American State Papers [Public Lands: Volume 1] : Index
INDEX.

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• A.
• ... Page
• Abbot, James, Esq. ... 326, 351, 452
• Abbot, James, heirs of ... 452, 462, 487, 491
• Abbot, Samuel, Esq. ... 372, 375
• Abner, John J. ... 579, 586, 589
• Abrahams, Robert ... 574, 587, 685, 710
• Abrams, Robert, representatives of ... 801
• Acre, difference between the American and French acre used in Michigan ... 255
• Adair, John ... 225
• Adair, Louis ... 269
• Adam, David ... 775
• Adams, Charles ... 792
• Adams, Jacob ... 787, 797
• Adams, John ... 810
• Adams, Seth ... 207
• Adams, William ... 810
• Addison, William ... 509
• Adeline, Alexis ... 277
• Aikin, James ... 215
• Ailes, Amos and others, report on the petition of, for confirmation of certain grants of land ... 63
• Ails, Amos ... 277, 278
• Ails, Stephen ... 277
• Aird, George, heirs of ... 360
• Aird, James ... 360
• Airhard, Jacob ... 812
• Alare, Louis ... 7
• Alba, Stephen de ... 787
• Aldridge, Thomas ... 818
• Alexander, Isaac and Joshua ... 775
• Alexander, Reuben ... 801
• Allard, Jacques ... 329
• Allard, Jacques, Jr. ... 340
• Allary, Clement ... 540
• Allary Jean Baptiste ... 540
• Allen, John ... 96, 99
• Allen, Joseph ... 816
• Allen, Samuel ... 540
• Allen, Louis ... 9
• Allison, David ... 205
• Aloire, Jean B: ... 312
• Alston, John ... 550
• Alston, John M. ... 804
• Alston, Philip ... 550
• Alston, Solomon ... 550
• Alterations, in relation to the surveys and sales of public lands, suggested ... 149

report recommending certain, in the mode of selling public lands ... 166

• Amberson, Johnston ... 540
• Ambroise, Francois ... 321
• Ambrose and Marble ... 784
• Ambrose, Stephen ... 787, 808
• Amory, Rufus G. ... 209, 215
• Amos, James ... 549
• Ancram, William ... 482, 500
• Anderson, Darius ... 815, 820
• Anderson, John ... 211, 293
• Anderson, Joseph ... 226, 582, 586
• Anderson, Thomas ... 517, 519
• Anderton, John ... 805
• Andre, Pierre ... 518
• Andrews, Ebenezer T. ... 207
• Andrews, Edmund ... 817
• Andrews, Ihmer ... 792
• Andrews, Ithmar ... 566
• Andrews, James ... 799
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• Andrews, Justus ... 810
• Andrez, Joseph ... 7, 269
• Andry, Simon ... 579, 581, 587, 588, 589, 590, 699, 712, 721, 725, 727, 624, 625, 654, 691
• Anthus, Francois ... 530, 533
• Anthus, John and Jacob ... 271
• Applegate, Samuel ... 513
• Apthop, John T. ... 206
• Arbuthnot, James ... 818
• Archenard, Caesar ... 788
• Ardrine, L. ... 509
• Argilleure, Jean d' ... 77
• Armesto, Andres L. ... 782
• Armstreet, John ... 550, 778
• Armstrong, Alexander ... 818
• Armstrong, John ... 271, 277, 278, 808
• Armstrong, Moses ... 823
• Armstrong, Sarah ... 807
• Arnold, Jonathan ... 205, 214, 216, 220
• Arnold, Welcome ... 216
• Arnot, John ... 579, 589
• Arpin, Jean B. ... 509
• Arrananders, Thomas ... 819
• Arturgus, Mainard ... 78
• Aschar, Joseph ... 209
• Ash, George, report on the petition of, for permission to accept an Indian grant ... 111, 238, 533
• Ash, John ... 540
• Ashley, John ... 206, 357
• Ashley, Robert ... 804, 820
• Ashley, Thomas ... 804
• Askin, John ... 78, 283, 342, 378, 419, 445, 480, 500, 501, 509
• Askin, John Jr. ... 325, 335, 335
• Aspaho, Anthony ... 575
• Astargus, Robert ... 376
• Astargus, widow ... 8
• Astrus, Alexis ... 269, 509
• Asturgus, Minor ... 509
• Asturgus, Minor, heirs of ... 209
• Atchinson, William ... 777, 785, 822
• Atkins, Wylie ... 821
• Attorney General, opinion of, on the validity of the claims of the French settlers at Galliopolis ... 23

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

• B.
• Babcock, John ... 818
• Baby, James ... 484, 485, 495
• Baby, James, Esq. ... 295, 338, 342, 343, 349, 353, 354, 355, 356, 372, 375, 378, 448
• Bacon, Richard ... 788
• Bailey, Anthony ... 216
• Bailey, George ... 811
• Bailey, John ... 278, 509, 518, 520
• Baillarjon, Nicholas ... 7, 273, 510
• Baird, Joseph ... 79, 373
• Baird, Robert ... 270, 518
• Baird, Samuel ... 77, 79, 270, 271, 278, 512, 520, 521, 524
• Baird, Thomas ... 511, 518

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• Baker, Daniel ... 793
• Baker, Elizabeth ... 567
• Baker, Ezina ... 569
• Baker, Isaac ... 522
• Baker, Jacob ... 206
• Baker, Joel ... 523
• Baker, John ... 574, 575, 580, 583, 584, 587, 589, 590, 640, 641, 653, 704, 712
• Baker, Joshua ... 821
• Baldridge, Francis ... 814
• Ballairdon, Nicholas ... 8, 269
• Ballard, Francis ... 591, 817
• Banks, George D. ... 799
• Banks, Jared ... 222
• Barbaree, Otto V. F. ... 574, 575, 583, 584, 585, 589
• Barber, Thomas ... 203
• Barbour James ... 549, 550
• Barbut, James ... 557
• Baril, Francis ... 8
• Barker, Daniel ... 578, 586
• Barker, Ephraim ... 578, 585, 599, 653, 716
• Barker, Wiley ... 578, 586, 603, 670, 715
• Barkman, Henry ... 270
• Barland, William ... 785, 791, 794, 796, 797, 802, 820
• Barnes, Elias ... 811
• Barnes, Giles, ... 402, 406, 484, 494
• Barnett, Samuel ... 227
• Baron, Antoine ... 300, 349
• Baron, Antoine L. ... 344
• Baroye, Francois, Sen. ... 7
• Baroye, Francois, Jr. ... 7
• Barrackman, Abraham ... 510, 518, 520
• Barrackman, Christopher ... 518, 570
• Barrackman, Henry ... 509
• Barrackman, John ... 227
• Barrackman, Michael ... 77
• Barrackman, Peter ... 509
• Barrackman, Peter J. ... 79
• Barrackman, Peter, heirs of ... 79, 276, 510
• Barrais, Francois ... 79
• Barrell, Joseph ... 217, 219
• Barrill Francois ... 509
• Barrois, Alexis, heirs of ... 518
• Barrois, Francois, Sen. ... 269
• Barrois, Francois, Jr. ... 253, 269
• Barrois, Jean B. ... 253, 269, 278
• Barrois, Lambert ... 518
• Barrois, Leon ... 518
• Barrow, Joseph ... 374, 518
• Barrow, Pierre, heirs of ... 269
• Barrow, Richard ... 579, 585, 639, 697, 716
• Barrow, Zadock ... 810
• Barry, Francois ... 269
• Barry, Richard ... 549
• Barsabeau, J. B. ... 518
• Barthe, Pierre ... 510
• Bartheaume, Noel ... 278
• Barton, John, ... 803
• Barton, Thomas ... 515
• Barutel, Blaize ... 540
• Basinet, Francis ... 7
• Bass, Jeremiah ... 821
• Bass, Samuel ... 207
• Bassadon, Laurent ... 77, 524
• Basseron, Francis ... 9
• Bassett, Nathaniel ... 710
• Bassett, Thomas ... 577, 586, 609, 612, 670, 710
• Bassett, William ... 776, 777
• Batchelet, Charles ... 567
• Batchelot, Henry ... 571
• Bates, Ephraim ... 789, 820
• Bates, Joseph ... 578, 590, 743, 764
• Bates, Joseph, Jr. ... 588, 646, 692, 714
• Bates, Thomas ... 578, 589, 687, 694, 714
• Bates, Thomas Jr. ... 590, 749, 752, 767
• Baugaud, Claudis ... 573
• Bawhus, Benjamin ... 10
• Bay, Elihu H. ... 549, 553, 554, 574, 583, 584, 587, 677, 678, 679, 709, 823
• Bay, William, ... 549
• Bayadone, Laurence ... 79
• Bazadonne, Laurent, ... 8, 269, 270, 271, 274, 278, 509, 513, 518
• Bazinette, Francois ... 269, 370
• Bazo and Grass, ... 802
• Bealk, Benjamin ... 775, 776, 794, 799
• Beal, Andrew, representativea of ... 815
• Bealle, Andrews ... 781
• Beard, Isham ... 588
• Beard, Samuel ... 816
• Beard, Thomas ... 816
• Beaubien, ... 303
• Beaubien, Antoine ... 284
• Beaubien, Jean M. ... 383, 348, 364
• Beubien, Joseph ... 286
• Beauchain, Jean B., heirs of ... 510
• Beaudoin, Alexis ... 518
• Beaufait, and Loson ... 494
• Beaugrande, Jean B. ... 410, 451
• Beckley, Phillippina ... 820
• Beckus, Benjamin ... 77, 509, 510, 514, 518
• Becquet, widow of ... 524
• Bedid, James ... 818
• Beedle, Elias ... 509
• Beleau, Angelic ... 540
• Beleau, Michael ... 540
• Bell, Richard ... 801
• Bell, William ... 792
• Bellair, Aimable ... 385, 426, 429, 450, 452
• Bellair, Joseph ... 409
• Bellair, Jean L. ... 386
• Belly, Peter ... 573
• Benard, Joseph, representatives of ... 824
• Benfait, Louis, Sen. ... 286, 312
• Bennet, Micajah ... 815
• Benoist, Gabriel, representatives of ... 777, 788
• Benome, Francois ... 376
• Bently, John ... 778
• Bequet, Jacques, heirs of ... 269
• Bergand, Charles ... 9, 269, 510
• Bergand, Dominique ... 269, 510
• Berger, Frederick ... 7, 508, 509
• Berger, Frederick, Jr. ... 509
• Berger, George ... 510, 518
• Berger, Peter ... 518
• Bergeron, Louis ... 7, 269, 510
• Bergman, Christian ... 277
• Bernard, Antoine ... 402
• Bernard, Charles ... 408
• Bernard, Hyacinth ... 400, 408
• Bernard, Joseph ... 569, 778, 788
• Bernard, Louis ... 397
• Berry and Holbrook ... 803
• Berry, John ... 817
• Berry, Thomas ... 807
• Berry, William ... 821
• Berthelet, Henry ... 303, 475, 479, 506
• Beverest, Peter ... 589
• Biddle, Elias ... 518, 519, 521, 523
• Biddle, Thomas ... 211
• Bickham, Abner ... 808
• Bicklay, Adam, representatives of ... 777
• Biggs, Caleb ... 809
• Biggs, William, report on the petitions of ... 545
• Bilbo, James ... 587, 688, 718
• Bilbo, Mathew ... 579, 588, 655, 716
• Billet, Pierre ... 278
• Billon, Antoine ... 468, 469
• Bindon, Joseph ... 96, 99
• Binet, John ... 8
• Binette, John B. ... 7, 9, 269, 509, 510
• Bingaman, Adam ... 778, 784, 788, 790, 793, 823
• Bingaman, Christian ... 778, 793
• Bingaman, Christopher ... 803
• Bingaman, Louis ... 784
• Bino, Jean B. ... 518
• Bird, Capt. Henry ... 255
• Bird, W. ... 225
• Bird, William ... 808
• Bishop, William ... 806
• Bisland, Alexander ... 776
• Bisland, John ... 776, 777, 778, 779, 785, 806
• Bissardon, Peter ... 571
• Bissonet, Joseph ... 397
• Biverest, Peter ... 575
• Black, Daniel ... 271
• Black, James ... 520
• Blackburn, Ephraim ... 787
• Blackburn, R. S. ... 571
• Blackford, John ... 277
• Blackford, Reuben ... 277
• Blackwell, Nathan ... 579, 585, 595, 648, 716, 772
• Blagge. Samuel ... 206, 207, 208
• Blake, George ... 202, 203, 204, 213
• Blake, John and others, Canadian refugees, report on the petition of ... 22
• Bleakley, Josiah ... 362
• Bleecher, L. ... 214
• Bleeker, Leonard ... 205
• Blommart, John ... 569, 802
• Blount, Luke ... 821
• Blount, William ... 225
• Blue, William K. ... 212, 215
• Boardman, Charles, ... 562
• Boardman, Charles, representatives of, ... 776, 780, 787, 810
• Boardman, Daniel ... 209, 210
• Boardman, William ... 207, 208
• Bocart, Martha ... 96, 99
• Bodwell, Enoch ... 804

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• Boggs, John, and others, memorial of ... 149
• Boland, Andrew K. ... 815
• Bolls, James ... 776, 820
• Bolls, James and Wilson ... 785
• Bolls, John ... 775, 776, 786, 788, 803
• Bolls, Wilson ... 811
• Bonlon, Amable ... 518
• Bolon, Gabriel, Sen. ... 269
• Bolon, Gabriel, Jun. ... 518
• Bolon, Hypolite ... 278, 509, 524
• Bolon, Louis ... 269, 509
• Bolon, Margaret, ... 79, 275
• Bolon, Nicholas ... 518
• Bolon, Susannah ... 10
• Bond, Joshua B. ... 205, 209
• Bondell, Francis ... 820
• Bondi, Antoine ... 303, 304, 509
• Bondi, Joseph ... 302
• Boneau, Charles ... 269
• Boneau, Jean B. ... 269
• Bonhomme, John B. ... 509, 515, 518
• Bonneau, Charles ... 7, 510
• Bonneau, Nicholas ... 278, 518
• Bonneau, Peter ... 9, 269
• Bonnel, Elias ... 769, 793
• Bonnel, Joseph ... 779
• Bonnell, Elias ... 769
• Bonner, James ... 777
• Bonner, Moses ... 781, 783, 787, 803
• Bonner, Willis, ... 782, 783
• Bono, Nicholas, ... 510
• Bonome, Francois ... 348, 351
• Bonome, Pierre ... 581
• Boone, Squire ... 796
• Boothe, John ... 786
• Bordeaux, John B. ... 334
• Bordeleau, ... 510
• Bordeleau, Antoine, Sen. ... 7, 9, 269, 278, 509, 518, 523
• Bordeleau, Antoine, heirs of ... 523
• Bordeleau, Charles ... 518
• Bordeleau, Michael ... 8, 269, 273, 278, 509
• Bordeleau, Pierre, ... 518
• Boree, John S. ... 588
• Berneau, Charles, ... 510
• Bosseron ... 510
• Bosseron, Charles ... 75
• Bosseron, Francis ... 7, 75, 77, 269, 279, 509, 510
• Bosseron, John B. ... 269, 510
• Bostonais, ... 468
• Bouchard, Ignace ... 484
• Boucher, Charles ... 524
• Boucher Joseph ... 518
• Boucher, Vital ... 7, 8, 10, 269, 272, 509, 510, 523
• Bouille, Alexander D. ... 802
• Boulon, Amable ... 7, 9, 269, 509
• Bounds, James ... 815
• Bounty lands, Virginia military, reserved out of the cession to the United States, report on ... 1, 17
• Bounty land warrants, issued on a forged power of attorney, relief refused ... 115

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

• Bourbon county, claims in the Mississippi territory, arising under the act of Georgia, erecting the county of ... 120
• Bourdeaux, Jean M. ... 408
• Bourdeaux, Joseph ... 300
• Bourdeaux, Louis ... 401
• Bournassa, Daniel ... 540
• Bournassa, Louis ... 300
• Bovard, William ... 808, 819
• Box, Joseph ... 815, 816
• Boyd, Alexander ... 787, 792, 812
• Boyd, James ... 96, 99
• Boyd, Samuel ... 814
• Boyd, William ... 818
• Boydras, J. and others, memorial of ... 826
• Boyer, Antoine ... 485
• Boyer, Francis ... 9, 509, 518
• Boyer, Louis ... 510
• Boyer, Louis, Jun. ... 7, 269
• Boyer, Louis, widow of ... 7, 9, 269
• Boyer, Toussaint ... 510, 518
• Boykin, Francis ... 586, 627, 659, 713
• Boykin, Solomon ... 588, 655, 723, 771
• Boykin, William ... 579
• Brace, Jonathan ... 203
• Bracken, Andrew ... 819
• Bradford, Lieut. Col. ... 96, 99
• Bradley, Charles ... 278
• Bradley, Darling ... 806
• Bradley, Edward ... 227
• Bradley, James ... 278
• Bradley, Joseph ... 815
• Bradley, Samuel ... 277, 278
• Branchan, Pierre, Sen. ... 401
• Branchan, Pierre, Jun. ... 401
• Brandon, Gerard, ... 776, 777
• Brashears, Ann. ... 565
• Brashears, Benjamin ... 785
• Brashears, Richard ... 581, 586, 601, 671, 725, 727, 772
• Brashear, Tobias, ... 776, 794
• Brashier, Zadoc ... 582, 585
• Brassard, Joseph, representatives of ... 9
• Brassfield, Reuben ... 808
• Brawn, Bedford ... 214
• Brawn, Thomas ... 212
• Braxton, Christian ... 776, 814
• Brazan, Luza ... 540
• Brazer, John ... 207
• Brezeale, Elisha ... 820
• Bremarr, Francis ... 549
• Breton, dit St. Martin, J. B. ... 269
• Brewer, Charles ... 586, 607, 670, 716
• Brewer, George, Jun., ... 578, 579, 586, 587, 588, 605, 625, 660, 661, 705, 715, 717, 720, 726, 769
• Brewer, John ... 579, 587, 588, 604, 626, 659, 671, 715, 726
• Brewer, Patrick ... 581, 586
• Brewer, Thomas ... 207
• Brewer, William ... 586, 600, 714
• Brezina, Francis ... 569
• Bridgen, Charles ... 211, 213, 228
• Bridges, Samuel ... 804, 820
• Brinker, Abraham ... 270, 271
• Briquet, Andre dit St. Dizier ... 269
• Bristol, William ... 204
• Broca, Valentine de ... 587, 590
• Brock, William J. ... 212
• Brocus, William ... 777, 780, 785, 793, 822
• Bronliett, Michael ... 77
• Brooks, John. ... 806
• Brooks, Martin ... 96, 99
• Brooks, Samuel ... 570
• Brooks, William ... 785, 804, 812
• Brossard, Joseph ... 524
• Brouillet, Francois ... 7, 269, 528
• Brouillet, Louis ... 7, 10
• Brouillet, Michel ... 7, 9, 269, 518
• Broutin, Narcissa ... 575, 579, 590, 732, 754, 773
• Brown, Adam ... 382, 473
• Brown, Bedford ... 212, 222
• Brown, Frances ... 277
• Brown, James ... 202, 277
• Brown, Joseph ... 277
• Brown, Moses ... 207
• Brown, Obadiah ... 794
• Brown, Samuel ... 203
• Brown, William ... 277, 447, 492, 573, 778, 788
• Bruin, Peter B. ... 569, 796, 812, 893
• Brush, Elijah ... 249, 256, 283, 284, 354
• Bryan and Brewer, ... 585, 648, 658, 662, 718
• Bryan, Jeremiah ... 569, 777
• Bryant, Jesse ... 585, 821
• Buford, William ... 579, 590, 591, 742, 752, 753
• Buford, William H. ... 591, 758, 767, 768
• Bugand, Charles ... 7
• Buisson and Laroche, ... 496
• Bulfinch, Charles ... 217
• Bullard, Joseph ... 815
• Bullen, John ... 776
• Buller, John ... 803
• Bullett, Benjamin ... 510
• Bullin, Joseph ... 806, 822
• Bullitt, William ... 269, 270, 271, 509, 516, 517
• Bullock, Benjamin ... 803
• Bullock, Stephen ... 789
• Bunch, Eli ... 803
• Buntin, Robert ... 77, 78, 269, 270, 271, 276, 278, 510, 511, 514, 515, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523
• Burbank, Jesse ... 292
• Burch, John ... 813, 823
• Burch, Washington ... 823
• Burch, William ... 788
• Burd, William ... 817
• Burden, George ... 554, 575, 584, 591, 759, 761, 768
• Burke, William ... 578, 579, 587, 656, 690, 717
• Burling, Thomas ... 88, 558, 788
• Burling Walter ... 791, 807
• Burnet, Daniel ... 560, 568, 776, 777, 819, 824
• Burnet, James ... 568
• Burnet, John ... 796, 819
• Burnet, John, jr. ... 569, 811
• Burney, James ... 817
• Burney, John ... 581, 585
• Burns, John ... 804
• Burrows, Gabriel ... 579, 586
• Butcher, Henry ... 822

