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Collection Overview
Title: Land Grants and Documents Collection (Subject), 1788-1858
Extent: 5.0 Folders
Date Acquired: 02/23/2004
Subjects: Land titles--Kentucky.
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This is a collection of land records which were found in the Townsend Room collections with no provenance. They have been arranged together to provide access to the materials. The records include agreements, deeds, grants, surveys and warrants. Some of the early warrants are signed by prominent citizens of Virginia and Kentucky.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives
Acquisition Source:
Found in Collections.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Folder:
[
Folder 1: Agreements],
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Folder 2: Deeds],
[Folder 3: Surveys],
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Folder 4: Warrants],
[
Folder 5: Georgia Land Grants, 1793],
[
Folder 6: Illinois Land Grants, 1855],
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Folder 7: Kentucky Land Grants, 1793-1858],
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Folder 8: Virginia Land Grants, 1788-1792],
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Folder 9: General Land Office],
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Folder 10: Oversize Deeds],
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All]
- Folder 3: Surveys
- Item 1: DS Kiah Crooke, 5 Mar 1823
- Survey for Matthew Clay's Heirs against Miller, Givens and McWilliams.
- Item 2: DS Jefferson Craig, 12 Sep 1829
- Survey for Harlan County County Court for 100 acres, part of Warrant No. 18302.
- Item 3: DS John Stow, 17 Feb 1838
- Survey for Ford's heirs and George Alcorn for 198 1/2 acres on Paint Lick Creek in Madison and Garrard Counties.
Browse by Folder:
[
Folder 1: Agreements],
[
Folder 2: Deeds],
[Folder 3: Surveys],
[
Folder 4: Warrants],
[
Folder 5: Georgia Land Grants, 1793],
[
Folder 6: Illinois Land Grants, 1855],
[
Folder 7: Kentucky Land Grants, 1793-1858],
[
Folder 8: Virginia Land Grants, 1788-1792],
[
Folder 9: General Land Office],
[
Folder 10: Oversize Deeds],
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All]
