American State Papers [Public Lands: Volume 3] : Index
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[In the following Index, the names printed in Roman characters refer to those whose claims have been reported on by some one of the various Boards of Commissioners created to decide on land claims; and the names printed in italics refer to those whose claims have been reported on by Committees of Congress, &c.]

progress in cultivating the vine and olive in ... 343, 351, 384, 472 plan for adjusting land titles in ... 346 estimated quantity of public land in ... 440, 469

amount of reservations and private claims in ... 469

amount of public land sold in ... 469

report on the defalcation of the receiver at Huntsville, in ... 485 amount of the 2 and 3 per cent. funds of ... 534--'5, 617

amount advanced on said funds ... 618

report on extinguishing Indian title in ... 545

report against granting pre-emption rights to certain inhabitants of Jackson and Decatur counties, in ... 558

report against granting the right of pre-emption to the Baptist church in ... 559

balances due from purchasers of public lands in ... 561

See Commissioners' reports on Private Land Claims. Magon, Duke de, form of the grant to the ... 754

grant to the, not alienable ... 755

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amount or reservations and private claims in ... 469

amount of public land sold in ... 469

report granting to those entitled to pre-emptions on the lands ceded to the Cherokees in 1817, to enter other lands ... 562

description of a salt spring in ... 575

of the mineral lands in ... 577

See Commissioners' Reports on Private Land Claims.

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form of the grant to ... 532

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describes the lead mines ... 606

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explains the course of the proceedings of the Land Commissioners at St. Augustine ... 650

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description of the Michigan tract ... 145

number of soldiers of the late war entitled to, estimated at 68,500 ... 144

report to commute for scrip ... 437

report against the application of two individuals to exchange ... 359

report in favor of the assignment of warrants for, to Canadian volunteers ... 431

refused to assignees of soldiers "discharges" ... 559

granted to a soldier who served beyond his enlistment ... 559

reports making further provision for Virginia military ... 148, 342

quantity between the Miami and Sciota rivers, for which warrants and patents for Virginia military ... 471

number of officers entitled to Virginia military ... 472

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makes an assignment to the U. States ... 491

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report adverse to the claims of ... 372

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... 536

quantity of land held in Georgia by the ... 543

resolve not to sell their lands, 546

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same in Alabama ... 559

under warrants issued in 1785--6 by Georgia, report against ... 571

confirmed and not located, recommended to be received in payment of other lands ... 1

rejected by the land commissioners, reported favorably upon by committees of Congress-- ... 341, 345, 349, 350, 360, 364-- ... 5, 370, 372-- ... 3, 536, 561

same, reported unfavorably upon by committees of Congress--341, 355, 360, 362, 372, 409, 433

report on an application for land to cultivate ... 457

articles of agreement entered into by a company for cultivating ... 466

selects sites for towns of the Tennessee river ... 340

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a list of persons who have had confirmations from the governors, in virtue of cultivation and improvement in the Illinois country, for less than four hundred acres ... 21

a statement of claims coming within the acts of Congress of 20th June, 1788, granting donations of four hundred acres to heads of families in the Illinois country; of the 3d March, 1791, granting donations to persons enrolled in the militia, and doing duty on the 1st August, 1790; and donations of four hundred acres to such as had cultivated and improved land under any supposed grant from any court or commandant, some of which were not entered within the time limited by law, recommended for confirmation ... 3

a register of claims in the district east of Pearl river, founded on complete grants derived either from the French, British, or Spanish Government, recommended for confirmation ... 7

a register of town lots founded on complete grants, in the same district, derived from either of said Governments, recommended for confirmation ... 8

a register of claims, in the same district, founded on orders of survey, permission to settle, or other written evidence, derived from either of said Governments, recommended for confirmation ... 8

a register of town lots, in the same district, founded on orders of surrey, permission to settle, or other evidence, derived from either of said Governments, recommended to be confirmed ... 12

a register of claims, in the same district, founded on grants derived from either of said Governments, which are not valid ... 13

a statement of claims, in the same district, founded on orders of survey, permission to settle, or other written evidence, derived from either of said Governments, which are not valid ... 14

a statement of claims, in the same district, founded on orders of survey, permission to settle, or other written evidence, which ought not to be confirmed ... 17

a statement of claims, in the same district, founded on grants from the British Government, the conditions on which the grants were made not being complied with ... 19

on the claim of the heirs of Nicholas Bauden, derived from France ... 20

on the claim of the heirs of Joseph Chastang, derived from France ... 20

on the claim of Harry Toulmin, derived from France ... 20

a register of claims, in the same district, founded on private conveyances, which have passed through the office of the commandant, but founded, as the the claimants suppose, on grants lost by time or accident ... 29, 31

a list of settlers, in the same district, who have no claims derived from either the French, British, or Spanish Governments ... 33

a register of claims, in the district west of Pearl river, founded on complete grants derived from either of said Governments, recommended for confirmation ... 35