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• Butean, widow ... 269
• Butler, Christopher ... 776
• Butler, Richard ... 777, 783, 784
• Butler, Thomas C. ... 213
• Butler, William ... 792
• Buyatte, Alexis ... 540
• Byrant and Suelgrove ... 579
• Byrd, Capt. Henry ... 249
• Byrne, Gerald ... 575, 589
• C.
• Cabacier, Charles ... 341
• Cabassier, Pierre ... 281
• Cabanne, Peter ... 812
• Cabean, William ... 820
• Cable, Jacob ... 781, 811
• Cain, William ... 819
• Calcote, John ... 815
• Caleb and Carpenter ... 577
• Calhoon, John ... 819
• Callaban, David ... 817
• Callehan, John ... 820
• Callendar, Alexander ... 778
• Callendar, Robert ... 549
• Callier, James, ... 579, 580, 582, 584, 585, 586, 588, 591, 598, 607, 617, 618, 648, 649, 650, 657, 662, 668, 691, 697, 704, 705, 710, 715, 718, 720, 727, 738, 745, 749, 766
• Callier, John ... 580, 584, 587, 629, 659, 702, 713, 769
• Callihan, John ... 781
• Calvit, Anthony ... 563, 812
• Calvit, Frederick ... 776, 811
• Calvit, John ... 786, 804
• Calvit, Joseph ... 776, 798
• Calvit, Phoebe ... 800
• Calvit, Thomas ... 776, 780, 796, 811
• Calvit, William ... 786
• Camack, John ... 569, 791, 803
• Cambris, Andre ... 518
• Cameron, Duncan ... 815
• Cameron, Evan ... 778
• Cameron, Murdoch ... 361, 375
• Campagnote, Francis ... 9, 273
• Campbell, Gustavus ... 820
• Campbell, John ... 362, 775, 785
• Campbell, Joseph ... 579, 591, 748, 754, 764
• Campbell, Robert, representatives of ... 374, 375
• Campeau, Alexis ... 258, 299
• Campeau, Angelique ... 258, 471
• Campeau, Antoine ... 305, 405, 471
• Campeau, Cecille, heirs of, ... 453, 459, 475
• Campeau, Charles M. ... 300
• Campeau Claude ... 422
• Campeau, Francis P., heirs of ... 455, 481
• Campeau, Jacques ... 302
• Campeau, Jean B. ... 320, 442
• Campeau, Joseph, ... 315, 316, 369, 435, 454, 459, 467, 474, 489
• Campeau, Julien ... 456
• Campeau, Louis ... 324
• Campeau, Madeline ... 258
• Campeau, Mibel and Antoine ... 258
• Campeau, Nicholas ... 371, 460
• Campeau, Pierre ... 519
• Campeau, Rene ... 273
• Camus, Peter ... 788, 791
• Canadian refugees, reports on petition of, for compensation ... 22, 23, 25

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

• Canadine, John J. ... 779
• Canadine, Parker ... 775, 779, 784
• Canadine, P. jr. and G. R. ... 779
• Canadine, Richard ... 779, 798
• Cannada, John ... 587, 647, 723
• Cannon, William ... 592
• Cannoyer, Peter, heirs of ... 77
• Cantebury, Francois ... 518, 524
• Capucine, Theodore ... 519
• Caradine, Joseph ... 806
• Cardinal, Jacques ... 7, 8, 269, 510, 511
• Cardinal, Jeanne ... 275
• Cardinal, John B. ... 7, 269, 510
• Cardinal, Marianne W. ... 524
• Cardinal, Nicholas ... 511, 517
• Cardinal, Nicholas, widow of ... 7, 8
• Cardine, Jean ... 510
• Cardine, John ... 277
• Cardine, Louis ... 511
• Carman, Wilson ... 581, 589, 669, 670, 723
• Carmichael, James ... 510

John F ... 807

Patrick ... 277, 525

• Carnes, Richard ... 221

Thomas P. ... 222

Carney, Martin ... 561

William ... 802

• Carnieyer, Pierre ... 7
• Carolinas, surrender of the seven-eighths of, by the proprietors, to George II. ... 32
• Carpenter, James ... 589, 755, 763, 784

Richard ... 784

Richard, Caleb, and Joseph ... 589

Carr, Ann ... 550, 823

Carr and Prevost ... 813

• Carriere, ... 277
• Carroll, Benjamin ... 808

James ... 568

John ... 806

• Carron, Jean B. ... 269, 496
• Carson, Alexander ... 279

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

• Carter, Charles ... 807

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

• Cartwright, James ... 369

Peter ... 588, 665, 724, 768

• Case, William ... 777
• Cashol, Robert ... 787
• Cason, Charles ... 781
• Cassady, Henry ... 512
• Casseter, Charles ... 583, 584, 588, 664, 725
• Casson, William ... 812
• Caston, John ... 821

Seth ... 819

William R. ... 821.

• Catt, George. ... 513, 523

Philip ... 510, 513, 518, 520

• Cattin, Antoine, heirs of ... 314

Francois ... 409, 426

• Caty, Antoine ... 7, 8, 269, 510
• Cayeau, Peter ... 96
• Cazeau, P. Francis ... 96, 99
• Cearhart, Andrew, heirs of ... 276
• Cedeter, Jacob ... 277
• Cenait, Alexis ... 473
• Cession, report on the military reserve in that, made by Virginia to the United States ... 1

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

• Chabert, Francis ... 299, 379, 413, 479, 480, 505

Jean ... 511

Pierre ... 518

Widow of ... 510

• Chabot, Joseph ... 7, 269, 511

Toussaint ... 794

William ... 787

• Chabotte, Joseph, Jr. ... 519
• Chachere, Louis ... 806
• Chambers, Daniel ... 796

John ... 808

• Champagne, Ignace ... 332

Simon ... 496

• Champagnotte, Francois ... 269
• Champlin, Christopher ... 205, 206, 213
• Chandler, Gardner L. ... 217
• Chaney, Bailey E. ... 808

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

James ... 823

William ... 792

• Chandonet, Charles ... 362
• Chapard, Marie C. ... 269

Nicholas, Jun. ... 511

• Chapart, Nicholas ... 7, 10
• Chapoton, Antoine ... 485

Benoit ... 285, 410

Jean B. ... 269

Louis ... 444

Louis, Jun. ... 345

Nicholas ... 337

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• Chappard, Nicholas ... 79, 511
• Charbonneau, Germain ... 518

Jacob ... 7, 269

James ... 9, 510, 511

• Charles Gilbout ... 7
• Charpaid, Nicholas ... 7, 269
• Charpentier, John ... 7, 269
• Chartier, Debauch J. ... 511

Francois, Sen. ... 365

Jean B. ... 7, 269, 511

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

Michael ... 519

Pierre, Sen. ... 7

• Chartran, Jean. ... 518
• Chartres, Charles ... 77
• Chastang, Dr. John ... 579, 586, 614, 616, 690, 691, 707, 711, 712, 726

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

• Chatelreaux, Joseph ... 385
• Chatignie, Ignace ... 518
• Chats, Philip ... 8
• Chaubert, Chevalier ... 258
• Chavue, Shadrach ... 819
• Cheine, Jean B., heirs of ... 79
• Chene, Gabriel ... 286

Isidore ... 257

Pierre ... 503

• Cheney, Emanuel ... 582, 585
• Cherbonneau, Joseph ... 289
• Cherne, Jean B. du ... 75
• Cherokees, definitive treaty of peace with Georgia and So. Carolina, at Dewittapos;s corner, 1777 ... 51

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

• Cheroqui, Jean B. ... 519
• Chertier, Joseph ... 77
• Chester, Simon, heirs of ... 96, 99
• Chicot, Francois ... 278
• Chinn, Edward ... 96, 99
• Chisholm, Hugh McD. ... 815
• Choate, John ... 570

Sarah ... 570

• Chovin, Baptiste, heirs of ... 469
• Charles ... 288, 359, 360

Francois ... 288

Jean B. 378, 391

Toussaint ... 348

• Christie, Gabriel ... 204, 208, 217
• Christmas, Natt. ... 578, 581, 589, 591, 592, 695, 697, 721, 738, 745, 749, 758, 767
• Cicot, Angelique ... 310, 504

Francois ... 338

Jacques ... 338

Jean B. ... 343, 449, 494

• Cissna, Charles ... 814

William ... 814

• Cissne, James ... 290, 478, 481

John ... 288, 477

Rebecca ... 287

William ... 288, 478

• Claiborne and Wooldridge ... 787

F. L. 787, 801, 815

• Clapp, Ebenezer ... 814
• Clare, Fuzelier de la ... 573

George ... 804

William ... 565

• Clark, Daniel Sen. ... 782, 788, 793, 794, 796, 799, 806

Daniel, representatives of ... 796

Edward ... 816

Elijah ... 222

• Clark, George Rodgers, report on the petition of ... 229

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

• Clawson, Abraham ... 808
• Clay, Stephen ... 202, 203
• Claypool, Jeremiah ... 270, 271, 509, 513, 514, 516, 521, 523
• Clayton, P. ... 216, 217, 218, 224
• Clemens, Christian ... 317, 434, 457, 464, 466, 481, 483, 487, 493
• Clemens, Jacob ... 302
• Clerk, George R. ... 79, 511
• Clermont, Lizette ... 524

Michael ... 524

Pierre ... 518

Ursule ... 9, 269

• Cleveland, Sarah ... 781

b ... 1

• Cloud, Adam ... 564, 565

Joseph ... 518

• Cloutier, Pierre ... 407, 397
• Cloyd, Robert ... 559
• Coale, John ... 817
• Coates, Ann ... 295, 470, 497

John ... 297

• Cobb, Arthur ... 807

Jacob ... 797

William ... 807

• Cobun, Eliza and Ann ... 804

Jacob ... 804

Samuel ... 781

• Cochois, Louis ... 320
• Cochran, George ... 561, 568, 573, 789, 795, 800, 801, 806, 821

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

Robert ... 781, 795

Robert and George ... 796

William ... 277

• Cockaran, James ... 579, 591, 741, 765
• Coder, Andre ... 511, 519

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

• Cole, Ursule ... 9
• Cole, Ambrose ... 96, 99

James ... 569, 784, 795, 824

John ... 813

Mark ... 807, 821

Mary ... 808

Matthew ... 821

Solomon ... 798

Stephen ... 792

William ... 798

• Cole and McClendon ... 518
• Coleby, S. ... 569
• Coleman, Ephraim ... 781, 806

Israel ... 781

Jeremiah ... 777, 786

Reuben ... 227

Richard ... 579, 591, 741, 765

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

• Coles, John ... 209
• Collier, John, and others, report on the memorial of ... 88
• Collingsworth, James ... 822
• Collins, Charles ... 819

Dennis ... 787

John ... 775, 783, 796, 809

Joshua ... 792

Theophilus ... 791

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

• Collins and Cushing ... 789
• Colman, Francis ... 552, 556, 574, 584, 587, 683, 684, 707, 710
• Columbiana county, Ohio, petition of the inhabitants of, for a sale of their reserved sections ... 281
• Compagnotte, Francis ... 523

Pierre ... 278, 519

• Compton, Stephen ... 821
• Comstock, Thomas ... 787
• Cone, Joseph ... 96, 99
• Conger, Jonathan ... 269, 523
• Connelly, Christ ... 571

John ... 292

Patrick ... 787, 795, 800, 802

• Conner, William ... 787, 788, 808
• Connecticut, reservation in the cession by, in the northwest territory ... 19

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

• Connor, Henry ... 314, 435

James ... 315

John ... 456

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• Conner, Margaret ... 464

Richard, heirs of ... 316

William ... 356, 376, 493, 499

William and Mary ... 799

• Connoyer, Peter ... 9, 269
• Conover, Samuel F. ... 217
• Constant, Jean B. ... 272, 273
• Conway, Charles ... 591

Maurice ... 559

William ... 559, 573

• Coolidge, James ... 207
• Cook, Jesse ... 820

John and Samuel ... 819

• Cooper, James ... 213

Martin ... 814

Samuel ... 207, 217, 807

William ... 785, 811, 815

• Cooper and Griffin ... 785
• Cooperwirter, George ... 277

Henry ... 277

• Copelen, James ... 578, 586, 657, 694, 714
• Corbet, James ... 822
• Corbus, Godfrey ... 297, 477, 481
• Cordis, Joseph ... 208, 209
• Corey, David ... 560, 824

Job ... 560, 795, 796

• Cornoyer, Alexis ... 519

Louis ... 273

Pierre ... 511

• Cory, Issac ... 817
• Coteau, Jacques ... 78
• Cott, George ... 80

Philip ... 79

• Cotterall, George ... 330, 334

George, Jr. ... 330, 334

• Coulen, Jacques ... 511
• Coulter, Thomas ... 269, 515, 516
• Coursey, William ... 822
• Courtney, John ... 776, 784, 792, 817

Thomas ... 821

• Courtois, Pierre ... 519
• Cousineau, Louis ... 428
• Cousett, Francis ... 788
• Couteaux, Jacques ... 524
• Couture, Claude ... 408

Etienne ... 407

Jean B. ... 395

Medard ... 406

• Cowperthwaite, Jacob ... 794
• Cox, Tench ... 550

William ... 223

Z. and Co. ... 226, 227

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

• Cox and Maher ... 213, 214, 220, 225, 227
• Coyle, Hugh ... 779, 803
• Crabb, Thomas ... 804
• Craigie, Andrew ... 209, 215
• Crane, Louis ... 583, 584, 587

Silas ... 569

Watterman ... 781, 783, 785

• Cravens, John ... 803
• Crawford, Charles ... 222

James ... 96, 99

John ... 511

Louis ... 360

Moses ... 225

• Credit, extension of, in sales of public lands, recommended ... 65

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

• Creighton, Edward ... 581, 587, 588, 638, 657, 700, 717, 718
• Crely, Jerome ... 10, 269
• Crepeau, Louis ... 524
• Crequi, Jean B , heirs of ... 355
• Cribble, Samuel ... 331, 333
• Crock, David ... 509
• Crockett, Eli ... 818
• Crosby, David R. ... 822
• Crumphalt, Jacob ... 807
• Crunkleton, John ... 564
• Crutchfield, Robert ... 214
• Culbert, John ... 524
• Cumming, Thomas ... 202, 216, 224, 225, 227, 228
• Cummings, Peter ... 249, 256
• Cummins, Thomas ... 780
• Cunningham, William ... 777
• Cuntz, Felix ... 511
• Currie, John ... 205

·         Jonathan ... 804

• Curtis, Richard ... 776, 785

William ... 796, 801, 806, 817

Zebina ... 202, 203, 204

• Curry, Peter ... 379, 384, 471, 472
• Cushing, Charles ... 208, 209

Elijah ... 550, 566, 791

• Custard, Maurice ... 568, 806
• Custo, Gabriel ... 269
• Culler and Sargent, purchases of, in the northwest territory ... 19, 93
• Cypress, Andrew ... 775
• Curtis, Benjamin ... 781, 789

 

 

• D.
• Dace, Michael ... 519
• Dagene, Joseph ... 270
• Dagenet, Ambroise ... 7, 519

Ambrose ... 279, 524

Francois ... 511

• Daggett, Naphtali ... 204
• Dagneau ... 512
• Doigneau, Pierre ... 7, 270
• Dallas, James, rep's of ... 788
• Dalton, Ann ... 79

Hannah ... 512

Thomas ... 7, 9, 270

Valentine ... 512

Valentine T. ... 512

• D'Amour, J. B. ... 269
• Daniel, Thomas ... 806, 822

William ... 793, 792

• Danis, Antoine ... 270, 512

Honore ... 8, 269, 278, 523

Jacques ... 270

• Daperon, Gilliome ... 7
• Dappron, Gilleaume, widow ... 270
• Daprou, Joseph ... 519

Pierre ... 519

• Daran, Francis ... 575, 559
• Dardell, Buckner ... 818
• Darden, George ... 212
• Dardin, Bucker ... 213

Richard ... 820

• Danys, Antoine ... 7, 79
• Darrys, Honorez ... 7
• Danks, Isaac ... 96, 99
• Daunay, J. B. ... 365
• Davenport, Ambroise ... 373, 496

James ... 808, 819

• Davidson, Jeremiah ... 269

John A. ... 780

• Davis, Cornelius ... 279
• Daniel ... 820
• David ... 791

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

• Davy, Thomas ... 557
• Dawes, Thomas, Jun. ... 206
• Dawson, John ... 574, 589

John ... 584

Thomas ... 806

• Day, Benjamin ... 569

Henry ... 569

John ... 79

John ... 277

Robert ... 79, 519

Robert ... 277

• Dayton, Ebenezer ... 795

Ebenezer, rep's of ... 811

Phoebe ... 800

• Dazet, Joseph ... 474
• Dealy, James ... 568
• Dean, Seth, 574, 584, 589, 686, 687, 693, 695, 696, 707, 709, 710, 717, 722
• Dearmond, Samuel ... 815, 816
• Dease, John ... 581, 585, 642, 725
• De Castro, Julian ... 579, 586, 701, 711, 716
• Decker, Abraham ... 79, 80, 273, 512, 518, 511

