and other official information ; compiled from the records of the General Land Office at Austin, showing also geology, agriculture, and mineral districts and all important details /

Map of San Saba County : exhibiting the extent of public surveys, land...

Relief shown in hachures. Shows landownership. LC Land ownership maps, 1122 Inset view of San Saba City. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

By the United States in Congress assembled, June 20, 1788 : The Committee consisting of Mr. Williamson, Mr. Dane, Mr. Carrington, Mr. Kearney, and Mr. Wingate, to whom was referred the memorial of George Morgan and his associates, respecting a tract of land in the Illinois country of the Missis[s]ippi ...

By the United States in Congress assembled, June 20, 1788 : The Commit...

Imprint from Evans. Former attribution to John Dunlap rejected in the Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 34, p. 631. Recorded in Dunlap's account book. Cf. JCC 606. Text in two columns. Evans 21514 Journa... More

By the United States in Congress assembled, June 20, 1788 : The Committee consisting of Mr. Williamson, Mr. Dane, Mr. Carrington, Mr. Kearney, and Mr. Wingate, to whom was referred the memorial of George Morgan and his associates, respecting a tract of land in the Illinois country of the Missis[s]ippi ...

By the United States in Congress assembled, June 20, 1788 : The Commit...

Imprint from Evans. Former attribution to John Dunlap rejected in the Journals of the Continental Congress, v. 34, p. 631. Recorded in Dunlap's account book. Cf. JCC 606. Text in two columns. Evans 21514 Journa... More

Land-Office Treasury Warrant no. 10082 for Patrick Henry

Land-Office Treasury Warrant no. 10082 for Patrick Henry

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A piece of paper with writing on it [Attakapa Region land grants, Louisiana].

A piece of paper with writing on it [Attakapa Region land grants, Loui...

Shows land grants in the Bayou Teche region and in Vermilion Parish, most surveyed by François Gonsoulin. Title from LC Luso-Hispanic World. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 911 Orientation varies. Pen-and-ink on paper,... More

A piece of paper with a drawing on it [Attakapa Region land grants, Louisiana].

A piece of paper with a drawing on it [Attakapa Region land grants, Lo...

Shows land grants in the Bayou Teche region and in Vermilion Parish, most surveyed by François Gonsoulin. Title from LC Luso-Hispanic World. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 911 Orientation varies. Pen-and-ink on paper,... More

A map of a city with a lot of buildings [Attakapa Region land grants, Louisiana].

A map of a city with a lot of buildings [Attakapa Region land grants, ...

Shows land grants in the Bayou Teche region and in Vermilion Parish, most surveyed by François Gonsoulin. Title from LC Luso-Hispanic World. LC Luso-Hispanic World, 911 Orientation varies. Pen-and-ink on paper,... More

Two thousand-acre British land grant, Fincastle County, Virginia

Two thousand-acre British land grant, Fincastle County, Virginia

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David S. Franks, Benjamin Kendall, et al to Virginia Governor, 1763-82, Memorial Tracing Dispute with French and Indians, with Extract of Letter on Land Grants

David S. Franks, Benjamin Kendall, et al to Virginia Governor, 1763-82...

Memorial Tracing Dispute with French and Indians, with Extract of Letter on Land Grants