a register of claims, in the district west of Pearl river, founded on orders of survey, permission to settle, or other written evidence, derived from either of said Governments, recommended for confirmation ... 45

a register of claims, in the district west of Pearl river, founded on grants said to be derived from either of said Governments, which are not valid ... 54

a register of claims, in the district west of Pearl river, founded on orders of surveys, permission to settle, or other written evidence, which ought not to be confirmed ... 56

a list of anomalous claims in the district west of Pearl river ... 61

a list of settlers in that part of Louisiana which lies east of the Mississippi and island of New Orleans, and west of Pearl river, who have no claim from either of said Governments ... 63, 69

on claims in the county of Natchitoches, in Louisiana ... 73, 134

on claims in the county of Opelousas, in Louisiana ... 84, 135

a list of sales made Indians in the counties of Opelousas and Attakapas, in Louisiana ... 88

on claims in the county of Attakapas, in Louisiana ... 107, 134

on claims in the counties of Rapides, Washita, and Concordia, in Louisiana, 135, 213, 214, 215

on claims on complete patents from the French or Spanish Governments, in the western district of Louisiana, that ought to be confirmed ... 152

on claims on orders of survey from the Spanish Government, in the same district, that ought to be confirmed ... 153

on claims on requettes from the Spanish Government, in the same district, that ought to be confirmed ... 157

on claims unsupported by any requette or concession, in the same district, from the former Government of Louisaina, but which, from regular transfers of title anterior to the change of Government, ought to be confirmed ... 163

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on claims to land in the same district that have been occupied or possessed ten consecutive years prior to 20th Dec., 1803, that ought to be confirmed ... 167

on claims to land in the same district on which settlements had been made prior to October 1, 1800, and inhabited and cultivated for three years from that date, that ought to be confirmed ... 172

on claims, in the same district, founded on ocoupancy subsequent to the 1st Oct., 1800, and previous to 12th April, 1814, and on claims founded on occupancy commenced prior to said 1st October, that ought not to be confirmed ... 178

on claims, in the same district, unaccompanied by any document of title, or proof of occupancy and cultivation prior to 12th April, 1814, bearing date anterior to the 20th Dec., 1803, that ought not to be confirmed ... 190

on claims to land occupied as vacherics, in the Western Louisiana, that ought not to be confirmed ... 206

on claims to land purchased from Indians in the Western, Louisiana, and not ratified by the governors, that ought not to be confirmed ... 209

on claims to land in the Western Louisiana founded on documents suspected to be counterfeit, or fraudulently obtained, that ought not to be confirmed ... 210

on claims in Eastern Louisiana, founded on complete titles from French or Spanish Governments, which stand confirmed by law ... 223

on claims in Eastern Louisiana, founded on incomplete French or Spanish grants or concessions, warrants or orders of survey, issued prior to 20th December, 1803, which stand confirmed by law ... 224

on claims formerly rejected by the commissioners for Eastern Louisiana, because not inhabited on 20th December, 1803, which stand confirmed by law ... 226

on claims founded on possession and cultivation for ten consecutive years prior to 20th Dec., 1803, in Eastern Louisiana, which ought to be confirmed ... 226

on claims founded on possession and cultivation began prior to October 1, 1800, in Eastern Louisiana, that ought to be confirmed ... 229

on claims founded on permission of the proper Spanish officer to settle lands prior to 20th December, 1803, in Eastern Louisiana, that ought to be confirmed ... 230

on claims in Eastern Louisiana, unsupported by evidence, that ought not to be confirmed ... 234

on claims in Eastern Louisiana not embraced by existing laws, that ought not to be confirmed ... 232

on claims in Eastern Louisiana, although not embraced by existing laws, are considered equitable, recommended for confirmation ... 232

on the claim of Charles Morgan, (special report) ... 234

on "village claims" in Missouri, and the late district of Arkansas, for confirmation ... 275

on the extension of grants by the late board of commissioners ... 288
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on confirmation of concession, orders, or warrants of survey, under the act of April, 1814 ... 293

on grants founded on settlements under the several acts of Congress from 13th June, 1812, to 12th April, 1814, inclusive ... 305

on claims founded on settlements, rejected ... 318

on claims founded on concessions, orders, or warrants of survey, rejected ... 324

on 312 claims of William Russell ... 325

a list of the claims of William Russell as to which acts of ownership have not been proven ... 326

a list of actual settlers in that part of Louisiana which lies east of the Mississippi and island of New Orleans, and west of Pearl river ... 385, 417, 446

register of claims in the district west of Pearl river founded on complete grants derived from either the French, British, or Spanish Governments, that ought to be confirmed ... 390

register of claims, in the same district, founded on orders of survey, (requetes,) permission to settle, or otther written evidence, derived from either of said Governments, that ought to be confirmed ... 390