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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• Decker, John ... 272

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

• Decouteau, Joseph ... 512
• Deshee, Peter ... 540
• De Elaurier ... 7
• De Forge, Peter ... 553, 575, 584, 589, 591
• De Forge, Peter, heirs of ... 553, 575, 584, 591, 758, 763
• Deganne, Joseph ... 519
• De Hetre, widow ... 270
• Dejean, Philip ... 519
• Delaille, Francois ... 412
• Delany, John ... 814
• Delaurier, J. B. ... 270, 511, 514, 523
• Delaurier, Louis ... 7, 276, 277
• Delaurier, René Francois ... 269
• Delesdemier, Gideon and Mary ... 96, 99
• Delesdemier, Jonathan, heirs of ... 96
• Delesdemier, Lewis F. ... 96, 99
• Delgan, Anthony ... 806
• Dehlle, J. B. ... 356
• Delisle, Alexis, widow of ... 298

Amable ... 7, 10, 270

Charles ... 7, 512

J. B. ... 443

• Delorie, John B. ... 77
• Delorie, Louis ... 517
• Delorier, Pierre ... 309, 310
• Delorine, Pierre, ... 366
• Demass, George ... 813
• Demoy, Charles Arbon ... 579
• Dempsey, Hugh ... 524
• Dempsey, William ... 815
• Deneau, Pierre ... 519
• Dennison, Gideon ... 209
• Denis, Jacques ... 512
• Denly, James ... 578, 587, 629, 630, 633, 659, 712, 713
• Denly, John ... 588, 706, 723
• Dennie, Thomas ... 207, 209
• Dennis, John ... 815
• Denorgon, Joussaints, widow of ... 7
• Denorgon, Louis, widow of ... 7, 270
• Denorgon, widow ... 7
• Denoyon, ... 511
• Denoyer, Francois ... 465
• Denoyon, Jean Louis ... 270
• Denoyon, Louis ... 512, 519
• Denoyon, Louis Toussaint ... 519
• Denoyon, Louis, widow of ... 511
• Denoyon, Toussaint, widow ... 270
• Denye, Jacques ... 7
• De Olive, Dominique ... 579, 587, 589, 728, 729, 763
• De Peyster, Arent Schuyler ... 258
• Depre, Francois ... 519
• Depron, Bernard ... 519
• Dequindre, Catharine ... 284
• Derby, Elias Hasket, Jr. ... 206
• Deroche, Francois ... 465
• Derogiere, Bonnaventure ... 7, 269
• Derousse Francois ... 270
• Derozier, alias Pipi Bonaventure ... 511
• Derozier, Bonaventure ... 276
• Desannier, Louis, heirs of ... 488
• Desause, Francois ... 7
• Desbiens, Andre ... 515
• Deschatelet, Joseph ... 506
• De Selle, Lambert ... 571
• Desforges, Francis ... 450
• Desplaines, J. B., heirs of ... 482
• Detroit, report of the Indian agent on the lands and settlers in the vicinity of ... 173

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

• Deval, Richard ... 802
• Devall, Richard ... 566
• Devall, Richard ... 811
• Devenu, Samuel ... 277
• Devignot, Louis ... 270
• Devore, Philip ... 519
• Dervit, Ezekiel ... 700, 808
• Dervit, Mary ... 806
• Dexter, Samuel, Jr., ... 203, 205, 208, 209
• Dias, Joseph ... 802
• Dickey, George ... 588, 693, 724
• Dicks, Johannah ... 290
• Dicks, John ... 311, 371
• Dick, Samuel, and others, adverse report on the memorial of ... 239
• Dickson, David ... 557
• Dickson, Thomas, Jun. ... 204, 207, 209
• Dielle, Charles ... 7, 10, 270
• Dielle, Charles, Jun. ... 519
• Dillamenter, Wm., rep's of ... 818
• Dillon, Thomas, petition of, to the Legislature of North Carolina, and report thereon ... 164
• Discount, for prompt payment under act of May, 1800, relief asked from an erroneous mode of calculating ... 239
• Disposal of public lands, plan of, suggested by the Secretary of the Treasury ... 4
• Ditard, Jean ... 512
• Ditard, Nicholaus ... 7, 270
• Divine, William ... 820
• Divore, Philip ... 511
• Diwoody, Wm. ... 214
• Dix, Elijah ... 207
• Dixon, Henry ... 277
• Dixon, Robert ... 308, 360
• Dizi, Barbara ... 511
• Dizi, -- ... 512
• Dizier, widow ... 270
• Dobbins, Matthew ... 524
• Dobbyn, Hannibal W., reports on petition of ... 63, 73
• Dodemead, John ... 293
• Dodge, John ... 96, 99
• Donaldson, James, heirs of ... 470
• Donaldson, Thomas ... 811
• Donaldson, Thomas, Jun. ... 822
• Donations, to certain heads of families in the northwest recommended to be exchanged ... 60
• Donnerly, P. ... 588
• Donnelly, Patrick ... 582, 644, 722
• Donovan, Matthew ... 292
• Dormand, Sarah ... 299
• Dorsey, Benjamin ... 560
• Doucet, Pierre ... 294
• Doud, Roger ... 783
• Doud, Seth ... 790
• Dougherty, Anthony ... 794, 807
• Douglas, Archibald ... 798

Daniel ... 787, 789, 794, 796

David ... 788

Stephen ... 804, 808, 811

Elizabeth ... 807

• Dousman, Michael ... 309, 372, 373, 395, 436
• Dousman, Michael ... 498
• Dove, Joseph ... 792
• Dove, Rebecca ... 778, 781, 818
• Dovitt, John ... 9
• Dow, Lorenzo ... 550
• Dow, Robert ... 573
• Downing, Jacob ... 224, 225
• Downs, Ambrose ... 820

Henry D. ... 228

William ... 223, 228

William ... 821

• Drake, Jacob ... 815
• Drake, Jonathan ... 209
• Dremin, Jacob, heirs of ... 273
• Drennon, David ... 817
• Dromgoole, Frankey ... 804
• Drouet, Ant. ... 511, 512
• Drouette, Antoine ... 7, 270
• Drouillard, Joseph ... 455, 481
• Drouillard, Charles ... 395
• Drouillard, J. B. ... 324
• Drouillard, Nicholas, heirs ... 385
• Drouyard, Dominique ... 384
• Dubay, Alexis ... 452
• Dubay, Baptiste ... 452
• Dube, -- ... 512
• Dube, Joseph ... 7, 270, 323
• Dubois, John Bte. ... 7, 270, 512, 519

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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• Dubreuil, J. B., Jun. ... 367
• Dubroca, Valentine, heirs ... 578, 748, 755, 765
• Ducharme, Joseph ... 7, 273, 512
• Ducheme, John Bpte. ... 7, 8, 269, 273
• Duchene, Francois, Sen. ... 470
• Duchene, Michel ... 340
• Duchene, Pierre ... 463
• Duchezne, J. B. ... 523
• Duchezne, J. B., heirs of ... 273
• Duchezne, J. B., heirs of ... 511, 514
• Duchrom, Joseph ... 10
• Dudervoir, Charles ... 7, 8, 270, 512, 519
• Dudley, John ... 214
• Duforest, John J. ... 798
• Dugal, Antoine ... 512, 269
• Duggan, James ... 96, 99
• Duly, John ... 524
• Dumais, Ambrose ... 7, 270
• Dumais, Francis ... 9
• Dumais, Jacques ... 519
• Dumay,-- ... 523
• Dumay, Amable ... 7
• Dumay, Amable, widow of ... 270
• Dumay, Francois ... 519
• Dumay, J. B. ... 519
• Dumay, Pierre ... 373
• Dumay, Theophile, ... 478
• Dunbar, Anne ... 786, 790
• Dunbar, Joseph ... 582, 588
• Dunbar, Robert ... 563, 564, 780, 789, 815, 824
• Dunbar, William, petition of, for confirmation of title to lots in and near Natchez ... 170

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

letters of ... 179

• Dunbar, William ... 558, 569, 786, 788, 789, 791, 798, [807, 811
• Dunbar, William, Jun. ... 786, 791
• Dunham, Hugh ... 819
• Dunham, Joseph ... 319
• Dunham, Josiah ... 374, 498
• Dunham, Reuben ... 806, 819
• Dunn, Cornelius ... 581, 590, 734, 767
• Dunn, John ... 582, 588, 656, 724, 772
• Dunn, Richard ... 780
• Dupee, Francois ... 379
• Duplantier, Fergus A. ... 802
• Dupree, Francois ... 461, 462, 463
• Dupree, Howell ... 578, 586, 608, 662, 715
• Dupree, Sterling, ... 582, 585, 596, 697, 715
• Duquindre, J. B. ... 519
• Durbin, Elizabeth ... 776, 781
• Durbin, Skipwith ... 812
• Durham, John ... 512
• Durham, John ... 520
• Durham, Thomas ... 549
• Duroche, Francois ... 435
• Durocher, Francois ... 288
• Dusease, Jean ... 385, 428
• Dutremble, J. B. ... 270
• Dwight, Henry ... 569
• Dyer, Reuben ... 578, 590, 740, 767
• Dyson, Clement, ... 792, 804
• Dyson, John ... 804
• Dyson, Joseph ... 777
• Dyson, Thomas ... 804
• E.
• Earl, Daniel ... 96, 99
• Earl, Daniel, Jr. ... 96
• Early, Joel ... 210, 227
• Earl, Jonas ... 96

Nathaniel ... 96

• Easter, Elisha ... 823
• Eddy, Jonathan ... 96, 99
• Edeline, Joseph ... 519

Louis ... 7, 8, 270, 278

Nicholas ... 519

• Edgar, John ... 96, 99, 270, 523
• Edgar, John, and others, report on the petition of ... 60
• Edline, Alexis, Joseph, Nicholas ... 512

Louis ... 512

• Edmunds, Thomas, petition of, on Virginia military bounty lands ... 12
• Edwards, Jesse ... 811, 820
• Egbert, Nicholas ... 520
• Eglinton, Earl of ... 557

representatives of ... 557

• Egnew, Samuel ... 398, 401
• Elam, William B. ... 816
• Eldergill, John ... 795, 803
• Eldridge, David ... 806
• Ellan, Alexander, widow of ... 448
• Ellicott and Walker ... 812
• Elliott and Garnsey ... 211

James ... 791, 796, 802

Matthew ... 284

Nathan ... 211

• Ellis, Abraham ... 775, 777, 784, 786, 820

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

• Ellison, John ... 798
• Ellyson, John, report on the petition of ... 73
• Enos, Roger, report on the petition of ... 239
• Epalio, Anthony ... 574
• Ernest, Matthew ... 288
• Erwin, Archibald ... 778, 814

Isaac ... 808

James ... 811

John ... 808

Joseph ... 817, 821

Thomas ... 892

William ... 778

• Espalio, Anthony ... 587, 590, 663, 668, 695, 710, 750, 764
• Essex, Thomas ... 822
• Estell, William ... 571
• Ettaine, Jacques ... 270
• Eugel, Phillippi ... 789, 791
• Evan, Edward ... 550
• Evans, Edward ... 558

Ezekiel ... 815

Lewis ... 793, 807

Thomas ... 814

• Everingham, John ... 209
• Ewing, Nathaniel ... 269

Thomas ... 791

• Ewings, Samuel ... 446, 466, 483, 492
• Extension of the time of completing payments for public lands, report on ... 825
• F.
• Fairbanks, William ... 820, 783
• Fake, Michael ... 822
• Fales, Atwood ... 96, 99

Samuel ... 96, 93

• Falls, Robert ... 518, 521
• Falson, Edmund ... 571
• Fanner, William ... 808
• Fanning, James ... 549

Sylvester ... 549

• Farar, Alexander ... 803

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

• Farmer, Robert ... 549, 553, 574, 583, 584, 585

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

• Farquhar, John ... 779
• Farr, James ... 578, 588, 591, 688, 708, 715
• Farrar, Benjamin ... 550

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

• Faucher, Pierre ... 519
• Faulker, Edward ... 96, 99

Thomas ... 96, 99

• Faulkner, Thomas, and others, report on the petition of ... 25
• Fauré, Louis ... 799, 812
• Favre, Simon ... 588
• Febreau, Bertrand ... 812
• Fenton, John ... 806
• Ferguson, David ... 568, 785, 792, 795, 797, 799, 807, 810

James ... 550

John ... 785, 789

Joseph Sen. ... 823

Joseph, Jr. ... 819

William ... 795, 807

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

• Fernsley, James ... 273, 278
• Fernsley, William ... 512
• Few, Benjamin ... 582, 589, 592, 692, 720, 729, 745, 752, 767
• Fidler, George ... 270, 511, 513, 516
• Fieron, Robert ... 10
• Fields, Keen ... 520
• Fife, Isaac ... 780, 820
• Firby, John ... 550, 813, 823
• Finman, Daniel ... 569
• Fitzgerald, George ... 779, 806
• Fitzgerald, J. ... 225
• Fitzpatrick, Thomas ... 814

William ... 222

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• Flamelin, Joseph ... 7
• Flannegan, Joseph ... 818
• Fletcher, Benjamin ... 806, 807

James ... 796

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

William ... 791

• Fleurain, Charles ... 788
• Flint and Parker, contract of, for a large tract of land in the Illinois country ... 14
• Florida, extract of treaty of Spain, of 1763, ceding Florida to Great Britain ... 30

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

• Flournoy, Robert ... 222, 227
• Flowers, Thomas ... 279

Elisha ... 780, 818

Josiah ... 568, 792

Joshua ... 801

Samuel ... 783, 784, 792

• Floyd, Moses ... 819
• Foizy, Francois ... 524
• Foley, Patrick ... 780, 784, 786, 797, 807
• Fontaine, Gabriel ... 413

J. B. ... 461

• Fontenoy, Francis ... 469, 481
• Fooy, Benjamin ... 800
• Ford, Hezekiah, ... 815

John ... 781

Joseph ... 781, 783, 810

Joseph, Jr. ... 814

Robert ... 777

Thomas ... 803

• Fore, Louis ... 796
• Foreman, Ezekiel ... 784, 786, 798

Joseph ... 518, 519, 521

Thomas ... 273

• Forget, Charles ... 573
• Forman, Augustina ... 786

David ... 786, 798

Francis ... 786

George ... 778

Isma ... 808

Margaretta ... 786

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

• Forney, Anthony ... 278
• Forsyth, Richardson and Co. ... 342

Robert ... 461, 464, 466

Thomas ... 460, 461, 483, 493

William ... 313

• Fort, Arthur ... 222
• Fort Chartres, report on exchanging donation lands of the inhabitants of ... 60
• Fortier, Michael ... 788
• Fortin, Jean Belony ... 519
• Fortin, Louis Nicholas ... 269, 271, 270, 509
• Fortner, T. and V. ... 560

Thomas ... 569

Vincent ... 816

• Forton, Julien ... 359
• Foster, James ... 178, 784, 804

John ... 225

John ... 561

John ... 779, 787

Mary ... 777

Moses ... 817

Thomas ... 560, 783, 797

Thomas ... 811, 824

Thomas and Levi ... 777

William ... 571

• Fouche, Bonaventure ... 270
• Foucreau, Pierre ... 400
• Fournier, Abraham ... 489

Pierre ... 406

• Fontinella, Francisco ... 574, 587, 634, 690, 712
• Fowler, Alexander ... 10, 277, 278
• Fowler, Alexander, report on the petition of ... 62
• Fowler, Ezekiel ... 822

John, representatives of ... 786

Samuel ... 202, 203, 211

• Fox, Edward ... 206

John F. ... 205

N. ... 224

• Foyzis, Francois ... 512
• Fradgely, William ... 553, 554, 574, 584, 587
• Francis, John ... 821

Thos. W. ... 206
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• Franks, Jacob ... 308, 497
• Frauds, arising out of grants of land in the Indiana territory, by the court of Vincennes ... 111
• Frazier, James ... 571, 574, 587, 623, 671, 708, 711, 799

Micajah ... 819

N. ... 224

• Frederick, Louis ... 512, 519

Peter ... 512, 519

Sebastian ... 512, 519

• Freeman and McKee ... 812
• Frend, Samuel ... 578, 590
• Frichette, Jno. Bapte. ... 8, 519
• Fricker, William ... 549, 550, 557
• Frazer, Samuel, report on the petition of ... 115
• French settlers at Galliopolis, opinion of Attorney General, on the validity of the claims of ... 23
• Frothingham, Ebenezer ... 207
• Frouillet, Peter ... 574

Peter, heirs of ... 574

• Fry, Thomas ... 550
• Fulsome, Ebenezer ... 809
• Furlow, Robert ... 817

William ... 820

• Furney, Anthony ... 524

George ... 796

• Fuzelier, Gabriel ... 571
• G.
• Gagnier, Louis ... 270
• Gaillard, Isaac ... 562
• Gaillard, Isaac, ... 781, 784, 786
• Gaillard, Louis, reps. of ... 297
• Gaillard, Margaret ... 775
• Gaillard, Theodore ... 760, 768
• Gaines, Daniel ... 212, 223
• Gaines, Gustavus ... 212
• Gains, Young ... 574, 575, 578, 587, 591, 621, 622, 662, 690, [692, 720, 726
• Gains, Young ... 728
• Galbreath, Joseph ... 814
• Gallagher, Jacintha, ... 558
• Gallionios, Alexis A. ... 7
• Galliopolis, opinion of the Attorney General on the validity of the claims of French settlers at ... 23
• Gamelin, Antoine ... 7, 10, 270, 513
• Gamelin, Antoine, heirs of ... 523
• Gamelin, Francois ... 287
• Gamelin, Magdaline ... 278
• Gamelin, Paul ... 7, 10, 270, 513
• Gamelin, Paul, heirs of ... 78, 515
• Gamelin, Pierre ... 7, 10, 270, 279, 512, 513
• Gamelin, Pierre, and others, petition of ... 26
• Ganier, Isaac, heirs of ... 354
• Ganier, Jacques, heirs of ... 388
• Garcis, John ... 270
• Gardner and Bedril ... 806
• Gardner, Ebenezer ... 96, 99
• Gardner, J. F. ... 223
• Gardner, James ... 202, 224
• Gardner, Lemuel ... 207
• Gardner, William ... 822
• Garland, John ... 274
• Garnier, William ... 549, 550
• Garnsay J. K. ... 211
• Garvey, Henry ... 558
• Garzee, Jean ... 520
• Gaskins, John ... 810
• Gatland, Edward, ... 582, 694, 718
• Gatlen, Edward, ... 585
• Gauley, John ... 99
• Gaurguipis, Amable ... 7, 10
• Gay, David ... 96, 99
• Georgia report of the Attorney General, explanatory of the title to lands in southwest, claimed by certain companies under a law of the State of ... 28

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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• Georgia, letter of Gov. Wright, informing of Oglethorpe's settlement, south of the Altamaha ... 45

