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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],
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Folder 3: Surveys],
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Folder 4: Warrants],
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Folder 5: Georgia Land Grants, 1793],
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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 1: Agreements
- Item 1: DS Wm. McConnell, 27 Jan 1784
- Agreement to sell part of McConnell's preemption and settlement to Richard Martinson and George Taylor. Signed by McConnell, Christo. Greenup, John Tebby, and Ignatius R. Mitchell.
- Item 2: DS S.M. Noel, Robert Church and John Haly, 22 Apr 1868
- Title bond from Noel and Church to Haly of Frankfort, KY.
- Item 3: DS Isaac Hill, n.d.
- This is a land rental agreement between Isaac Hill and Doctor Adamson. From Dorris Museum Collection, accession # N.78.
Browse by Folder:
[Folder 1: Agreements],
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Folder 2: Deeds],
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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],
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Folder 9: General Land Office],
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Folder 10: Oversize Deeds],
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All]