a register of renewed claims, in the same district founded on complete and incomplete titles derived from either the British or Spanish Governments, that ought to be confirmed ... 391

list of settlers in the district east of Pearl river ... 392

a register of claims in the district east of Pearl river, founded on orders of surveys, (requetes,) permission to settle, or other written evidence, derived from either the French, British, or Spanish Governments, that ought to be confirmed ... 395

register of claims, in the same district, founded on orders of survey, (requetes,) permission to settle, or other written evidence, derived from either of said Governments, that ought not to be confirmed ... 395

a register of claims, in the same district, founded on private conveyances or other evidence, and on grants lost by time or accident, that ought to be confirmed ... 396

a register of revised claims, in the same district, founded on orders of survey, (requetes,) permission to settle, or other evidence, derived from either of said Governments, that ought not to be confirmed ... 397

a register of revised claims, in the same district, founded and derived as above, that ought to be confirmed ... 397

a register of evidence collected in relation to town-lots in Mobile ... 398, 441

a register of claims, in the same district, founded on complete grants and orders of survey, with a special report in each case against their confirmation ... 399

on the conflicting claims of Joseph McCandless and Regis Bernody, in favor of the latter ... 400

a register of valid claims in the district west of Pearl river, derived either from the British or Spanish Governments ... 412

a register of valid claims in the same district, founded on orders of survey, requetes, permission to settle, or other evidence ... 413

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a register of claims, in the same district, founded on British patents,

on which lands no settlement had been made ... 415

on claims to lots in the village of Peoria, in Illinois ... 422

a synopsis of the claims to lots in Peoria ... 430

on the claims of Wm. E. Kennedy and Samuel Haines ... 440

a register of claims in the district west of Pearl river founded on complete, incomplete, and anomalous titles derived from the British or Spanish Governments, that ought to be confirmed ... 449

a register of renewed claims in the same district, founded and derived as above, that ought tobe confirmed ... 449

on claims in the Eastern district of Louisiana ... 507

on claims in the district north of Red river in Louisiana ... 524

a list of proprietors to land on Bayou de Siard, who would be disturbed by the confirmation of Bastrop's claim ... 532

the regulations of Spain for granting land in Florida ... 624

the evidence taken touching the customs and usages of the Spanish provincial Governments in granting lands ... 633

a list of cases for final adjudication with the evidence, and a list of cases that have been either confirmed or recommended for confirmation, which are interfered with by British grants in East Florida ... 643

a general account of the proceedings of the board for East Florida, and the difficulties that lay in the way of a successful termination of their duties ... 648, 655

a memorial of the inhabitants of St. Augustine in relation to their claims to lots therein ... 649, 658

explanations of the proceedings and decisions of the board at St. Augustine ... 650--'1

same by Mr. Hamilton ... 651 to ... 658, 738

minutes of the proceedings of the board at St. Augustine ... 658

on land claims in East Florida (separate, by Alex. Hamilton) ... 737

under grants from North Carolina and Tennessee, plan reported for adjusting ... 243

under grants from Great Britain and Spain in Florida, Louisiana applies for the adjustment of ... 250

remonstrance against the preceding ... 253

Mississippi petitions for the settlement of ... 367

of McCandless and Bernody, report on the ... 399

in Louisiana, under Bastrop's claim on the Bayou Siard ... 532

in Ohio, between Roberts and Ludlow's lines ... 620

names of the Indian tribes claiming ... 497, 504

difficulties in obtaining information from the natives as to the number and positions of ... 503

advantages to the United States that would probably result from the acquisition and working of ... 497

facilities of transportation ... 498, 503

produce of the, throughout the world ... 504

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a register of claims made by, lost ... 551, 553

report to abolish the system of ... 365

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report against the claims of ... 372

report against the claim of ... 372

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Rhode Island ... 443

Connecticut ... 443

New Jersey ... 444

Kentucky ... 445

Delaware ... 450

Maine ... 451

Vermont ... 454

in purchase, reports correcting ... 432, 554 in surveys, reports against correcting ... 456, 555 of land officers, reports correcting ... 444, 446, 505 by the commission created to settle the Yazoo claims, reports against correcting ... 541, 562 in entries at the St. Helena land office under the act of 1819 ... 552

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plan for adjusting claims to lands in West ... 346 report against the "Coffee Land Association" in ... 457 description of the southern part of East ... 460 Spain extends the time allowed by the treaty of 1783 for British subjects to leave ... 538, 753, 756 copies of various Spanish orders, &c., regulating grants of land in-- ... 539, 625, -' ... 6,-' ... 7, 629, 630, 632, 739, 742,-' ... 3,' ... 4,-' ... 5,' ... 6,-' ... 7,-' ... 8,-' ... 9, 750, -' ... 1,--' ... 2,-' ... 3,-' ... 4,-' ... 5,-' ... 6 names of the Governors of, from 1784 to 1821 ... 743