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

• German, Jeremiah ... 549
• Giasson and Bertholet ... 362
• Giasson, Jacques, heirs of ... 362, 498
• Gibault, Rev. Peter ... 9
• Gibson, David ... 785

Gideon ... 782, 818

Jadi ... 818

James ... 794

John ... 780

• Gibson, John, Sen. ... 519, 520, 818

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

• Gilbert, John ... 820

Pierre ... 7, 270

Thomas ... 208, 223

Wm., representatives of ... 783

• Gilbreath, James ... 276
• Giles, John ... 484
• Gill, Andrew ... 789
• Gillard, Theodore ... 575, 584, 591
• Gillespie, William ... 779
• Gilliam, William ... 582, 588, 649, 653, 706, 725, 772
• Gilliard, Theodore ... 553
• Gillory and Brisbois ... 373
• Gilmore, Robert ... 513
• Girault, Francis ... 777

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

Maria ... 781, 783

• Girault and Spain ... 785
• Glascock, Thomas ... 202, 211, 216, 218, 224, 225, 227, 228
• Glasgow, T. & Co., report on claim of, to lands ceded by North Carolina ... 69
• Glass, Andrew ... 820

Anthony ... 805, 812, 820

John ... 512

Robert ... 403

• Glass and Smith ... 819
• Glasscock, William ... 808
• Glaze, Adam ... 523
• Glenn, Bernard, report on the petition of ... 119
• Goder, Francois ... 270

Louis ... 270, 512, 513

Pierre ... 524

Rene ... 270, 272, 524

Toussaint ... 7, 270

• Godfroy and Beaugrand ... 357, 486
• Godfroy, Catharine ... 431, 432, 468

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

• Godley, William ... 550
• Gonzalis, Simon ... 269, 270, 510
• Goodail, Benjamin ... 822

Samuel ... 821

• Goodwin, Phoebe ... 808

Richard 787

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

• Goold, Edward ... 205
• Gordon, Ambrose ... 202, 211, 216, 218, 224, 225, 227, 228

Elisha ... 210

John ... 212

John ... 581, 587, 667, 725

• Gorham, Nathaniel, report on the petition of ... 3
• Gorman, William ... 779
• Gormby, James ... 804
• Gosline, Lewis ... 96
• Gosset, Ebenezer ... 812
• Gouett, James ... 96
• Gouie, Robert ... 483, 491
• Gouin, Charles ... 283, 285, 390

Charles Nicholas, heirs ... 425

Francois ... 286

Nicholas ... [283, 285

• Goyeau, Antoine ... 520
• Gracoit, John ... 520
• Gracter, Frederick ... 496
• Grafton, Daniel, representatives of ... 780

John ... 785

• Grand Pre, Charles de ... 795
• Grand Pre, Rosalia de ... 796
• Granger, Gideon ... 204
• Grant, Alexander ... 342, 345

Allen ... 553, 575, 584, 591

• Grant, William ... 549
• Grass, Antonio ... 783
• Gravelle, Louis ... 373, 375
• Graner, Francis ... 817

John ... 817

• Graves, Richard ... 794, 817
• Gray, Rufus, representatives of ... 808

Vincent ... 225

• Great Britain, report on the petition of claimants under the proclamation of the King of, in 1763 ... 532

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• Great Britain, message of the President relating to the claim of certain subjects of, in the Mississippi Territory ... 542
• Green, Abner ... 775, 777, 791, 817

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

• Greenfield, Jesse ... 782
• Greenleaf, Daniel ... 216, 217

Daniel ... 783, 788, 796

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

Thomas ... 216, 217

• Gregoire, Joseph ... 519
• Gresham, Arch'd ... 222
• Gresham, Davies ... 222
• Green, Filmer and Abram ... 777, 778
• Griffard, Laurent ... 329

Louis, Jun. ... 370

Pierre ... 339

• Griffin, Furney ... 818

James ... 578, 585, 714, 770

Jeremiah ... 819

Jesse ... 818

Jonas ... 818

Peter ... 209

Robert ... 819

William ... 805

• Griffing, Gabriel ... 780, 782, 786, 787

John ... 776

John ... 780, 782, 796

• Griffith, Robert E. ... 219, 220

William, heirs of ... 405

William, Jun. ... 405

• Grimare, Peter, widow of ... 9, 270
• Grimarre, Charles ... 274

J. B. ... 520

Pierre ... 274, 278, 519, 524

Pierre, heirs of ... 513

• Grimbear, Simon ... 804
• Guarguipie, Amable ... 513
• Guice, Abraham ... 775

Christopher ... 780, 785

Jacob ... 803

Jonathan ... 785, 803

Michael ... 780

• Guille, Charles ... 7, 270, 274
• Guignolet, Jean ... 270
• Gilbant, Charles ... 270
• Guilbea, Charles ... 513
• Guion, Isaac ... 787, 797

Pierre ... 270

• Guitarre, J. B. ... 519
• Guiyeau, Pierre, heirs of ... 520
• Gumare, Pierre, widow of ... 7
• Gunn, James ... 205, 217, 218, 219, 224, 226, 227
• Gurnet, Patrick ... 792
• Guy, Joseph ... 497
• H.
• Hackler, Martin, reps. of ... 803
• Hackler, Samuel ... 804
• Haines, Peter ... 821
• Hamilton, Alexander, place of, for disposing of the public lands ... 4
• Hainsworth, Levin ... 581, 585, 588, 699, 724
• Halderman, Anthony Francis ... 557
• Haldermand, Frederick ... 550
• Halderman, Frederick ... 557
• Hall, Christian ... 513

Jacob, Sen. ... 784

Jacob, Jun. ... 784

Thomas ... 78, 513

William ... 78, 513

• Halsted, John ... 96, 99
• Hamberlin, John ... 808

William, reps. of ... 811

• Hamelin, Francois ... 276, 281

Francois ... 520

Joseph ... 210, 281, 513

Joseph, Jun. ... 524

• Hamilton and Harper ... 224

Duke ... 212, 213, 227

• Hamilton, Jesse ... 785

John ... 809

William ... 7, 270, 277

• Hampton, Wade ... 205, 209, 215, 217, 218, 219, 226, 227
• Hamtranck, Harriet ... 307

John Frs: ... 9, 510, 512

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

J. F., heirs of ... 517

Julian ... 307

• Hannah, John ... 821
• Hannon, Barton ... 803

Philip ... 778

• Hanson, Joseph ... 540
• Hapaye, Garret, reps. of ... 824
• Harbin, John ... 518, 520, 522

Johna ... 513, 515

Joshua ... 77, 513, 510, 520

Joshua, heirs ... 520, 522

• Hardesty, Thomas ... 789
• Harding, Lyman ... 807

Martin ... 227

Seth ... 96, 99

• Harding, Seth, a refugee from Nova Scotia, report on the claim of ... 82
• Hardy, Thomas ... 550

Thomas, reps. of ... 550

• Hare, Andrew, reps. of ... 796
• Hargrave, Wm. H. ... 581, 588, 661, 706, 724
• Harman, Christian ... 792, 803, 807

Hezek. ... 571, 780, 823

Jacob ... 560

James ... 810

Thomas ... 800

• Harness, Adam ... 509, 510, 511, 514, 515, 518, 519, 521
• Harnish, Leonard ... 540
• Harper, Jesse ... 813

Samuel ... 817

• Harpier, J. B. ... 523
• Harpin, Amable ... 520

John ... 519

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

• Harrigil, Daniel ... 807, 823
• Harrington, Thomas ... 822
• Harris, Benjamin ... 227

Jonathan ... 207

Laird M. ... 222

• Harrison, Benjamin ... 578, 589, 649, 653, 716, 770

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

• Harrow, Alexander ... 330, 331, 335, 338

James ... 333

John ... 333, 338

• Hartley, John ... 777, 781, 783

John, reps. of ... 798

• Hartly, Michael ... 578, 591, 592
• Harvey, John ... 289
• Harwell, Ranson, ... 581, 587, 642, 704, 719, 771
• Haskell, Benjamin ... 202, 203, 204, 205, 206
• Haskins, John, Jr. ... 207
• Hasselei, Joseph ... 270
• Hastings, Jonathan ... 207, 214
• Harvard, David ... 783
• Haveland, Horatio G. ... 213
• Hawkins, John ... 589, 698, 725
• Hawkins, Richard ... 578, 589, 692, 701, 717
• Hawley, Daniel ... 803
• Hay, John D. ... 269
• Hayes, James ... 809
• Hays, Judah ... 208

Moses Michael ... 208, 209

• Hazleton, Daniel ... 514

Jarvis ... 515, 518

• Hazletop, James ... 817
• Heady, Samuel ... 807
• Heard, Stephen ... 212, 213, 223, 227
• Helverston, Godfroy, ... 578, 585

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

• Henderbrand, David ... 805
• Henderson, Alexander ... 779, 783, 785

and Andrews ... 803

Dorothy ... 787

John ... 562

John ... 781, 824

Stephen ... 567, 807

William ... 563, 792

William, reps. of ... 796

• Hennington, John ... 821
• Henry, James ... 274

Moses ... 270, 277, 513

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• Henry, Moses, heirs of ... 8

Moses, widow of ... 7

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

• Hergerceder, Henry ... 787
• Herren, Thomas, ... 821
• Hester, Martin, reps. of ... 793
• Heward, Hugh ... 513
• Hickey, Daniel ... 573
• Hickbourn, B. ... 204
• Hickman, Harris M. ... 305

William ... 817

• Hicks, Benjamin ... 819

Jesse ... 379

• Higdon, Jephtha ... 776, 812
• Hill, Jacob, heirs of ... 332

John ... 814

Peter ... 784

Robert ... 815

Thomas ... 278, 525

• Hill, William, and others, report on the petition of ... 92
• Hillis, William ... 578, 586
• Hinds, Edward ... 822
• Hines, John ... 589, 671, 713
• Hinton, Vachel ... 279, 513
• Hiovn, William ... 775
• Hivorn, Joseph ... 301
• Hocke, Barclay ... 78
• Hocombe, John ... 786
• Hodge, David, reps. of ... 550, 549
• Hoffman, George ... 302

Peter ... 211

• Hoggatt and Beall ... 788
• Hoggatt, Anthony ... 580, 584, 586, 781, 782, 789, 812, 813

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

Philip ... 807

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

William ... 776

• Holden, Thomas ... 822
• Holder, Thomas ... 510, 518
• Holland and Hunt ... 807, 809
• Hollayday, Simeon ... 804, 815, 822
• Holliday, Ezekiel ... 520

James ... 513

Samuel ... 550

• Hollinger, Adam ... 578, 579, 581, 586, 589, 590, 693, 718 [743, 764
• Holly, Nathaniel ... 804

Samuel ... 805

• Holmes, Benjamin ... 782

Sarah ... 775

Simpson ... 810

• Holston, treaty of, embraces lands to which titles had been made by North Carolina ... 112, 164
• Holt, David ... 776

John ... 566, 813

• Hook and James ... 812
• Hook, Benjamin ... 808

John ... 208

• Hooper, Absalom ... 550

Iunis ... 802

• Hooser, John ... 821
• Hooter, Michael ... 778
• Hootsel, William ... 817
• Hoover, Benjamin ... 578, 733, 752, 766
• Hopkins, Elisha B. ... 205, 213

Gideon ... 783

James ... 297

John ... 796

• Hopewell, interference of treaty of, with various private rights ... 165
• Hornsby, Leonard ... 817
• Horton, Abraham ... 783, 787
• Hortor, Enoch ... 802
• Hortswick, John ... 788
• Hostler, John ... 780
• Houghton, Joshua ... 227
• House, John ... 817

Joseph ... 586, 619, 715

• Houston, John, Esq. ... 214, 216
• Hovan, Benjamin ... 590
• How, William ... 96, 99
• Howard, Charles ... 810

James ... 782, 810

James ... 808

Joseph ... 257

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

Joshua ... 779

• Howe, Christian ... 277
• Howel, Randré ... 277

William ... 277

David ... 277

• Howell, Jacob ... 77, 79

Jacob, heirs of ... 513

• Howell, John ... 523

John, heirs of ... 523

William ... 79

• Howley, William ... 806
• Hoyes, William ... 799
• Hubbard, Amos ... 814

John, ... 207

Lemuel ... 822

Thomas ... 807, 819

William ... 570

• Huckaby, James ... 582, 587, 651, 666, 690, 719, 771
• Huff, Abraham ... 515
• Huffman, Jacob ... 820
• Hughes, Felix ... 813

James ... 549

Henry ... 225

William ... 212

• Huling, James ... 214
• Hull, William ... 202, 203, 207, 208, 210, 211
• Humes, Thomas ... 226
• Humphreys, Eustice ... 784, 798, 812

George W. ... 795, 807

Joel ... 822

Lewis ... 820

Ralph ... 568

• Hunot, Antoine, heirs ... 520

Gabriel ... 513, 520

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

Joseph, Jun. ... 520

Toussaint, heirs ... 270

• Hunt, Abijah ... 558, 575, 591, 756, 768, 789, 792, 796 [810, 811, 812, 818, 820

David ... 814

Abijah and Jesse ... 428, 460, 466

Henry ... 209

• Hunt and Foreman ... 566, 794
• Hunt, Jesse and Abijah ... 270
• Hunt, Memucan, and others, report on the petition of ... 112, 164

Thomas ... 209, 210

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

• Hunter, Elisha ... 220

Henry ... 783, 789

Narseworthy ... 783, 789

• Hunton, John ... 225, 227

Hurst, Henry ... 270

William, heirs of ... 305

• Hutchins, Anna ... 775

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

• Hutchinson, William ... 819

James ... 216

• Hutson, Noah K. ... 580, 584, 588, 653, 714, 769
• Hyland, Jacob ... 820

James, Jr. ... 820

James, Sen. ... 810

• Hyman, James ... 814

Hyneman, Jacob ... 521

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

• I.
• Illinois, report of Gov. St. Clair in relation to the settlement of land claims in ... 80

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

• Indian grant, report confirming one to Isaac Zane ... 83, 110

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

• Indiana territory, fraudulent grants of lands in the, by the court at Vincennes ... 111

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

• Indians, nature of the rights of, to lands ... 532
• Innes, Andrew ... 202, 219

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• Ingles, Thomas ... 804
• Irvine, Francis ... 571
• Irving, Peter ... 209
• Irwin, William, report on the petition of ... 827
• Isenwood, Barnabas, reps. of ... 804
• Israel and Smith ... 783
• Iver, John M. ... 205
• Ivers, John ... 804

William ... 571

• Ivy, Nathaniel ... 779
• J.
• Jack, Patrick ... 225

Samuel ... 214, 220

• Jacket, George Blue ... 449
• Jackson, Amasa ... 202

Andrew ... 214

Charles ... 209

John ... 213

Joseph ... 550

Reuben ... 821

Samuel ... 820

Simon ... 205

• Jackson and Temple ... 817

William ... 574, 589

• Jacob, Jacques ... 425

Jean ... 407

• Jacobs, Henry ... 808

Susannah ... 549

• Jacques, Ettienne ... 7
• James, John ... 806

Thomas ... 549

• Jarrot, Nicholas ... 540
• Jarvis, Leonard ... 202, 203, 208, 210, 211, 217
• Jarvis, Newman and Hull ... 211
• Jefferson College, claim of, to lots in and adjacent to the city of Natchez ... 148

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

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

• Jeffrey, Patrick ... 216, 217
• Jelks, Reuben ... 807
• Jenks, David ... 96, 99
• Jennings, Robert ... 278, 513
• Jereaume, J. B. ... 296, 444, 481
• Jett, Stephen ... 820
• Jobin, Joseph, 413, 418
• Johnson, Abraham ... 275, 277

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

• Joiner, William ... 775
• Joncaire, Francois C. and others, memorial of ... 196
• Jones, Charles ... 803

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

• Jones, Leaborn ... 219

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

Thomas ... 587

Thomas ... 207

Valentine ... 226

• Jones V. and Hugh Rose, documents in relation to claim of under the Georgia Company ... 126

William ... 818

• Jordan, Ephraim ... 269, 510, 519

Ephraim ... 270, 524

Thomas ... 274, 520

Thomas ... 513, 785, 789, 823

• Joseph, Michel Andre ... 270
• Jourdain, Andre ... 387
• Joy, Benjamin ... 211, 217
• Joyale, Jno. Bpte. ... 7, 270
• Joyce, John ... 779

Maurice ... 779

• Joyeuse, Joseph ... 520
• Judd, William ... 203
• Junkin, Anthony, heirs ... 269
• Jury, impartial trial asked for, by the Connecticut land claimants in Luzerne county, Penn'a. ... 70
• Jurzan, Peter ... 575, 590

Pitiagad ... 575

• Juzan, Francis ... 574, 589

Petiaga L: ... 590

• Juzant, Pelagia J. ... 589

Peter ... 589

• K.
• Kahokia, report of the Governor, North-west territory, on land claims at ... 13

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

• Kannady, David ... 582

John ... 582

• Kaskaskia, report of the Governor of the North-west territory, on land claims at ... 13

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

• Kelly and Clark ... 204

Gad ... 204

Patrick ... 549

Sarah ... 808

• Kemp, Isaac ... 816

Jonathan ... 816

• Kemplin, Nicholas ... 558
• Kennada, Daniel ... 578
• Kennedy, David, reps. of ... 789, 811

James ... 573

John ... 214

• Kenner, William ... 784
• Kennison, Nathaniel ... 776

William ... 800, 814

• Kenzie, John ... 460
• Ker, George ... 205
• Kerre, Peter, Senr. ... 8, 75
• Kidd, Robert ... 779
• Kilburn, Joseph ... 288
• Killerease, William ... 820
• Killian and Goltney ... 793
• Killingworth, Francis ... 579, 590, 731, 752, 766
• Killion, George ... 783, 793
• Kimble, Frederick K. ... 779
• King, Benjamin ... 574, 581, 587, 589, 705, 709

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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• King, P. and R. ... 562, 566

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

• Kiper, Henry ... 814
• Kipley, Leonard ... 805
• Kirby, Alice ... 396
• Kirk, Henry ... 512, 518, 519

James ... 782, 787

James, reps. of ... 787

• Kirkland, Zach. ... 813, 823
• Kirkwood, William ... 811
• Kitchens, Benjamin ... 815
• Knaggs, James ... 358

Rachel ... 427

Thomas ... 358

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

William ... 421, 429

• Knapp, Abraham ... 567

Josiah ... 207

• Kneeland, Ira C. ... 820
• Kneelan, John ... 817
• Knight, William ... 816
• Knox, Hugh ... 271

Robert ... 815

• Kuykindall, Abraham ... 510, 511, 516, 518, 519
• L.
• Labadi, Alexis ... 287, 296, 341

Charles ... 287

Pierre Descontes del ... 249, 257, 286

• Labelle, Joseph ... 271
• Labrache, Paul ... 274
• Labrosse, Dominique ... 349
• Labuissiere, Joseph, wife of ... 7
• Labuxiere, Genevieve ... 270

Loui ... 520

• Lachambre, Romain ... 489
• Lacoste, Andre ... 270, 514

Charles ... 8, 270

• Lacroix, Hubert ... 400, 418, 421
• Lacroix, Jacques ... 7, 270, 514

Pierre ... 308, 360

• Lacy, Samuel ... 817

Thomas ... 814

William ... 814

• Laderoute, Alexis ... 513

Baptiste ... 502

Jacques ... 520

Joseph ... 503

Louis ... 7, 270

• Lafambrori, Antoine ... 514
• Laferte, Louis Vessiere ... 311
• Lafeuillade, J. B. ... 520

Pierre ... 520

• Lafferty, John ... 520
• Lafluer, Francois ... 270
• Lafleur, Henry ... 801

J. B. ... 514

Joseph ... 520

• Lafontaine, Ettiene ... 520

Francois ... 290, 318

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

• Lafores, Pierre ... 514, 520
• Laforge, Louis ... 427
• Laforest, Mariamne ... 274

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

• Lafoy, Vincent ... 512
• Laframbroise, Alexis ... 498

Joseph ... 497

• Lafriest, Louis ... 520
• Lafuillarde, Joseph, heirs of ... 9, 274, 277
• Lagarde, St. Jeane, widow of ... 7
• Laggett, Abraham ... 209
• Lalemere, Antoine ... 79
• Lalemier, Antoine ... 515
• Lalumier Antoine ... 521
• Lamare, Louis ... 7, 270
• Lamarre, Andre ... 406, 480
• Lamb, Joseph ... 575, 584, 591

Joshua ... 96, 99

• Lambert, David ... 803
• Lambert, David ... 808
• Lamothe, James ... 9
• Lamotte, Jacques ... 7, 270

Joseph ... 79, 520

Joseph, heirs of ... 516

• Lamoureux, Joseph ... 270, 274
• Lamphier, Thomas ... 809
• Land claims, report on certain, arising under a proclamation of the King of Great Britain, in 1763 ... 62

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

• Land, James ... 821
• Lands, public, quantity and situation of the, ceded by North Carolina, and unclaimed ... 17

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

• Landrum, Zachariah ... 582, 587, 667, 723
• Lane, George ... 208, 209
• Lanchart, Adam ... 811
• Lang, Thomas ... 219, 220
• Langlois, Arne ... 514

Francois ... 520

Pierre ... 475

Reney ... 7, 8, 270

Rene ... 513

• Languedoc, Andrez ... 7, 8, 514, 523

Barbe Durand ... 270

Charles ... 7, 514

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

• Lanier, Benjamin ... 807
• Laparle, Joseph ... 321
• Laplante, J. B. ... 510, 523
• Lapointe, Guillaume ... 407

Jean B. ... 387

• Lapoint, John B. ... 811
• Lapointe, Joseph ... 520

Nicholas ... 270

• Larche, Joseph ... 271
• Lardoise, Amable, Jr. ... 520

Amable, widow of ... 7, 270

• Larkin, Ebenezer ... 207
• Larsh, Joseph, heirs ... 270
• Lashley, Samuel ... 467

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

Hyacinthe ... 300

• Laselle, Jacques and Francois ... 290, 314, 350, 388, 392, 393 [394, 411, 414, 416, 417

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

• Lathrop, Isaac ... 571
• Latour, Peter ... 10, 520
• Latramoux, Jacques ... 78
• Latrimouille, Jacques ... 7, 8, 270, 274, 278, 513, 514
• Lattimore, David ... 793, 794, 808

David and William ... 790

• Laviolette, Ettienne, heirs of ... 584

Francis ... 427, 456

• Lawrence, Ann ... 579, 580, 584, 587, 588, 628, 656, 660, 688 [705, 711, 715, 769

Jason ... 795

Joseph ... 581

William ... 817

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• Lea, Christopher ... 802

Jesse ... 817

William ... 820

• Leadbeter, Henry ... 814
• Lead mines in Upper Louisiana, description of the number, extent and situation of ... 188

names of the ... 188

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

general observations on the ... 190

• Leatherman, Samuel ... 818
• Leavitt, T. ... 211
• Le Barge, Denis ... 7, 270

Baron, Dr. Francis ... 451

• Lebeau, Ettiene ... 297

Jean B. ... 309

J. B. Leblanc ... 423

• Le Breton, Barthw. ... 788
• Leclerc, Louis Rievre ... 397
• Lecointe, Francois ... 278
• Lecoteau, Joseph ... 520
• Ledgewood, James ... 281
• Ledgerwood, James ... 511, 515, 516, 520, 521, 522
• Leduc, Louis ... 367, 421

Hyacinthe ... 409

• Lee, Henry ... 219

John Stille ... 811

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

William ... 520

William ... 789

William R. ... 207

• Leech, Francois ... 514

George ... 274, 514

Ichabod ... 330

• Lefenillade, Francois ... 520
• Lefevre, Antoine ... 513, 514, 520, 271

Antoine, Jr. ... 276

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

Charles, widow of ... 8

Louis ... 521

Nicholas ... 219, 220

Pierre ... 270, 514

• Lefflers, Margaret ... 776
• Lefleur, 523
• Legard, Jean, 520

Jean, widow of ... 270

J. B. ... 514

• Legand, Rene ... 270
• Legenne, David ... 780
• Legrand, Gabriel ... 278

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

Jean M. ... 513, 514

Jean M. ... 520

J. B. ... 520

Joseph ... 520

• Legras, Philip, widow of ... 271
• Legrats, J. P. M., widow of ... 7
• Leibert, Philip ... 96
• Lejune, David ... 792, 798
• Le May, Jean ... 452

Louis ... 7, 271

• Lemmon, William and Sally ... 779
• Lemmos, Manual Gayoso de ... 791, 792
• Lemuel, Henry ... 579
• Leneven, Louis ... 8
• Lenfant, Joseph, Sen. ... 258, 327

Joseph, Jr. ... 322

• Lennor, Francis ... 790, 791, 799
• Leonard, Gilbert ... 796

Israel ... 567

Israel ... 792

• Leproux, Joseph ... 523
• Letemps, J. B. ... 520
• Lesperance, J. B. ... 279
• Leveron, Joseph ... 514

widow ... 278

• Leveson, Joseph, widow of ... 8
• Levins, Joseph ... 513

Nancy ... 524

Nancy, heirs of ... 274

Nichs. ... 523

Richard ... 513

• Levittre, Joseph ... 96, 99
• Levron, Louis ... 523
• Louis, heirs of ... 523
• Levrond, Joseph ... 7, 271
• Lewis, Asabel ... 187

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

• Lewis, John ... 571

John, heirs of ... 272

Joseph D. ... 804

Moses ... 783

Samuel ... 788

Sarah ... 787, 788

Seth ... 783

William ... 558, 783

William ... 812, 818

• Linder, John, Senr. ... 579, 590

John, Jr., 579, 59O

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

• Lindey, Frederick ... 511, 520, 523, 5
• Lindsay, Benjamin ... 213

William, and Co. ... 792

• Lintot, Bernard, reps. of ... 784, 803

Turner and Co. ... 820

William ... 573, 791, 807, 812

• Leonard, Francois ... 384, 467
• Lionois, J. B. and wife ... 514
• Lismain, Peter ... 520
• Lite, John ... 514
• Little, Abraham ... 552, 574, 584, 587

John ... 309, 315, 461

• Livernois, Joseph, Sen. ... 445

Joseph, Jun. ... 325

• Livingston, Abraham ... 96

Col. James ... 96, 99

John ... 96, 99

• Lize, Manuel ... 269, 271
• Lloyd, James, Jr. ... 204, 206, 207

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

• Lobdelle, James ... 819
• Lobdill, James ... 811
• Locks, Isaac ... 791
• Logan, Hugh ... 569, 571
• Lognon, Francois ... 7, 9, 270, 373

Joseph ... 7, 270, 514

• Loneven,Louis ... 520
• Long, Benjamin ... 278

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

• Long, Richard, report on the petition of ... 827
• Longstreet, Wm. ... 205, 210, 217, 218, 219
• Lorain, Joseph, reps. of ... 288
• Loranger, Alexis ... 476
• Lord, Tomasina ... 571
• Lorienger, Joseph, 444, 451
• Lorero, Domingo ... 797

Domingo, reps. of ... 812

• Lorimer, Dr. John ... 549
• Lorrimer, John ... 823
• Lott, John, Jr. ... 585

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

• Lovelace, Edward ... 808

John ... 792

John ... 799

Thomas ... 810

• Louisiana, fraudulent and antedated Spanish grants in, 171, 172, 177

Upper, description of lead mines in ... 188

• Low,James ... 589
• Lowe, John ... 521
• Lowry, Gideon ... 815
• Lucas and Beall ... 216
• Ludlow, G. and others, claimants under Georgia grants, memorial of ... 536
• Lum, Hanna and Wm., reps. of ... 775

Jesse ... 569, 775

John ... 775, 786

John, reps. of ... 786

Samuel ... 814

• Luneford, Anthony ... 7, 270, 278
• Lunsford, Antoine, heirs ... 270
• Lusk, Jacob ... 812

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

Levi ... 812

Samuel ... 808

William A. ... 808

• Lyle, James ... 205, 219, 220
• Lyman, Thaddeus ... 549, 550, 557, 798
• Lyon, Samuel, reps. of ... 816
• Lyons, Archibald ... 447, 492, 493

Samuel ... 579, 591

• M.
• McAllister, Matthew ... 205, 219, 224, 227, 228
• McCabe, Edward ... 791, 795

Henry ... 807

Rebecca ... 803

• McCaleb, Daniel ... 820

James ... 816, 820

John ... 816

Samuel ... 818

William ... 549

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• McCall, Ezra ... 806
• McCann, Cornelius ... 799
• McCartny, Edward, 290
• McCashen, James, and others, report on the petition of ... 101
• McClelland, John ... 278
• McClendon, Dennis ... 587

Sanford ... 582, 588, 666, 725

• McClindon, Debois ... 585
• McClure, Daniel ... 272

George ... 269, 271

John ... 269

Samuel ... 520

William ... 270

• McComb, Alexander ... 207

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

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

• McConnel, Samuel ... 269
• McCormick, Alexander ... 472
• McCoy, Daniel ... 786

John ... 269, 562, 821

• McCredie, Andrew ... 205
• McCrory, Thomas ... 809
• McCullagh, Alexander ... 672, 710

A., heir of ... 575, 592

• McCullen, Micajah ... 817
• McCulloch, Alexander ... 807

Jane M. ... 817

John ... 810

• McCurtin, Cornelius ... 574, 586, 613, 619, 713
• McDaniel, Wm. ... 579

William ... 590, 753, 768

• McDermot, P. ... 570

Patrick ... 824

• McDonald, Ambrose ... 818

Charles ... 221

John ... 308

Willis ... 804

• McDonough, Stace ... 278, 524, 525
• McDougall ... 253, 254, 294, 343, 402, 481

George ... 474, 494

John Robert ... 285

Robert ... 410

and Ruland ... 487

• McElwee, James ... 818
• McFarland, David ... 793
• McGill, James ... 297, 336, 357, 378, 418, 419, 480, 481, 500 [502, 569

James, reps. of ... 806

• McGillivray, Daniel ... 790
• McGowen, John ... 96, 99

William ... 275, 514, 521

• McGregor, Gregor ... 353

John ... 410

• McGrew, Alexander ... 586

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

• McGulpin, Patrick ... 374, 375
• McIntosh, Alexander ... 550

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

• McIntyre, James ... 777, 783, 784
• McKay, Alex. ... 820
• McKee, Alex., Jr. ... 249, 256

Samuel ... 269

• McKiernan, Charles ... 778
• McKimm, E. ... 568
• McKenna, Constantine ... 791
• McMullin, James ... 278, 279
• McNeely, Daniel ... 822

James ... 808

• McNully, James ... 515
• McNutty, 9, 10, 76
• McQueen, Benjamin ... 278, 279
• McQueen James ... 278, 279
• McTavish, Frobisher and Co. ... 396
• McWaters, James ... 817
• Machin, Wm., Esq. ... 211
• Mackey, Jonathan ... 819

William ... 811, 815

• Macomb, John, David and Wm. ... 450

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

• Macullagh, Alex. ... 549, 554, 574, 584, 585, 756, 768
• Madden, and Bonner ... 781

Manuel ... 781

Emanuel ... 799

• Magnant, Germains, widow ... 271
• Mahan, Samuel S. ... 797
• Maher and Cox ... 213, 214
• Mahl, Frederick ... 7
• Maher, Mathew ... 213, 214, 219, 221, 222, 223
• Maisonville, J. B. ... 521

Joseph ... 271

Joseph, Jr. ... 521

• Malette, Antoine ... 7, 271, 514

Joseph ... 7, 271

• Mallet, Francois ... 7, 77, 271, 514, 515

Louis ... 9, 271, 515

Thomas ... 78

• Mallette, Pierre ... 7, 8, 271, 278, 515
• Malone, Peter ... 583, 584, 586, 639, 705, 715, 770

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

• Maltze, Charles M. ... 803
• Manaduc, Henry ... 806

Henry, reps. of ... 779

• Manderville, Joseph ... 225
• Manger, Jno. Bpte. ... 7, 271
• Mann, Frederick ... 569
• Marble, Abner ... 804

Earle ... 808

Ezra ... 819

Stephen ... 820

Theophilus ... 804

• March, Samuel ... 205, 214

William ... 211

• Marchal, Antoine ... 269, 515

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

• Marie, Antoine ... 523

Antoine, heirs ... 275, 523

Antony ... 9, 271, 515

widow of ... 515

• Marier, Antoine ... 7
• Markland, Nathan B. ... 215
• Marler, Charles ... 808
• Marlo, S. W. ... 222
• Marney, Jonathan ... 269
• Marsac, Francois ... 392, 458

Jacques ... 487

Jean ... 322

J. B. ... 345, 346

Rene ... 424

Robert ... 391

• Marschalk, Andrew ... 802
• Marsh, Cyrus ... 815
• Marshal, George ... 816, 819

John ... 513, 523

S. D. ... 819

Samuel ... 784

William ... 549, 550, 557

Antoine ... 79

William ... 813, 823

• Marston, John ... 206
• Martin, Abraham ... 808

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

• Mason, Jerh, 213, 214

Samuel ... 804

William ... 275

• Massachusetts, report ascertaining the eastern boundary of the cession of ... 3

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

• Matcher, Francis Paul ... 283, 285
• Mather, George ... 799

James ... 799, 802

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• Mathews, George ... 564, 565

Hugh ... 561

James A. ... 789

Joshua ... 818

• Matthews, Hugh ... 785
• Mattock, Gideon, reps. of ... 819
• Matson, Ralph ... 514, 521
• Maure, Laurent ... 335
• Maxwell, John B. L. M. ... 221

Thompson ... 343

Thomson ... 396

William ... 214

Lieut, William ... 96, 99

• May, James ... 313, 402, 480, 506

Joseph ... 208, 209

Samuel ... 211

• Mayes, Jeremiah ... 270, 272, 509, 521

Abraham ... 804

Sarah ... 786

• Mayet, Pierre, heirs of ... 454
• Mayfield, Reuben ... 814
• Mayloe, John ... 814
• Mayot, Nicholas ... 7, 271
• Mays, Jeremiah ... 514

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

• Meldrum and Park, 331, 353, 355, 371, 375, 383, 396, 426 [434, 441, 453, 487, 505

William ... 364, 377

• Melloche, Antoine ... 521
• Melson, James ... 820
• Melton, Michael ... 590

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

• Menville, Joseph ... 514
• Mercier, John D. ... 96, 99
• Meridian, difficulties in running north and south lines according to the true, northwest of Ohio ... 73

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

• Meredy, Daniel ... 521
• Merriwether, James ... 209
• Merry, Jonathan ... 207
• Meteiler, Louis ... 10
• Meteye, Levron Louis ... 515
• Meteyer, Louis ... 7, 271
• Mette, Felix ... 477, 479

Joseph ... 521

Rene ... 271, 521

• Metzo, Frederick ... 785
• Mibs, Moses ... 821
• Michigan, report of the governor and judge of, on the state of that territory ... 229

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

• Michigan, claims founded on grants by the governor and intendant of New France and Louisiana, in 1735, and 1737, confirmed by the King ... 247

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

• Midler, Frederick ... 521
• Milburn, Henry ... 803, 816

Joseph ... 513

• Miles, Priscilla ... 582, 588, 700, 723
• Military Adventurers, adverse report on claim of, in West Florida ... 173, 239

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

• Miller, Asher ... 202, 203

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

• Milliett, Jno. Bapte. ... 7, 8, 271, 515
• Milligan, James ... 814
• Milliken, John ... 591
• Mills, Edward ... 275

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

• Milton, Michael ... 579, 740, 765
• Mims, Samuel ... 554, 555, 574, 575, 578, 584, 586, 589, 591 [592, 635, 697, 712, 744, 745, 746, 752, 763, 766
• Miner, Isaac ... 79, 512, 514, 516

John ... 784, 786, 789, 797

Stephen and William ... 795

• Mini, Antoine, heirs of ... 334

Pierre ... 334

• Minie, Francois ... 7, 9, 271
• Minor, Jacob ... 272

Jacob ... 511, 513

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

• Minot, Jonas C. ... 96, 99
• Miro, Peter ... 573
• Mississippi Territory, report on the nature of land titles in, generally ... 88

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• Mississipi Territory, enumeration of the various

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

• Mitchell, Joseph ... 7

David ... 309, 360, 361, 497

David ... 499

David ... 792, 793

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

John ... 808

• Mitresse, Joseph ... 323
• Mois, Jno. Bapte. ... 7, 271
• Moise, Charles ... 275
• Monmini, Joseph ... 385

Louis ... 384

• Monplesir, Andres ... 7, 8, 271, 515
• Monroe, David ... 776
• Monsanto, Benjamin ... 789

Benjamin ... 811

• Monson, Telfair ... 794
• Montgomery, Alex. ... 560, 561

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

J. ... 561

John ... 811

Joseph ... 817

and King ... 789

Robert ... 817

Samuel ... 806

William ... 806, 815

• Montplaisir, Andre, heirs ... 514
• Mooley, Joseph ... 816
• Moore, Alexander ... 791, 792

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

• Moore, William ... 558, 796

Wykoff and Garland ... 795

Wm., reps. of ... 802

• Morain, Isidore ... 339, 375
• Moran, Charles ... 284

Lewis ... 284, 285

• Maurice ... 284, 329
• Moras, Antoine, heirs of ... 283, 289, 390

Ignace ... 386

• Moreau, Antoine ... 271
• Moriceau, Victor, widow of ... 454, 490
• Morgan, James ... 581, 585, 594, 599, 704, 719

Jemima ... 566

John ... 219, 821

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

Thomas ... 814

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

• Morin, Francis De Valcour ... 523, 524

Louis ... 488

• Morris, John ... 575, 590
• Morrison, Arthur, report on the petition of ... 113
• Morrison, James ... 784