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Louis Pellerin ... 92

report on the subject of, by purchasers of public land ... 264

examiner of land offices ... 453

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district, report ... 73, 134

the decisions of the commissioners for adjusting land claims in the western district of Louisiana ... 72, 134, 151

the quantity of land to which pre-emption rights have been granted, and the difference in the amount of money for lands sold at public and private sale ... 149

the decisions of the commissioners for adjusting land claims in the eastern district of Louisiana ... 222

on salt springs and lead mines ... 235, 573

objections to a bill for the division of quarter sections at future sales ... 246

on the claim of W. Winter and Sons ... 257

the decisions of the commissioners on land claims in Louisiana and Missouri ... 274

the decisions of the commissioners at St. Helena on claims to land in that part of Louisiana which lies east of the river Mississippi and island of New Orleans, and west of Pearl river, with a list of actual settlers ... 384, 411

the decisions of the commissioners at Jackson court-house on claims to land in the district east of Pearl river, with a list of actual settlers ... 392

his construction of the act of 1815 in favor of New Madrid claimants ... 439

an estimate of the quantity of public lands in the new States, distinguishing between that surveyed and not surveyed ... 440

the decisions of the land officers at Jackson court-house on the claims of Wm. E. Kennedy and Samuel Haines, and a register of evidence in relation to lots in the town of Mobile ... 440, 441

the decisions of the land officers at St. Helena on claims west of Pearl river ... 446

on the claims of the heirs of J. Carver, near the Falls of St. Anthony ... 484

an account of the land purchased by the receiver at Huntsville ... 488 the contingent expenses of the land offices ... 546

the causes of the delay in adjusting the claims to land in the district of St. Helena, in Louisiana ... 550

quantity of land ceded by the Indians since 1804, with its cost, and the quantity unceded in ... 543

report on claims derived from warrants issued in 1785-6, by authority of ... 571

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list of "non-resident claimants" under grants from ... 147

remonstrance against the claims of "non-residents" under grants from ... 220

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transmits a letter to Davis Floyd with rules for the government of the commissioners ... 652, 653

recommends a suspension of the commission, states the differences with his colleagues, and tenders his resignation ... 655

transmits his correspondence with his colleagues ... 657

transmits his separate report on land claims in East Florida ... 737

explains the tabular descriptive list of claims, and suggests alterations in the commissioners' mode of proceedings ... 756

principals governing their decisions ... 233

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reports against the claims of ... 372

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tract bounty-lands in ... 144

reports on land claims in, derived from governors' grants and confirmations ... 341, 372

report on the application of the citizens of Cahokia to locate Illinois city ... 381

report on claims to lots in the village of Peoria ... 421

report on the selection and location of a site for the seat of government of ... 435

estimated quantity of public land in ... 440, 469

amount of reservations and private claims in ... 469

amount of land sold in ... 469

amount of the two and three per cent. funds in ... 377, 534,--5, 617

amount advanced on said funds ... 618, 619

balances due by purchasers in ... 561

salt springs in ... 240, 574

lead mines in ... 240, 577

see Commissioners' reports on private land claims.

whose lands have been sold by the United States ... 345, 349, 364, 373, 446

for errors in surveys, report against ... 456, 555

for an error of the commissioners appointed to settle the Yazoo claims, reports against ... 541, 562

for lands covered by water-courses, report against ... 555

for error in entry, report against ... 354

for error in purchase, reports in favor of ... 432, 554

for errors of land officers, reports in favor of ... 444, 446, 505

reports on land claims in, derived from governors' grants and confirmations ... 341, 372

amount of the two and three per cent. fund in ... 377, 534, 617

amount advanced on said funds ... 618

the descendants of French settlers on the Wabash petition for the confirmation of an Indian concession ... 381

reports on the appl cation of, tax lands sold by the United States ... 436, 441

estimated quantity of land in ... 440, 469

amount of reservations and private claims in ... 469

amount of land sold in ... 469

balances due by purchasers in ... 561

salt springs in ... 574

see Commissioners' reports on private land claims.

report on the claim of the Stockbridge ... 373

statement of annuities to ... 403

quantity of land acquired from the, since 1776 ... 402

refuse to disclose the position of mines or metallic treasure ... 503

orthography and etymology of the names of ... 504

report against the alienation of the reservations of ... 536

report against extinguishing the titles of, in Alabama ... 545

list of sales made by, in Louisiana ... 88

report on the grant by, to Miller and Fulton ... 245

report on the grant by, to J. Gillard ... 247

" " " A. Macomb ... 360

" " " J. Carver ... 484, 533

" " " G. Teller ... 556

petition of the French settlers at Vincennes for a confirmation of such grants as may be made to them by the ... 381

Choctoo ... 84

Homas tribe of ... 232

of Gayoso and Morales, applied to settlers, ... 395

of Morales, not observed by himself ... 399

report on the proposition to change the mode of surveying ... 253

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quarter sections ought not to be divided ... 246

report on providing against frauds by purchasers of ... 264

report0 on increasing the price of ... 264

quantity and value of the, in several States ... 265

reports on applications to purchase, on extended credit ... 265, 266, 339, 377

reports on applications to sell school ... 265, 266

quantity in each land district, sold and unsold on 1st October, 1817 ... 273

officers' emoluments for four years ... 274

granted to the United Brethren ... 467, 537, 614

plan for settling claims east and west of Pearl river ... 346

same in Louisiana and Missouri ... 348

relief to purchasers recommended ... 358

report on granting one hundred thousand acres to each State for an University ... 363

report on abolishing the credit system, reducing the price to $1 50, and selling in 80 acre lots ... 365

granted for towns ... 339, 381

granted for the cultivation of the vine and olive ... 343, 351, 384, 472

quantity sold since opening the land offices to September, 1819 ... 371

quantity purchased from the Indians since 1776, and its cost ... 402

granted to Illinois for seat of government ... 435

reports on taxing land sold by the United States, before the expiration of 5 years ... 436, 441

estimated quantity in each new State ... 440

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purchased by the receiver at Huntsville ... 488

amount of the five per cent. funds arising from the sales of ... 377, 534, 617

report on granting a per centum on sales, to the old States, for the purposes of education ... 439

ceded by the Creeks and Cherokees, in Georgia, since 1802, and the cost ... 543

relinquished, the quantity paid for, and the balances due, under the act "for the relief of the purchasers of public lands" ... 548

causes of the delay in adjudicating on claims to, in the St. Helena district ... 550

report on pre-emption rights, issuing patents, selling the lands north and south of Red river, creating a surveyor general, and reducing the price of the prairies in Louisiana ... 557

report on continuing the act for the relief of purchasers ... 558

report on pre-emption rights in Alabama ... 558

report on selling in 40 acre lots ... 558

balances due by purchasers ... 561

report on pre-emption rights in Arkansas ... 562

acquired in satisfaction of debts and judgments ... 491, 563

reconveyed by the United Brethren ... 614

report against extending the right of preemption to ... 619

see Commisioners' reports on private land claims.

reports on the examination of ... 452, 456, 474

number, location, and expense of ... 468

distances between the ... 470

receipts at the ... 470

may be examined by members of

Congress ... 474

incidental expenses of certain ... 479

defalcation of the receiver at Huntsville ... 485

contingent expenses of the ... 546

operations under the act for the relief

of purchasers of public lands ... 548

deranged condition of the register's office at St. Helena ... 551

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See Spain.

Illinois ... 240, 441, 495, 573, 577, 604

Arkansas ... 577

estimated product of, since 1803 ... 577

terms of leasing the ... 493, 611

extension of leases to 10 years recommended ... 573

claimants of ... 495, 580, 588, 602,--3, 607,--8

Indian tribes, whose lands contain ... 495

their proximity to navigation ... 573, 611

agents for the care of, recommended ... 495, 573, 579

list of reservations for, in Missouri ... 575

in Illinois ... 577

estimated value of, in Missouri ... 576

objections to certain proceedings of the board of commissioners in adjudicating on claims to land in Missouri, containing ... 586

extent of the ... 614

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the land commissioner at St. Stephens, suggesting fraud in the claims of William E. Kennedy and Harry Toulmin, and explain-his decisions in other cases ... 11, 13, 18, 19, 26, 55, 62

Harry Toulmin, with additional evidence in support of his claims under the grants to De Hevia ... 25

James Innerrarity against said claims ... 27

Levin Wailes explanatory of the report of the commissioners on land claims in the western district of Louisiana ... 72, 531

the commissioners of said district on the subject of sales made by Indians ... 85

the Adjutant and Inspector General showing the number of soldiers entitled to military bounty lands ... 144

the General Land Office on exchanging the military bounty tract in Michigan ... 144

Edward Tiffin on the progress made in surveying said tract, and the the quantity of the land ... 145

the commissioners on land claims in western Louisiana, explanatory of their decisions ... 218

Josiah S. Johnston relative to frauds ... 219

the register of the land office at Steubenville, describing the salines ... 235

the register of the land office at Zanesville, describing the salines ... 236

the Surveyor General south of Tennessee, describing the salines the register ofthe land office at St. Helena, describing the salines ... 236

the registers of the land offices at Wooster, Cincinnati, Jeffersonville, New Orleans, and St. Louis ... 238

the register of the land office at Edwardsville, describing the salines ... 240, 242

Leonard White, describing the salines ... 242

J. Mansfield, showing the effect subdividing quarter sections would have on the cost of surveying the public lands ... 246

J. Coffee on surveying islands in the Tennessee river ... 254

W. Garrard explaining the import of the word "arpent" in Spanish grants in Louisiana ... 260

T. Freeman on the same subject ... 261

S. Pease on the same subject ... 262

J. Graham and F. Stoughton on the meaning of "arpanes de tierra quadrados" in the Spanish grant to Winter and Sons ... 263