John ... 278, 27

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

William ... 801

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

• Morrisseau, Joseph ... 381
• Morrow, Robert H. ... 820
• Mosely, Thomas ... 822
• Moss, Patsey, Westly ... 776
• Moultrie, Alexander, memorials of ... 151, 156
• Mounger, Anna ... 606, 716

Hiram ... 599, 714, 772

Sampson ... 600, 717, 769

• Mountjoy, John, report on the petition of ... 83
• Mouton, Francois ... 427, 481
• Mouviel, Joseph ... 521
• Moyse, Charles ... 521
• Mulholland, Charles ... 791

Daniel ... 399

• Mulkey, David ... 808
• Mulliken, James ... 523

James, heirs of ... 523

• Mullowny, John ... 225
• Mundrell, Andrew ... 819
• Munger, Anna ... 579

Anna ... 586, 606

Hiram ... 579

Hiram ... 582, 585, 588, 599

Sampson ... 579

Sampson ... 585, 600

• Munson Elihu ... 204

Israel ... 204

• Murdock, John ... 792, 794

Rachael ... 275

• Murphree, John ... 816, 821
• Murphy, John ... 514, 521

William ... 287, 459, 462

• Murray, Edward ... 802

Thomas ... 786

William ... 799

William, reps. of ... 787

• Murrell, William ... 581, 587, 642, 703, 722, 771
• Muy, Ch. Arbande ... 587
• Mygatt, Daniel ... 568, 804

Daniel, heirs of ... 568, 804

• Myat, Nicholas ... 8
• N.
• Nadault, Josep ... 407

Martin ... 321

• Nail, Henry ... 580, 584, 585, 588
• Nailer, Francis ... 811

John ... 822

• Nangle, Andrew ... 278
• Nantay, J.B. ... 322, 369
• Naphier, Thomas ... 222
• Narbone, Maria J., heirs of ... 577, 589, 635, 691

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

• Natchez, report on claims of, to two lots and thirty acres of land granted by Congress, to Jefferson College ... 148, 177, 200, 241

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

reports on said petition ... 200, 177

• Navarre, Francis and James ... 257

Francois, Esq., 423

Isidore ... 423, 442

Jacques ... 423, 442

Robert ... 249, 256, 286, 295

• Nealaus, William ... 789
• Neau, Michael ... 7, 271

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• Neel, Aaron ... 814
• Neely, Westly W. ... 818

William ... 796

• Neil, Thomas ... 207

and Beauvais ... 569, 573

• Nelson, Christopher ... 817
• Nelson John, report on petition of, for compensation for a location under Virginia in the Chickasaw country ... 71

·         Jonathan ... 483, 499

Peter ... 778, 803

Peter and Mayant ... 776

• New England, grant of that part of America to the Council of Plymouth ... 85
• New England Mississippi Land Company, report on memorial in behalf of the ... 197

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

• Newman, Benjamin ... 805
• New Orleans, message of the President, relating to public grounds in and adjacent to the city of ... 538
• New York, report on Eastern boundary of the cession of, to the United States ... 3
• Neville, Philip ... 806, 811
• Newman, Ezekiel ... 787

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

Isaac ... 788

John ... 784

Joseph and George, 791

Margaret ... 208

Thomas ... 818

William ... 820

• Newton, John ... 792
• Nichols, Thomas ... 810
• Nicholson, Henry ... 807

James, reps. of ... 787, 807

William ... 809

• Nicklin, Philip ... 219, 220
• Nightingale, John C. ... 205, 213, 215, 218, 227, 228
• Noble, Seth ... 96, 99
• Nolin, J.B. ... 498
• Norrell, Levi ... 821
• Norris, James ... 821

William ... 567

• North Carolina, quantity and situation of unclaimed lands in the territory ceded by, to the United States ... 17

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

• Northwestern Territory, reports on land claims at Post Vincennes in the ... 12, 5

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

• Northwestern Territory, lands claimed in the, under reservation of the states in their deeds of cession ... 1

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

• Norwood, Charles ... 779
• Nova Scotia, reports favorable to granting compensation to refugees from ... 25, 22, 23

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

• Nowland, Pearson ... 819

William ... 819

• Noye, Jacob ... 515

Jacob, heirs of ... 515

• Nugent, John ... 808, 821
• O.
• Ochiltree, John ... 270
• Ockletree, John ... 516, 518
• O'Connor, John ... 561, 792

William ... 787

• Odam, David, reps. of ... 798

John ... 808, 811

• Odem, David ... 777, 791, 792, 813
• Odet, Gabriel ... 400
• Ogden, Amos ... 549, 550, 791, 794, 795, 796

Daniel ... 780, 798

John ... 550

William ... 783, 808

• Ogilvy, John ... 360
• Oglesby, William ... 806
• O'Hara, James ... 271

Timothy ... 792, 798

• Ohio, application of the legislature of, for change of location of lands for the use of schools in the Virginia military district ... 531
• Ohio Company, opinion of Attorney General on the claims of French settlers at Galliopolis, under purchase from the ... 23

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

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

• Oiler, Mark ... 780, 788
• Olivares, Marcos ... 788
• Olive, Dominique ... 578
• Oliver, Major Lorant ... 96

Mary ... 796

• O'Neal, Ferdinand ... 221
• Opelousas, register at, requested to make report ... 6
• O'Reilly, John ... 786
• Orleans, memorial of House of Representatives of the Territory of, asking certain alterations in the act for the adjustment of land titles in that Territory ... 232

opinion of the Secretary of the Treasury on said memorial ... 233

report on memorial of Territory of, granting certain lands for the use of schools in said Territory ... 240

quantity and quality of public lands in the Territory of ... 535

mode of surveying lands in, on the margin of rivers, surrounded by inundated lands, proposed to be altered ... 536

• Osborne, Samuel ... 795, 814

John ... 207

• Osman, Benajah ... 777, 781

Benjamin ... 812

• Ouilette, Alexis ... 8, 521

John, Bpte. ... 7, 9, 271, 515

• Overaker, Georqe ... 791, 799, 803

John ... 788

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• Ovid, New York, report on petition of sundry inhabitants of ... 267
• Owens, James ... 815

Martin ... 791

Owen ... 205

Thomas ... 820

William, reps. of ... 792

• P.
• Pacquin, Francois ... 524
• Page, Gillian ... 79, 271, 515

Joseph ... 275, 515, 521, 801

Maria ... 795

William ... 10, 275, 281, 515

• Paine, Louis ... 78, 515
• Palmer, Archibald ... 785
• Paltner, Henry ... 807
• Pancake, Jacob, Joseph and Dorothy ... 269

Joseph ... 515

• Pannah, Renez Godere dit ... 7
• Pannill, Alex. ... 566

David ... 566

John ... 573

Joseph ... 573, 806, 809

• Pappino, Peter ... 515
• Pare, J. B. ... 319
• Parent, Joachim ... 515
• Park, William ... 10, 515
• Parker, Barney ... 404
• Parkman, Samuel ... 207
• Parks, Thomas ... 818
• Parr, Henry ... 822
• Paskel, John ... 96, 99
• Patenode, Nicholas, Jr. ... 351, 352

Nicholas Sen. ... 358

• Patten, Arthur ... 822
• Patterson, Arthur ... 568

Edward ... 802

John ... 777

• Patterson, Matthew, and others, report on memorial of ... 92

Thomas ... 802

William ... 802

• Pattinson, Richard ... 335, 336
• Patton, James ... 808
• Paul, Jacob ... 571
• Payez, Guillaume ... 7, 271
• Payette, Joseph ... 271
• Payne, Silas L ... 569

William ... 207, 213

• Pea, Abraham ... 524

Daniel ... 515, 520, 521

Henry ... 278, 518, 519, 520, 521

Jacob ... 9, 77, 509, 510, 515, 521

Jacob, Jr. ... 523

John ... 509, 515, 518, 521

John, heirs of ... 521

• Pearl river, letter of Secretary of Treasury in relation to pre-emption rights west of ... 538

report of commissioners of land claims west of ... 547

conditions annexed to grants of land west of ... 547

copies of the commissions and oaths of the commissioners appointed to ascertain land titles east of ... 593

abstracts of certificates entered with the register of land office west of ... 823, 775

list of certificates granted by the Register and Receiver west of, under the act of June 1812, ... 824

• Peaine, Richard Freman ... 550
• Peay, Henry ... 510
• Peck, Adam ... 212

Jacob ... 212

John ... 202, 203, 204, 205, 208, 209, 217, 557

• Pendoret, Joseph, Jr. ... 515
• Pegroux, P. C. ... 571
• Pellieu, Andrew, children of ... 8
• Peltier, Alexis, heirs of ... 387

Andre ... 515

Andri, widow of ... 7, 271

Charles ... 285, 448

Eustace ... 271, 575

Felix ... 283

Francois, widow of ... 7, 271

James ... 287

Phillis ... 285, 319

• Pendergrast, Robert ... 806
• Penn, Willaim, boundaries of grant to, by Charles II, in 1681, ... 86
• Pennyman, Amasa ... 207
• Pepin, Bazile ... 328

Francois ... 486

• Perry, Charles, reps. of. ... 775, 782

Susanna ... 782

Susanna, reps. of ... 787

Thomas ... 563, 824

• Perkey, John ... 804
• Perkins, Caleb ... 803

Ezekiel ... 806

James ... 206, 208

John ... 786, 789

Joseph ... 776, 806

Nichs. ... 578, 587, 630, 631, 652, 653, 711

Thomas H. ... 208

• Peradeau, Joseph ... 7, 8, 271

Joseph, Jr. ... 8

• Penet, Pierre ... 7, 9, 271
• Perron, Amable ... 7, 271, 515
• Pierre, sen. ... 271, 515
• Pierre, Jr. ... 524
• Pierre, widow of ... 7, 271
• Perrot, J. B. ... 780

Nicholas ... 515

Nicholas, widow of ... 7, 271

• Perry, Barnabas ... 788

Daniel, Sen. ... 788

Daniel, Jr. ... 788

Hardy ... 575, 590, 810

James ... 786

Jean Francois ... 275

John ... 573

William, heirs of ... 274

• Person, Thomas, and others, report on petition of ... 24
• Perthuit, widow ... 271
• Peterkin, James ... 557
• Peters, Godfroy ... 521

John ... 560

• Petit, Antoine Nicholas ... 335

Ignace ... 498

J.B. ... 425

• Pettier, Andrew ... 524

Marie J. ... 523

• Petit, Antoine ... 10, 272, 575
• Phaneton, Etienne ... 271
• Pharis, William ... 819
• Phelps, Matthew, report on the petition of ... 173
• Phelps, Oliver ... 202, 203, 204, 211
• Phenix, Pierre ... 327
• Philibert, Etienne, heirs ... 271
• Philips, George ... 579, 590

Henry ... 278, 783

Jacob ... 816

Jeremiah ... 579, 590, 592

Joseph ... 222

• Phillibert, Etienne, widow of ... 7, 271

Jacob ... 790

• Phipps, Elijah ... 808

Henry ... 809

Samuel ... 793, 811

• Pickering, John ... 588, 647, 700, 722, 768
• Pickering, Timothy, and others, nomination of, as commissioners to settle the boundaries of Georgia in conjunction with Georgia commissioners ... 82
• Pickles, Adam ... 571
• Pierce, William Jr. ... 591, 592

Wm. and John ... 579, 589, 730, 737, 752, 766, 767

• Piernas, Peter ... 795
• Pilet, Jacques ... 253
• Pillars, Richard ... 515
• Pipes, Abner ... 791, 810, 811

Windsor ... 776

• Pipkin, Asher ... 814

Moses ... 814

• Pitman, Buckner ... 808
• Ploche, Stephen ... 573
• Plough, Jacob ... 509
• Pluchon, Joseph, heirs of ... 271

Louis ... 271, 276, 515

• Poe, William ... 214, 222
• Point Coupee, memorial of inhabitants of, for certain unclaimed lands ... 826
• Poirier, Francois ... 521
• Pierre ... 521
• Pollard, John ... 806, 815

Richard ... 269, 271, 270, 476, 481

• Pollock, George ... 573

Oliver ... 549

• Pomainville, Joseph, heirs of ... 367
• Pomeroy, Saml. Wyllis ... 204, 207
• Pomet, Leonard ... 789, 791, 799, 803
• Poor, William ... 221
• Pope, William ... 821
• Popone, Peter ... 278
• Porter, Benjamin ... 221, 227

Landlot ... 818

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• Porter, Samuel ... 571
• Post Vincennes.See Vincennes.
• Potdivin, Francois ... 521

J. B. ... 521

Joseph ... 521

• Potevin, J. B., heirs of ... 276
• Pouthier, Toussaint ... 307, 361, 362
• Potter, Caleb ... 787
• Poupard, Charles ... 312, 455
• Poussett, Francis ... 783, 784, 794

reps. of ... 794

• Powell, James ... 586, 643, 688, 691, 714

John ... 224, 228

William ... 575, 578, 586, 589, 643, 691, 711

Wm., heirs of ... 575, 578, 586, 589, 623

• Pratt, Henry ... 206
• Pre-emption right, report granting a, to George

Ash ... 533

report adverse to granting, on grounds of settlement and improvement ... 60

report adverse to granting, in the North west Territory ... 100

alterations recommended in the act granting to claimants under J. C. Symmes ... 101

report refusing a grant of, to settlers on public lands in Indiana and Mississippi ... 242

letter of William Lattimore suggesting certain provisions in lieu of ... 242

west of Pearl river, letter of Secretary of Treasury in relation to ... 538

memorial of Mississippi legislature, asking for, in certain cases ... 545

adverse report on said memorial ... 546

• Presler, Peter ... 561

Simon ... 811

• Preville, Louis ... 521
• Prevost, Augustine ... 549, 823

James Marcus ... 549

• Price, Benjamin D. ... 509, 511, 513, 516

David ... 509

James ... 96, 99

Lowellen ... 781, 806

Martin and Ralph ... 796

William ... 803

• Prince, Nathaniel ... 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 214, 215
• Printing Press, necessity of establishing one in the

Western Territory ... 15

• Prior, Abner ... 273
• Probost, Augustine ... 813
• Proclamation of the King of Great Britain in 1763; report on petition of sundry claimants under the ... 532
• Proctor, James ... 578, 591

Jordon ... 591, 740, 765

Keturah ... 805

Reuben ... 794

• Profit, George ... 573
• Prudhomme, Jacques ... 387
• Pruet, Beeseley ... 784
• Pruit, Sinclair, reps. of ... 821
• Purcell, Andrew ... 279

Edward ... 516

Jonathan ... 269, 271, 270, 272, 279

Noah ... 269

William ... 279

• Purchasers of public lands, report on extension of time of completing payments ... 825
• Pyat, Benjamin ... 278
• Q.
• Quernez, Pierre Sen. ... 7
• Queret, Peter ... 8
• Querre, Antoine ... 276

Pierre ... 291, 279, 515

Pierre, and wife ... 278, 523

Pierre, Jr. ... 521

• Quitglep, Joseph ... 815
• Quine, Robert ... 818

Henry ... 818

• Quick, Henry ... 571
• Quinn, Patrick ... 571
• R.
• Rab, John ... 790
• Rabb, Nicholas ... 803
• Rabby, Cadder ... 807, 813
• Racicos, Francis ... 510
• Racine, Andrew ... 278, 523

Angelique ... 78, 280, 516

• Racine, Francois ... 7, 271, 275, 515, 516, 525, 526

J. B. ... 417, 515, 516, 523

J. B., heirs of ... 9, 276, 523

Bpte. Jn. St, Marie ... 7, 271, 278

Mary ... 277

Pierre N. Andrez ... 7

St. Marie Francois ... 515

• Radley, John ... 278
• Ragsdale, John ... 816
• Rain, Cornelius ... 579, 584, 587, 588, 632, 688, 711
• Ramsay, Allen ... 9, 78, 515, 521
• Randolph, Edm., letter of, to Congress, on Virginia military reserve 4th August 1788 ... 2
• Randon, James ... 591, 735, 752, 766

John ... 578, 590, 735, 765

• Ransford, Andrew ... 550
• Rapalje, Garret ... 562

George ... 794, 797, 800

Isaac ... 805

James, reps. of ... 805

Jane ... 794

• Raspy, Glede ... 591
• Ratcliff, Henry ... 817

Peter ... 817

Samuel ... 803

William ... 787

• Ratliff, William ... 789
• Ratliffe, John ... 782
• Raux, 523

Joseph ... 7, 271

• Ravalet, J. B. ... 516

Louis ... 710, 516, 523

Louis ... 271, 278

• Rawlins, Benjamin ... 819
• Rawn, David ... 213
• Ray, Reuben ... 816
• Rayner, Daniel ... 812
• Rea, Jonathan ... 217

Sanders ... 582, 587, 658, 718

• Reaume, Baptiste ... 253, 257, 381

Jean Bpte., Sen. ... 258, 299

Joseph ... 299

• Rector, John ... 215

Wharton ... 215

• Reed, Benjamin ... 81

Benjamin, heirs of ... 523

Elizabeth ... 588, 810

James ... 270, 272

John ... 796, 804, 814

Walker ... 520

William ... 514, 516, 523

• Reel, John ... 521

Louis ... 270

• Rees, Ebenezer ... 569

Ebenezer ... 782, 785, 788, 789, 797, 800, 807, 811 [812, 824

• Reetor, John ... 208
• Reeves, Abner, heirs of ... 509, 515
• Reduction in the size of tracts, and in the price of lands, recommended in certain cases ... 166, 167

in the price of public lands, report on ... 825

• Refugees. See Canada, Nova Scotia.
• Regan, Jeremiah ... 212
• Regillo, Policarpo ... 811
• Registers and Receivers, instructions to, in relation to payments under the act of 1800 ... 113

alteration of the mode of compensation of, suggested ... 167, 168

• Regnez, Pierre ... 7
• Reid, Thomas, reps. of ... 782
• Reins, Robert ... 221
• Relief, to purchasers of public lands, report on ... 825
• Renan, Antoine ... 271, 33, 9
• Reneau, Gabriel, Jr. ... 476

Louis ... 340

• Renger, Pierre ... 271
• Reservations in the sale of lands to the Ohio Company and others ... 59
• Reserve. See Western Reserve.
• Reserved Lands, in Columbiana county, Ohio, application of the inhabitants for a sale of ... 281
• Reynolds, John L. ... 816

Nathaniel, heirs of ... 96

• Robert ... 274, 525, 540, 541
• Rhea and Cochran ... 550

John ... 225

Martha and Mary ... 796

Samuel ... 225

• Rhodes, John, heirs of ... 343, 398
• Ricard, Joseph ... 363

Olivier ... 366

• Richard, widow ... 271, 516

Jno. Bpte ... 9, 271

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• Richard, Marie ... 515

Mariet Jonpre ... 278

• Richards, Mordecai ... 807

Samuel ... 217

Stephen ... 811

• Richardson, Henry ... 779

John ... 275

William ... 275

• Richardville, Antoine D. ... 516
• Richey, William ... 788
• Ridgly, Nich. C. ... 558, 796
• Riend, Joseph ... 521
• Rimbault, Henry ... 521

Pierre ... 271, 275, 278

• Riopel, Ambroise ... 295

Antoine ... 310

Pierre ... 447

• Ritchie, John ... 812
• Rivard, Antoine ... 328, 329, 412

Charles ... 363

Francois ... 328

J. B. ... 442

Michel ... 363

Nicholas ... 475

Pierre ... 470

• Roach, Henry ... 561

Henry ... 798, 812

William ... 820

• Robb, David ... 518

James ... 519

Nichs., reps. of ... 780

Nicholas ... 792

Wm., John, and Scott ... 406

• Robbins, George ... 861

John ... 515, 521

John, heirs of ... 515

• Robert, Antoine ... 426

Francois ... 381

Isidore ... 380

Joseph ... 322

Pierre ... 521

• Robertjean, Joseph ... 317, 341, 459, 464

Robert ... 348

• Roberts, Benjamin ... 812
• Roberts, Baidget ... 803

David ... 569

• Robertson, Charles ... 225

James ... 205, 795

Roberts ... 790

William, heirs of ... 358, 378

• Robideau, J. B. ... 429
• Robidou, Ettienne ... 386

Louis ... 393

• Robinette, John ... 814

Robins, Ezekiel ... 216

George ... 582, 585, 616, 717, 771

• Robinson, Andrew ... 278, 516

Charles ... 211

D. ... 224

James ... 279

John, Sen. ... 816

John, Jr., ... 815

Mathew ... 587, 822

Peter ... 224

Raymond ... 815

William ... 346, 347, 365

• Robisheaux, James ... 96
• Robison, James ... 442
• Roby, Joseph ... 207
• Rochan, Augustine ... 574, 575, 577, 579, 587, 592

Augustine, heirs of, ... 574, 577, 587, 681, 682, 708, 709

• Rochard, Pierre ... 271
• Rochers, Prairie du, report of the Governor of the Northwest Territory on land claims at ... 13

report on exchanging donation lands to the inhabitants of ... 16

• Rochon, Aug. and Louisa ... 591

Louisa ... 579

• Roddy, Augustin ... 808, 821
• Rodingo, Diego ... 278
• Roderique, Diego ... 521
• Rodgers, Benjamin, Sen. ... 818

Benjamin, Jr. ... 821

George, heir of ... 96

Samuel ... 96

William ... 581, 585, 597, 704, 723, 770

• Rodney, George B. ... 823

Sir George Bridges ... 550

Sir Georges Bridges, reps. of ... 550

J. B., heirs of ... 813

• Rodriguez, John J. ... 797
• Rogers, Thomas, report on the petition of ... 532
• Roe, J. B. ... 384
• Rondle, Joshua ... 782
• Routh, Job and Jeremiah ... 794
• Root, Ephraim, ... 211
• Rose, Edward ... 567

Hugh ... ???