Wm. Russell presenting his claims to the recorder of land titles at St. Louis.

the recorder of land titles on the claims of William Russell ... 330

T. Carr relative to his claim as one of the commissioners appointed by Georgia to examine the lands on the Tennessee river ... 336, 338

J. Coffee relative to the selection of sites for towns on the Tennessee river ... 340

T. Freeman requesting instructions as to the location of the grant for the cultivation of the vine and olive on Tombigbee river, and running the northern boundary of Alabama ... 444

Charles S. Cosby, register, and F. Skipwith, receiver, at St. Helena, explanatory of their decisions on land claims ... 384, 389, 411, 419

William Barton, register, and William Barnett, receiver at Jackson court-house, explanatory of their decisions on land claims-- ... 392, 394,--'5,--'6,--'7, '8,--'9, 400, 440

Edward Coles, register at Edwardsville, on claims to lots in Peoria ... 421

William Wirt, Attorney General, on the assignment of New Madrid claims without a patent ... 437

the Commissioner of the General Land Office on the construction of the act for the relief of the New Madrid sufferers ... 439

J. B. Thomas (Senator) relative to his account for examining land offices ... 457

Chazotte and Gilder relative to their application for land in East Florida for the culture of coffee, &c. ... 458

P. S. Chazotte on the adaptation of the soil and climate of the southern part of East Florida to the culture of tropical productions ... 460

Ch. Villers respecting the French emigrants on the Tombigbee ... 473

the 2d and 3d Auditors relative to the payments made to members of Congress for other services ... 478,--'9

H. Leavenworth relative to the claim of the heirs of J. Carver to land at St. Anthony's Falls ... 485

the Comptroller and Commissioner of the General Land Office, stating that no bond had been given by John Brahan, as receiver at Huntsville ... 486

the Secretary of the Treasury relative to the accounts of John Brahan, receiver ... 486,--'7

John Brahan, acknowledging his defalcation ... 436, 437

the Ordnance Department relative to the lead mines ... 493, 572

H. R. Schoolcraft describing the copper mines in the region of Lake Superior ... 496, 499

W. Bicker showing the cost of subsisting the troops at the Sault St. Marie ... 504

J. Milligan relative to frauds practised on the land officers ... 531

William Rector respecting his surveys in Arkansas ... 540,--'1

Campbell and Meriwether on the cession of the Cherokee lands in Alabama ... 546

J. M. Bradford, register at St. Helena, on the deranged state of the office, and the difficulties in adjusting the claims to land in that district ... 551, 554

Bradford and Kinchen on the same subject ... 552,--'3

Fifth Auditor, showing the real estate acquired in payment of debts ... 563

Bullitt and Quarles relative to the lead mines and salt springs in Missouri ... 579

J. B. C. Lucas, complaining of the proceedings of the commissioners for adjusting land claims at St. Louis ... 586,--'7

William C. Carr, submitting a collection of evidence respecting claims to, and value of the lead mines in the Territory of Louisiana ... 602

John R. Jones, describing the lead mines ... 604

F. Bates, with a list of claimants of lead mines in Missouri ... 606

T. Sloo, describing the salines and mineral appearances in the Shawnee district ... 608,--'9

M. Austin, describing the land mines and other mineral appearances in Missouri ... 600

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William Clark, describing the mines of lead and other minerals, and the salt springs in Missouri ... 614

J. B. C. Lucas, recommending the sale of the mineral and saline lands in Missouri ... 614

Floyd and Blair, explanatory of their decisions on land claims in East Florida ... 624, 648

W. W. Blair, relative to claims to lots in St. Augustine ... 649

R. M. Johnson, enclosing a letter from W. W. Blair explanatory of the proceedings of land commissioners at St. Augustine ... 650

W. W. Blair, recommending a relaxation of the rule requiring written evidence to be recorded ... 651

A. Hamilton, applying for a true copy of the royal order of 1815, and other papers relating to land claims in East Florida ... 651

A. Hamilton, transmitting the rules proposed by him for the government of the commissioners for settling land claims in East Florida ... 652

A. Hamilton, declining to act, recommending a suspension of proceedings until the further action of Congress, and tendering his resignation ... 655

A. Hamilton, transmitting his correspondence with Floyd and Blair ... 657

A. Hamilton, withdrawing his resignation until the close of the next session of Congress, and transmitting his separate report, with the royal orders of 27th April, and 18th July, 1818 ... 737

A. Hamilton, explanatory of the tabular descriptive list of claims, and suggesting alterations in the commissioners' mode of proceedings ... 756

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principles governing the decisions of ... 233

salt springs in ... 236, 233, 574, 613

requests provision for settling land claims in Florida ... 250

remonstrance against the preceding ... 253

plan for adjusting land claims in ... 348

Treasury instructions under the several acts for adjusting land claims in ... 355

requests a board of commissioners to decide on land claims ... 379

an extension of the right of pre-emption in, recommended ... 384, 419

rules and regulations of Morales ... 432

instructions of Governor Miro to Commandant Lozaber ... 435

estimated quantity of land in ... 440, 469

amount of reservations and private claims in ... 694

list of persons whose claims conflict with that of Bastrop ... 532

causes of delay in adjusting land claims in the district of St. Helena ... 550

report on continuing and extending the right of pre-emption to "back concessions;" causing patents to issue for claims confirmed by the commissioners; selling the land north and south of Red river; creating a separate surveyor general's district; and reducing the price of the prairies in ... 557

amount of the 5 per cent. fund of ... 617

list of the lead mines and salt springs in ... 603

see Commissioner's reports on private land claims.

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report adverse to said claim ... 372

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the Mississippi Territory, for the adjustment

of land titles ... 147

the land claimants in said Territory on the same subject ... 220

the State of Tennessee against the

effects of the treaties with the

Chickasaws on land titles ... 250

the State of Louisiana for the final

settlement of land claims in Florida ... 250

the State of Tennessee respecting

unsatisfied claims for land derived

from North Carolina ... 254

the heirs of Elisha and Wm. Winter

for the confirmation of certain Spanish

grants of land in Missouri ... 256

the representatives of Don J. Clamorgan

for the confirmation of a Spanish

grant of land in Missouri ... 267

George Pearson, a Yazoo claimant,

who had failed to present his claim

to the commissioners for the benefit

of the compromise act ... 272

Andrew Jackson, as the representative

of John Donelson, deceased,

for land in, under a grant from

Georgia ... 331

Thomas Carr, for land in, under a

grant from Georgia ... 335

John Sevier's heirs for lands under a

grant from Georgia ... 338

the Legislature of North Carolina

dissenting from the opinion of the

Supreme Court on her right to land

in Tennessee ... 364

the Legislature of Mississippi for the

adjustment of land titles ... 367

the Legislature of Louisiana for adjusting

claims to land derived from

the French or Spanish Governments ... 379

the descendants of the French settlers

on the Wabash and adjacent country,

asking a confirmation of such

lands as may be granted for their

use by the Miami and other Indians ... 381

the Legislature of New Hampshire,

for a grant of land for the purpose

of education ... 442

Rhode Island for same object ... 443

Connecticut do ... 443

New Jersey do ... 444

Kentucky do ... 445

Delaware do ... 450

Maine do ... 451

Vermont do ... 454

the "Coffee Land Association," for a

tract of land in East Florida at the

minimum price ... 458

F. M. Arredondo to Governor Coppinger for the publication of the 3d article of the treaty of 1783, between Great Britain and Spain; the royal order extending the time for British subjects to remove from Florida; and the order that such as remain take the oath of allegiance ... 537

the State of Ohio to sell her school lands, at the same time claiming the right as inherent ... 569

the claimants of lots in St. Augustine ... 650

claim of Georgia on the Yazoo lands ... 248

sections reserved for establishing towns ... 339

execution of the act granting land for the cultivation of the vine and olive ... 343

powers of Morales and Carondelet to grant the lands of Spain in Louisiana ... 432

Virginia military land warrants and patents issued for land between the Little Miami and Sciota rivers ... 471

relative to the Indian grant to J. Carver, near the Fall of St. Anthony ... 484

relative to the lead mines ... 492

relative to the copper mines ... 496

amount of land in Georgia to which the Indian title has been extinguished since 1802, and the cost ... 543

salt springs, lead and copper mines, and the reservations attached to them, their value, and the extent to which they have been worked ... 572

on the separate report of Alexander Hamilton, one of the commissioners on land claims in East Florida ... 735

report on the claims of the citizens of Prairie du Chien, in ... 341

quantity of public land in ... 469

amount of reservations and private claims in ... 469

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balances due by purchasers in ... 561

salt springs in ... 575

See Commissioners' reports on Private Land Claims.

claimed by individuals ... 607, 608

memorial from land claimants in, on the same subject ... 220

report of a committee on the same subject ... 145

plan for adjusting land titles in ... 346

quantity of land granted for pre-emption rights in ... 149

amount received, and the amount due for lands sold in ... 248

sites for towns in ... 339

estimated quantity of public land in ... 440, 469

amount of reservations and private claims in ... 469

amount of land sold in ... 469

amount of the 2 and 3 per cent. funds in ... 534, 617

report on granting land for improving Pearl river ... 546

balances due by purchasers in ... 561

See Commissioners Reports on Private Land Claims.

salt springs and lead mines in ... 238, 492, 574

plan for adjusting land claims in ... 348

Treasury instructions for adjusting land claims in ... 356

opinion of the Attorney General on the act of 17th February, 1815, for the relief of the inhabitants of the late county of New Madrid, in Missouri, who suffered by earthquakes ... 437

quantity of public land in ... 469

amount of reservations and private claims in ... 469

amount of land sold in ... 469

amount of the 2 and 3 per cent. fund in ... 534, 535, 617

amount advanced on said fund ... 619

balances due by purchasers in ... 561

description of the mineral lands in ... 494, 575

See Commissioners Reports on Private Land Claims.