• Rose, Hugh, and V. Jones, various documents in relation to claims of, under the Georgia Company ... 126

James ... 812

Matthias ... ?71

Peter Francis ... 796

• Ross, Alexander ... 783

Arthur Brown ... 814

David ... 780

Eli. K. ... 821

Horatio ... 225

Isaac, A. B. ... 820

Jesse ... 590, 736, 765

Nathaniel ... 587, 706, 724

Samuel ... 819

• Rouissaint, Francois ... 7, 271
• Rouleau, Charles ... 288, 443
• Rouse, Joseph ... 7, 271

Louis ... 96

• Rousseau and Bailly ... 307

Dominick ... 308

• Rousirault, Louis ... 7, 271
• Rousson, Baptiste ... 300
• Routb, Job ... 777, 791

Jeremiah ... 789, 812

Zaccheus ... 775

• Row, John ... 775, 794
• Rowe, Joseph ... 324
• Rowel, Edward ... 218
• Rowell, Hubbard ... 573
• Roy, Andre ... 7, 271, 516

Andre, Jr. ... 271

Andrew, heirs of ... 275

• Rucker, Jonathan ... 788
• Ruland, Isaac ... 433

Israel ... 402, 433, 434, 441, 486, 494

Israel and Joseph ... 483

• Rule, Thomas ... 781

Thomas, reps. of ... 780

• Rum, Adam ... 840
• Rumsay, James ... 549
• Rumsey, Jane ... 787

Lacey, ... 787, 7?2

• Rundell, Joshua ... 815

Seth ... 894

• Russell, Charles ... 227
• Russell, Charles, report on petition of to Virginia Legislature, asking a change of location of military bounty lands ... 20

report on the petition of representative of ... 10

Joseph, Jr. ... 216, 217

• Ruyard, Joseph ... 5?1
• Ryan, Charles ... 212

Daniel ... 557

Isaac ... 579, 585, 594, 599, 716, 771

Joseph ... 223

Wm. reps. of ... 796

Winifred ... 811

• Ryon, William ... 791, 796
• S.
• Sales, report on progress of, Northwest of the Ohio and above the mouth of the Kentucky rivers ... 65, 73

of public lands, alteration of the terms of, suggested ... 149

of public lands, report on the expediency of altering the system of, north of Ohio ... 166

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

• St. Ange, Joseph ... 516
• St. Antoine, parish of ... 471
• St. Aubin, Jno. Bpte. ... 7, 271, 516

John ... 7

Joseph ... 516

Louis ... 9, 521

• St. Bernard, Henry ... 446

Joseph ... 395

• St. Clair, Gov., report of, in relation to land claims in the Illinois country ... 80
• St. Dezier, heirs of ... 516
• St. Germain, John ... 571, 811, 812
• St. Laurent, J. B. ... 369
• St. Louis, Jean ... 521
• St. Marie, Andre ... 522

Andre Racine ... 511, 513

Ettiene ... 7, 8, 9, 271, 516

• St. Marie, Francois ... 7, 271, 516

Joseph ... 7, 9, 271, 278

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• St. Marie, Pierre ... 277

Racine, Pierre and Andre ... 271

• St. Martin, Adamher ... 10

Adhemar, heirs ... 496

• St. Michael ... 451
• St. Obin, Francois ... 320, 341

Gabriel ... 320

• St. Philips, report on exchanging donation lands to the inhabitants of ... 60
• Sabolle, Joseph ... 7, 271
• Salt springs, in the Northwest Territory, report in relation to the ... 82
• Sampson, Alex. ... 524
• Sanders, James ... 561, 812

Littleton ... 815

Mariæ ... 809

• Sandford, Peleg ... 219
• Sands, Comfort ... 215, 216

Cornelia ... 215

Henry ... 215

Francois ... 215

Lewis ... 216

• Sargent, Winthrop ... 569, 787
• Sarrere, Andre ... 496
• Saunders, Roger P. ... 221
• Sautier, Olivier ... 272
• Savage, Ann ... 787

John ... 77

John ... 516, 524, 778, 784

Mary ... 808

• Saxton, William ... 207
• Scandling, Andrew ... 812
• Scarlett, James ... 214, 817

John ... 212, 213, 222, 227

James ... 820

• Schiefflin, Jonathan ... 310, 337, 435, 480, 3
• School lands, report authorizing a change of location of, in certain cases in Mississippi ... 243

application of Ohio for a change of the location of, for the Virginia military district ... 531

• Schools, report granting certain lands for the use of, in the territory of Orleans ... 240
• Scoggin, Jonas ... 785, 789
• Scollay, Wm. ... 206, 217
• Scott, Adam ... 581, 587, 697, 718

James ... 271, 579, 771

James ... 586, 608, 645, 709, 716

John ... 549

John, reps. of ... 549, 815

John B. ... 215, 227

Sarah ... 558

Robert, reps. of ... 802

William ... 558, 568, 795, 801, 803, 812

• Scriber, Abraham ... 808

Stephen ... 780, 792

• Searcy, John ... 808
• Sebly, Thomas ... 516
• Secretary of State, report of, on certain claims to lands at Poat Vincennes ... 11
• Segovia, Alonzo ... 802
• Seguin, Alexis ... 516
• Selhoof, Conrad ... 579, 590
• Selsor, George ... 782
• Sene, J. B. ... 445
• Sentier, Olivier ... 523
• Sequin, Louis ... 9, 271, 278
• Sergeant, William ... 217
• Serre, Joseph ... 287
• Serrieres, Francois Maynor de ... 368
• Sessions, Joseph ... 781, 786, 789, 808

Philip ... 808

Richard ... 808

• Settlement, making grants of land on account of, refused ... 237
• Sevans, Ebenezer ... 519
• Severe, Louis ... 521
• Seville, extract from treaty at, in 1729, appointing certain commissioners ... 29
• Sevier, James ... 212

John ... 226

• Sewall, Joseph ... 207

Samuel ... 208

• Sharbut, William ... 815
• Sharkey, Patrick ... 212
• Sharpe, Joseph ... 566
• Shattuck, William ... 202, 203, 217
• Shaw, Matthew ... 582, 585, 598, 705, 723, 770
• Shee, John, report on petition of, on behalf of the Illinois and Wabash companies ... 173
• Sheldon, Job, report on petition of ... 827
• Shields, William ... 591, 738, 751, 768
• Shilling, Jacob ... 803, 813

Palim ... 780, 789, 799, 806

• Shindler, George ... 373, 475, 497
• Shipp, Bartlett ... 820
• Shirtliff, William ... 208
• Shoebrooks Edward ... 522
• Short, Peyton ... 269, 271, 270
• Short, Peyton, and G. Turner, memorial of, for confirmation of title to lands released to them by J. C. Symmes ... 68
• Shropshire, Thomas ... 817
• Shuffield, Robert ... 808
• Sibly, Solomon ... 398, 480
• Siks, Philip ... 808
• Silkrigs, William ... 570, 806
• Simarre, Francois ... 521
• Simmons, Charles ... 804

David ... 804

Elisha ... 581, 585, 597, 722, 771

James ... 808, 812, 813

Robert ... 820

• Simpson, George ... 206

Patrick ... 78, 80, 269, 271, 270, 510, 516, 515, 521

• Sims, Benjamin ... 205, 221

David ... 818, 821

Robert ... 817

Walter ... 205

• Sinclair, Jasper ... 785

John ... 571

• Sinnet, Richard ... 278, 525
• Skinner, Josiah ... 586, 605, 637, 694, 719
• Skipper, Michael ... 578, 590
• Skyrin, John ... 225
• Sloder, Henry ... 814
• Slaughter, Henry ... 587

Lawrence ... 516

• Slavery, report adverse to changing the ordinance of Congress on that subject in the Northwest Territory ... 60

petition of John Edgar and others, on the same subject ... 61

report adverse to permitting, in the Indian territory ... 146

• Slayton, Hugh ... 813
• Sloan, John ... 814
• Slouter, Lawrence ... 80
• Slocomb, Joseph ... 814
• Small, John ... 1, 76, 78, 269, 270, 273, 511, 516, 524

Thomas ... 78, 516, 521

• Smith, Anthony ... 522

Benajah ... 222

Calvin ... 780

Chileab ... 818

Daniel ... 79, 270, 272, 275, 277, 509, 516, 514, 518 [519, 521, 522

David ... 776

Ebenezer ... 812

Edmund ... 588, 589, 645, 662, 724

Frederick ... 589

and Gilbert ... 793

Israel ... 793, 803

James ... 777, 820

Jesse ... 777

John ... 212, 213, 214, 223, 225, 549, 807

John ... 568, 775, 785, 790, 791, 809

Josiah ... 804

Lucius ... 804, 819

Maria ... 807

Peter ... 777

Pliny ... 814

Phineas ... 814

Reuben ... 214

Richard P. ... 784

Robert ... 212

Robert ... 569

Samuel ... 207

Sarah ... 807

Thomas ... 291, 490, 568

William ... 273, 521, 792, 812, 820

William, heirs of ... 521

William, B., Jr. ... 785

William M. ... 815

William T. ... 521

Zachariah ... 777, 784, 802, 804

• Snapp, Abraham, Fry ... 269, 271, 270, 273, 277, 509, 516, 513 [515, 516

Abraham F. ... 519, 520, 521, 524

Abraham T. ... 520

• Snider, William ... 270
• Snyder, Adam ... 787
• Socier, Baptiste ... 465, 482

Ettiene ... 442

Joseph ... 448

• Solabellas, Michael ... 795

Solan, widow ... 314

Sollivellas, Maria G, ... 803

• Solo, Alexis ... 400

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• Solo, Pierre, heirs of ... 382
• Solomon, Ezekiel, heirs of ... 308
• Sommers, John ... 549
• Souell, George ... 815

Robert, Sen. ... 581, 588, 643, 708, 723

• Souci, ... 516
• Soulier, Jean Louis ... 522
• South Carolina, instructions to the Governor of the province of, in relation to making grants of lands ... 39, 40

report recommending that certain settlers on lands ceded by, be placed under jurisdiction of ... 92

Yazoo Company, tract of country granted to the, by Georgia ... 121

memorial in behalf of, for compensation under the articles of cession with Georgia ... 151

abstract of evidence of title of, to lands in Georgia ... 205

• Southerland, John ... 583, 584
• Southwell, John, reps. of ... 549
• Southwest, report by the Attorney General, on claims to lands in the, by certain companies under a law of Georgia ... 28
• Spafford, John, and others, report on memorial of, adverse ... 71
• Spain, extract from treaty of, with England in 1670, confirming to the latter her (then) American possessions ... 29

extract from treaty of, 1763, relative to the cession of Florida to Great Britain ... 30

claims on the Mississippi territory arising under grants from the government of ... 120

• Spain, Helena ... 785

James ... 788

• Spanish grants, in Louisiana, fraudulent and antedated ... 171, 2, 177
• Sparks, Richard ... 800
• Spears, Noah ... 271, 272
• Spears, Noah ... 518, 519, 520
• Spech,Henry ... 516
• Spell, Menajah ... 814

Susan ... 783, 786

• Spiers, John ... 797
• Spiler, William ... 812
• Spillards, Daniel ... 587
• Splane, Thomas ... 808
• Spring, Simon ... 277
• Springer, Anne ... 10
• Spyres, John ... 776
• Squires, David ... 278
• Stabraker, John ... 813
• Stackpole, Juliana ... 803

Maurice ... 796

• Stampley, George ... 804

Henry ... 804

Jacob ... 569, 778, 782, 792, 824

John ... 561, 782, 785, 786, 791, 804, 824

Margaret ... 775

William ... 811

• Stanly, Ashbel ... 202, 203

Isaac ... 581, 587, 665, 722

Rhoda ... 822

• Stansfield, James ... 822
• Stark, Robert ... 566
• Starr, John ... 96, 99
• Stedham, Benjamin ... 581, 590, 736, 752, 754, 758, 766

Moses, ... 578, 590, 734, 765

• Steel, Frances ... 579, 591, 740, 764

James ... 781

John ... 781

• Steele, Benjamin ... 805, 819

John ... 215

• Steinbeck, John ... 289
• Stephen, Jacob ... 571
• Stephens, Jesse ... 816
• Stephenson, John ... 549

Stephen ... 785

• Stepp, Abraham ... 519, 521
• Sterrett and Evans ... 798
• Stewart, Gen, ... 214
• Steuart, James ... 560
• Stewart, John ... 214

R. and H. ... 211

Robert ... 228

• Sticker, Joseph ... 569
• Stiggins, Joseph ... 575, 578, 591, 592, 741, 747, 764, 767
• Stilwell, John ... 517, 519
• Stipp, Abraham ... 271
• Stittlee, John ... 784
• Stocket, Samuel ... 818, 819
• Stocketill, Joshua ... 796
• Stoddard, James ... 571
• Stoddard, James ... 812
• Stokeley, Francis ... 522
• Stone, Joseph, widow of ... 7, 271
• Store, Frederick ... 522
• Storer, George ... 217
• Story, Ephraim ... 571, 808
• Stauts, Sylvestre ... 807, 818
• Stowers and Pipes ... 781

John ... 791, 805

• Strawbridge, James ... 213, 224, 228
• Strawbridgre, James, a claimant under the Tennessee company, memorial of ... 186, 187
• Stringer, Franc's ... 582, 586, 619, 653, 703, 717, 772
• Strong, James ... 276
• Strother, John ... 223
• Stroud, Marshal ... 815
• Stroups, Jacob ... 792, 804
• Stuart, James ... 781
• Stump, John ... 812
• Stuttoa, Reuben ... 818
• Sullivan, Daniel ... 277, 516

Daniel, heirs of, ... 10, 78, 79, 273, 523

James ... 206

John ... 797

Owen ... 578, 586, 620, 643, 711

Patrick ... 779, 807

Susan ... 510, 516, 515

Thomas ... 581, 588, 658, 706, 724, 807

Thomas, Jr. ... 581, 588, 658, 694, 724

William ... 209

• Surget, Catharine ... 565, 783, 786, 802, 824

Charles ... 565, 807, 824

Peter ... 565, 783

• Surveyor, of lands South of Tennessee, additional compensation to, recommended ... 177
• Surveys, progress of, Northwest of the Ohio ... 72

alterations in the mode of, suggested ... 149

report adverse to an alteration of the mode of running the meridian lines ... 73

of lands on the margin of rivers in the Orleans Territory, alteration in the mode, suggested ... 536

• Susor, Louis ... 324
• Sutherland, John ... 553, 587

John ... 574

• Suzor, J. B. ... 480
• Swann, James ... 817
• Swayze, Elizabeth ... 809

Hiram ... 572

Hyram, heirs of ... 572

Hiram, reps. of ... 824

Joseph ... 782

Nathan ... 562, 782

Samuel ... 562

Richard, reps. of ... 795

Samuel, reps. of ... 794, 795

Solomon ... 800

Stephen ... 562

Stephen, reps. of ... 794

• Sweazy, Nathan ... 775
• Symmes, John Cleves, purchase of, in the N. W. Territory ... 19

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

opinion of the Attorney General on the contract of ... 59

report on contract of ... 66, 93

alterations in the contract of ... 67, 94

memorial of certain claimants under ... 68

report on sundry petitions of claimants under ... 93

history of contract with, and proceedings thereon ... 93

alterations in the act granting pre-emption to claimants under, recommended ... 101

report on the petition of ... 115

report of the attorney general on the several contracts with, and transactions arising therefrom ... 115

• T.
• Tabor, Isaac ... 779

William ... 784, 796, 815

• Taillon, J, B. ... 384
• Talley, John ... 579, 586, 775

John, Jun., ... 809

• Talman, David ... 204
• Taylor, Abraham ... 560, 781, 791, 824
• Taylor, Griffith, report on the petition of ... 100

Jno. Noble ... 788

Robert and Isaac ... 794

• Tear, John ... 813

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• Templeton and Highland ... 819
• Tennessee, report on compensating certain claims to land in the State of, arising under the cession from N. C. ... 112, 164

memorial on behalf of, for the appointment of commissioners to settle the disputes respecting vacant lands in said state ... 148

report on the claim of the United States to lands in, under the cession of N. Carolina ... 193

relinquishment of certain lands in the State of, to the United States ... 534

• Tennessee Company, sales of land in the Mississippi territory to the, under certain acts of Georgia ... 121

form of certificate of shares issued by the ... 129

names of persons to whom certificates of shares were issued ... 130

memorials of James Strawbridge and Thomas Young, claimants under the ... 186, 187

• Ternatte, R. De ... 222
• Terry, John, reps. of ... 813

Stephen ... 822

• Tessier, Francois ... 522

Pierre, heirs of ... 299

• Tevebaugh, Jacob ... 519, 521

Jacob, Jr. ... 516

Jacob, Jr., heirs of ... 516

• Texada, Manual ... 787, 795
• Thrap, Zaccheus, reps. of ... 817
• Thiaul, Elijah ... 818
• Theil, Isaac ... 522
• Thevy, John B. ... 803
• Thibault, widow Catharine ... 444

P. ... 367

• Thicksten, Abraham ... 796

John ... 270

• Thiriot, Jean C., widow of ... 524

Julie ... 524

• Thomas, Aaron ... 367

Jacob, heirs of ... 326

James ... 278

Jesse ... 589

John ... 221, 222

William ... 788, 792

William ... 824

• Thompson, Andrew ... 807

Benjamin ... 96, 99

John ... 821

• Thompson, John, report on petition of ... 150

Joseph ... 278

Joseph ... 578, 589, 591, 729, 730, 752 [763, 766

Margaret ... 558

Robert ... 815

Samuel ... 269

Thomas ... 558

Wm., reps. of ... 806

• Thorn, Charles ... 78, 516, 522

Charles and Jacob ... 516

Daniel ... 516, 522

Jacob ... 516, 522

Michael ... 78, 516, 522

Michael, Jr., ... 516, 522

Peter ... 516, 522

Solomon ... 522

William, Sen. ... 352

• Thornell, Ephraim ... 550
• Thorp, Eleazer ... 818
• Throckmorton, Joshua ... 807

Mordecai ... 813

• Throop, Josiah ... 96
• Thweat, James, Esq., ... 214
• Tibbet, Benjamin, heirs of ... 436
• Tier, John ... 802
• Tierney, Mathew ... 6, 785
• Timberlake, Saml. ... 807
• Time, extension of, granted to claimants under the State of Georgia to register their titles ... 193
• Todd, Charles F. ... 788

Edward ... 550

Isaac ... 297, 342, 356, 357, 378, 499

Isaac ... 500, 501

James ... 798

• Tomlinson, Nathaniel ... 567, 799, 812
• Tompkins, Thomas ... 814
• Tool, Mathew ... 817
• Toole, James ... 202
• Tooley, Adam ... 813
• Toney, John, ... 96, 99

William ... 96

• Tongas, Auguste ... 522

John ... 10

• Tongas, J. B. ... 10, 272, 523

Joseph ... 7, 8, 272, 278, 516

Joseph, heirs of ... 77

Joseph, Jr. ... 522

William ... 522

• Toulon, John ... 8, 272
• Tout, Etienne ... 400

Ignace, Sen., dit Duval ... 380

Ignace, Jr., heirs ... 385

Joseph ... 400

• Touton, Francois ... 272
• Townsend, David ... 207
• Traversis, Ambrose ... 393
• Trevore, Charles ... 822
• Tremble, Ambroise, heirs of ... 494

Francois, Ambroise ... 333, 465

Gaget ... 462

J. B. Ambroise ... 443

Joseph, Louis ... 388, 390

Joseph, Leonard ... 389

Louis, Sen., ... 389

Michael ... 332

Pierre ... 473

Thomas ... 389

• Trend, Samuel ... 742, 752, 766
• Tremnir, J. B. ... 579, 587, 589, 590, 617, 691, 712, 720, 727
• Trentham, Robert ... 817
• Trevillion, States ... 784, 795
• Trist, Hore Browse ... 802
• Trivilian, ian Richard ... 567, 813
• Trouillet, Isabella ... 582, 588
• Trottier and Lapointe ... 496
• Trouillet, John ... 590, 591, 640, 762, 766

Peter ... 587, 640, 712

• Trudeau, Charles ... 802
• Trudel, Francois ... 7, 272, 311
• Truflo, Charles ... 801
• Truly, Bennet ... 567, 569

James ... 809

Sarah ... 791

• Tubman, Richard ... 202
• Tuckar, Catharine, in trust ... 319

Edward ... 318, 324

John ... 318

William ... 318

• Tucker, John ... 208, 209
• Tulwood, Lewis M. ... 822
• Tunno, Adam ... 205, 213, 215
• Turcourt, Drusilla ... 541
• Turnbull and Joice ... 589

John ... 574, 575, 586, 587, 590, 777

Robert J. ... 549

• Turner, Edward ... 792, 823
• Turner G. and Peyton Short, memorial of, for confirmation of title to lands released to them by J. C. Symmes ... 68

Henry ... 782

Henry and Co. ... 795

Robert ... 789

• Turpin, Francois ... 7, 271

William ... 813, 823

• Turvin, Richard ... 590, 744, 766
• Tutle, Christopher ... 296
• Twebaugh, Jacob ... 272, 276
• Tyler, T., heirs of ... 567, 569, 788, 791, 796
• Tyree, Benjamin ... 803
• U.
• Underwood, Thos. ... 575, 592
• Upper Mississippi Company, report on memorial of purchasers under the ... 197

abstract of evidence of title of, to lands in Georgia ... 215

memorial in behalf of, for an adjustment of their claims under Georgia to lands in the Mississippi territory ... 234

• Urno, Francois ... 272
• Urquhart, Wm. ... 202
• Ury, Margaret ... 799
• V.
• Vachette, Francois ... 7, 8, 272

Pierre A. ... 517

Pierre, heirs of ... 272

• Valcour, J. B. ... 522
• Valcourt, widow ... 272
• Valiquette, Francois ... 277, 387, 388, 450, 480
• Valleret, Louis ... 779, 789
• Valley, Alexander ... 7, 8, 79, 272
• Valli, Alexander ... 511, 516, 517

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• Valli, Alexander, Jr. ... 517
• Vandeburgh, Henry ... 77, 78, 269, 271, 270, 272, 280, 281 [510, 511, 512, 514

Henry ... 516, 519, 520, 521, 522, 525, 526

John ... 519

• Vander Huyden, Jacob ... 96, 99
• Vandeval, John ... 808
• Vandorne, Peter A. ... 732, 801
• Vanmetre, Joseph ... 270, 272
• Vanorsdal, Limon ... 269
• Vardiman, William ... 555, 563, 567, 574, 584, 585, 675 [710, 821
• Varlo, Westorn ... 557
• Vauchere, Anthony ... 806

John, reps. of ... 811

Joseph ... 568

• Vandrye, Antoine ... 7, 9, 272

Jn. Bapte. ... 7, 9, 272, 516, 517

Jn. Bpte. Jr. ... 7, 272

J B., widow of ... 516

• Vause, Thomas ... 782
• Vernier, J. B. ... 321, 325
• Vesier, Louis ... 341
• Vick, Newel ... 808
• Vidal, Jacintha, reps. of ... 558

John ... 573

Joseph ... 792, 799, 802

• Viger, Andre ... 313
• Vigo, Francis, ... 7, 8, 75, 76, 270, 271, 272, 510, 511, 512, 516

Francis ... 517, 513, 514, 515, 518, 520

• Viles, Thomas ... 801 or 7
• Villeret, Jean Bpte. ... 272
• Villeneuve, Charles ... 9, 77, 272, 516, 517

Charles ... 522

Genevieve ... 9

• Villeraye, Jno. Bpte. ... 10, 78, 272, 517
• Vilray, Jn. Bapte. ... 7
• Vincennes, report of Winthrop Sargent, on land claims of the inhabitants of ... 574

list of heads of families settled at, on and before 1783, and residing there in 1790 ... 7

authority of the court of the district of, to grant concessions of land ... 11

directions by the secretary of the Northwest Territory, to land claimants at ... 10

report of the Secretary of State on the subject of certain claims at ... 11

report in Congress on the same subject ... 12

petition of sundry inhabitants of, for confirmation of certain Indian grants ... 26

report on the validity of Indian grants to the inhabitants of ... 26

report on petition of Amos Aile, for confirmation of certain grants by the district court of ... 63

instructions of Winthrop Sargent to the surveyor of Knox county, with a list of persons entitled to lands ... 75

report of Gov. St. Clair, on the settlement of land claims at ... 81

fraudulent grants of land by the court of, in the Indiana Territory ... 111

letter from commiss'rs of land claims at ... 264

supplemental report of the commissioners of land claims in the district of ... 508

list of lands confirmed by the different governors ... 509

list of lands confirmed in district of, in virtue of militia rights ... 518

• Vincennes, Church ... 516
• Vinger, Jacob ... 291
• Vincent, James ... 814
• Vinning, Uriah ... 822
• Virginia, report on military bounty lands, reserved in the cession to the U. States ... 17, 1

letter of the governor of, to Congress on the same subject ... 2

report of superintendents for the continental line on the quantity of land located on the southeast side of the Ohio, and also that between the Scioto and Little Miami ... 2, 3

quantity of land for which certificates for land warrants have issued ... 3

resolutions of legislature of, on military. bounty lands reserved ... 12

petition of sundry officers and soldiers on the same subject ... 12

certain reservations in the cession of, in the N. W. Territory ... 19

relief asked in the case of the location of military bounty lands in the district since ceded to the Chickasaws ... 20

• Virginia, report adverse to granting compensation for locations under, in the Chickasaw country ... 71

license from the crown to the first colony of, to make a settlement ... 83

second charter from King James to the first colony enlarging their limits ... 84

the charter declared to be avoided by writ of quo warranto ... 84

Charles I. declares the government of the colony to be in himself ... 84

military warrant, application to renew a lost one refused ... 100

application for the location of a warrant issued to a Lieutenant in the state establishment, north of the Ohio, refused ... 119

• Virginia Military Land Warrants, report granting further time for the location of ... 282
• Virginia Yazoo Company, tract of land granted to the, by Georgia ... 121

memorial of the, asking for compensation under the articles of cession with Georgia ... 157

evidences of the completion on their part of the contract with Georgia ... 158

sundry depositions showing in what the payments were to be made ... 158

protest of, against the withdrawal of what had been paid by J. B. Scott ... 160

unfavorable reports on the memorial of the ... 180, 163

documents respecting the connection of, with the Upper Mississippi Company ... 180

abstract of the evidence of title of, to lands in Georgia ... 210

• Visger, Jacob, Esq. ... 352, 447
• Von Heer, Maj. B. ... 96, 99
• Vousdan, Wm. ... 558, 780, 783, 785, 789, 795

Wm., heirs of ... 558, 780

• Voyer, Joseph, heirs of ... 430
• W.
• Wabash and Illinois Land Companies, reports on memorial of, to surrender certain Indian purchases on certain conditions ... 173, 66, 21, 22

Land Company, additional memorial of ... 146, 63

• Waddell, James ... 820
• Wade, James ... 781
• Wadsworth, Thomas ... 550
• Wailes, Edward Lloyd ... 583, 584, 589, 701, 728, 770
• Wainwright, Henry ... 207
• Walback, John B. ... 820
• Waldburger, J. ... 205, 219
• Waldo, Sarah ... 211
• Walker, Abraham ... 579, 590

Charles ... 556, 574, 584, 587, 589

George ... 205

George ... 217, 218, 219, 223, 224, 227, 228

Isaac ... 221

John ... 568

Joseph ... 568

John and Tandy ... 581, 722, 772

Martha ... 96, 99

Peter ... 571, 789

Peter, Jr. ... 568

T. and J. ... 587, 666

William ... 294, 380, 478, 822

Zachariah ... 819

• Wall, John ... 782, 786, 791, 792, 806

Micajah ... 582, 586, 602, 705, 719

William ... 555, 574, 584, 587

• Wallace, George, Jr. ... 269, 276, 510, 517

George, Jr. and Co. ... 270

• Wallis, John ... 589
• Walls, James ... 8
• Walter and Moore ... 789

William, Jr. ... 207

• Walton, John J. ... 797, 798, 803

Oliver ... 821

• Wamach, John ... 581, 588, 652, 724
• Wambersie, Emanuel ... 205
• Ward, Charles ... 575, 584, 591

Daniel ... 550

Daniel, reps. of ... 550

Daniel ... 578, 587

Joseph ... 208

• Ward, John, report on the petition of the children of ... 237

Joshua ... 550

Samuel ... 207, 208, 209

• Warrant, application for renewal of a lost Virginia military, refused ... 100

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• Warrants, granted for military services, report on the expediency of extending the time for location of ... 103

boundaries of the tract of country reserved for the satisfaction of ... 103

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

• Warrington, James ... 215, 222
• Warth, Robert ... 519
• Washhum, Lemuel ... 821
• Washington, Thomas ... 208
• Waters, Mark ... 821
• Watkins, Anderson ... 223

Andrew ... 807

James ... 579, 586, 790

James ... 819

Samuel ... 78, 517

• Watley, Wyche ... 581, 603, 719, 772
• Watman, David ... 812
• Watrous, Charles, reps. of ... 790
• Watson, Jeremiah ... 815

Marston ... 202, 203, 207

Samuel ... 784

William ... 521

• Watts, Edward ... 217, 219, 225

Frs. Ashton ... 791

James ... 524

James, heirs of ... 524

John ... 804

Robert, reps. of ... 803

McNutty and Sampson ... 10

• Waugh, David ... 550

David, heirs ... 550

D., heirs of ... 813

• Wayne County, Indiana, now Michigan, memorial of the inhabitants of ... 196

different species of land titles in ... 196

• Wayne, Richard ... 205
• Weaver, Joseph ... 287, 293, 305
• Webb, William ... 787
• Webber, William ... 579, 591, 739, 748, 764
• Weekley, William ... 578, 591, 735, 767
• Weekly, George ... 581, 590, 591, 731, 735, 752, 763, 764

John ... 578, 591, 739, 765

• Weeks, Caleb ... 794

Nicholas ... 589

• Weibble, Henry ... 96
• Weld, Benjamin ... 207
• Wells, Absalom ... 821

James A. ... 203

John ... 821

Robert ... 227

Samuel L. ... 806

Samuel, reps. of ... 802

Simeon ... 591

Thomas ... 276, 807

William ... 269, 271

William ... 520, 521, 522

• Welsh, Nathaniel and Patrick ... 96
• Welton, William ... 269, 271, 270
• Wescott, George ... 205
• West, Cato ... 776, 813
• West, Cato, and others, report on memorial of ... 88

James ... 813

Littleberry ... 810

William ... 779, 818, 819

William, Jr. ... 819

• Western Reserve, report on the expediency of accepting the cession of the, by Connecticut ... 83
• Westfall, Abraham ... 517, 514, 522

Isaac ... 271, 270, 272

John ... 271, 509, 517

John N. ... 522

• Westmoreland, Joseph ... 583, 584, 587, 699, 719, 771
• Wetmore, Seth ... 202, 203, 204, 206

William ... 202, 203, 217

• Whaley, Simpson ... 581, 589, 670, 721
• Whatley, Wyche ... 586, 671
• Wheat, Solomon ... 581, 585, 601, 725, 727, 770

Thomas ... 578, 587

• Wheeler, Bryant ... 822
• Whitaker, Daniel ... 775
• White, Dempsey ... 803

Isaac

James ... 558, 812, 814

John ... 812

John Hampton ... 782, 810

Joseph ... 808, 820

Larkin ... 816

Matthew, reps. of ... 782

Reuben ... 814

Thos. L. reps. of ... 810

Thomas ... 807, 812

• Whitesides, William ... 540
• Whitley, Solomon ... 560
• Whipple, Elizabeth ... 792
• Whittle, Elizabeth ... 793

Maria ... 658

• Widner, John ... 517
• Wikoff, William ... 217, 556
• Wilds, John D. ... 819
• Wiley, John R. ... 788
• Wilkes, Jacob ... 278
• Wilkins, Andrew ... 517

John, Jr. ... 815

and Minor ... 792

Thomas ... 782

• Wilks, Simeon ... 578, 738, 767
• Wilkinson, Abner ... 804
• Willermy, Marie ... 468, 475
• Williams, Ann ... 787

Benjamin ... 202, 203

David, reps. of ... 787

Eli ... 204, 208

Francis ... 509, 518

Hezekiah ... 803, 805

James ... 561, 792, 794, 795

John Cadwallerder ... 787

Katharine ... 205

Margaret ... 790

Maria ... 569

Maria McIntosh ... 787

Mary ... 787

Stephen ... 581, 588

Thomas ... 208, 209

Thomas, Jr. ... 209

Wm. ... 569, 582, 586, 651, 705, 719, 770

William ... 787, 794

• Williamsom, William ... 202, 203, 208, 211, 227
• Willis, Asneth ... 784

Francis ... 222

Henry ... 561

• Wilmore, John ... 517, 522
• Wilson, Alexander ... 517

Alexander, heirs of ... 517

Francis ... 76, 517

Isaac ... 522

James, Esq. ... 204, 217, 219

John ... 202, 790

Joseph ... 582, 588, 644, 723

Thomas ... 278

• Wilton, William ... 557
• Winifree, Jacob ... 550, 799
• Winn, Richard ... 568
• Wicks, William ... 785
• Wisdom, Sol. H. ... 571, 824
• Wiseman, Davenport ... 815
• Withers, Jesse ... 781, 785
• Woods, Archibald ... 224

John ... 583, 584, 586, 814

Thomas H. ... 818

• Woodward, A. B., letters of, in relation to the situation of the public lands and land titles in Michigan ... 245, 246, 260
• Woodward, Joseph ... 207, 209
• Wooldridge, Win H. ... 820
• Wooley, Melling ... 796
• Wooster, Joseph L. ... 215, 228
• Wooton, Hardy ... 579, 589, 646, 714
• Worley, Caleb ... 821
• Worthington, James ... 278

William ... 278

• Wortman, Samuel ... 275
• Worsham, Richard ... 221
• Wraye, John ... 791
• Wright, Hezekiah ... 815

John, heirs ... 352

Samuel ... 221

• Wyandot Indian, reports recommending a confirmation of a grant by the, to Isaac Zane ... 83, 110
• Wyant, Christopher ... 77, 276, 278, 510, 511, 517, 513, 515 [516, 518, 522

Jacob ... 278

• Wyatt, Peyton ... 224
• Wylie, James ... 803

Louisa, reps. of ... 782

Thomas ... 221

• Wynne, William ... 218
• Y.
• Yarborough, James S. ... 775

Joseph ... 221

• Yax,John ... 448

Michael ... 389

Pierre ... 380, 464, 481

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• Yax, Simon ... 411
• Yazoo. See South Carolina Yazoo Company and Virginia Yazoo Company.
• Young, Daniel ... 585, 639, 713

Edward ... 585, 689, 713

Robert ... 225

Samuel ... 571, 573

Samuel C ... 566, 573, 792, 793, 812

• Young, Thomas, claimant under the Georgia company, memorials of ... 185, 186

Thomas ... 205, 210

• Youngs, George ... 208, 20

Robert ... 225

• Z.
• Zane, Isaac, reports authorizing the confirmation of a grant to, by the Wyandot Indians ... 110, 83

•