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valuation of land in ... 265

dissents from the opinion of the Supreme Court relative to the right of that State to perfect titles to certain lands in Tennessee ... 364

reports making further provision for ... 148, 342

quantity of land between the Little Miami and Sciota rivers for which warrants and patents have issued to ... 471

salt springs in ... 235, 238, 573

amount of the 2 and 3 per cent. funds in ... 377, 534, 617

amount advanced on said funds ... 618

estimated quantity of public lands in ... 440, 469

reports against correcting errors in the surveys of the public lands sold in ... 456, 555

grant to the United Brethren in ... 467, 537, 614

amount of reservations and private claims in ... 469

amount of land sold in ... 469

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report thereon ... 623

report on the conflicting claims between the lines of Ludlow and Roberts ... 620

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synopsis of claims to land in ... 430

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number of acres to which rights of, have been granted ... 149

report refusing the right of, for a church and school-house in Louisiana ... 342

report on the claim of the father of several half-breed Indians to the right of ... 378

an extension of the right of, in Louisiana, recommended ... 419

report on the claims of persons entitled to the right of, whose lands were sold for more than the minimum price ... 444

report on a claim to the right of, where the settler was forced from his residence by a flood ... 505

report on continuing and extending in Louisiana the right of, to "back concessions" ... 557

report against extending the right of, to certain citizens of Jackson and Decatur counties, Alabama ... 558

report against granting the right of, to the Baptist church in Lawrence county, Alabama ... 559

report authorizing persons in Arkansas entitled to the right of, prior to the cession to the Cherokees in 1817, to enter other lands ... 562

report against extending the right of ... 619

reports on reducing the ... 365, 557

report on subdividing ... 365

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Do. Louisiana-- ... 236, 238, 574, 613

Do. Missouri ... 238, 574, 614

Do. Illinois ... 242, 574

Do. Indiana ... 574

Do. Michigan ... 575

Do. Arkansas ... 575

reservations for, in Missouri ... 574

Do. Ohio ... 608 a sale of the, recommended ... 578 objections to certain proceedings of the commissioners on claims to land in Missouri, containing ... 587 list of claimants of, in Louisiana ... 574, 585

Do. in Missouri ... 585, 608 money received for rents of ... 613 report on the application of Ohio to sell the ... 623

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1783, September 12: third article of the treaty of St. Ildefonso ... 538, 743, 753, 755

1784, February 7: further time of four months allowed to British subjects to dispose of their property ... 538, 753, 756

September 26: edict of Governor Zespedes, directing the mode of making transfers by British subjects ... 745

1785, April 19: Zespedes describes the declining condition of E. Florida, and solicits further inducements to foreigners to settle ... 743

May 8: he transmits his edict of September last, and solicits power to make grants to foreigners, with preference to those who adandoned their property after the treaty with Great Britain of 1763 ... 744

July 4: the Captain General approves the edict, but refers the subject of grants to the "Minister of the Indies" ... 745

1786, April 5: royal order for the temporary relief of British and American settlers ... 538, 745, 755

1789, July 20: Governor Miro's instructions as to the extent of the grants to settlers ... 435

1790, September 2: Governor Quesada issues "regulations for internal police," the grant of land--and for enforcing the royal order of the 5th April, 1786 ... 539, 624, 739, 756

October 29: foreigners who arrive in Louisiana or Florida at their own expense may receive lands gratis ... 625, 747

November 20: Quesada limits the grants to 100 acres to the father, and 50 to every other person of a family ... 626, 746

1791, October 24: Quesada's instructions to his surveyor ... 626

1798, October 20: Governor White asks instructions in relation to debtors for lots and houses in St. Augustine ... 747

1799, July 17: General regulations of Morales ... 432

1801, June 17: the King remits principal and interest due by citizens of St. Augustine, and directs conveyances in fee ... 627, 748

1802, March 18: White's decree on foregoing order ... 627, 748, 754

1803, October 12: White reduces the quantity of land to the new settlers, and attaches conditions ... 627, 746, 748

1805, April 2: he modifies the 9th article of the preceding edict. ... 749

May 31: White's edict against non-residents, and in relation to settlers generally ... 749

1811, June 11: Governor Estrada's instructions to his surveyor ... 629

1811, June, 19: Estrada asks an indiscriminate sale of the lands ... 630, 750

September 14: the Captain General of Cuba replies that it cannot be permitted, because, by the royal order of 14th October, 1804, citizens of the United States are prohibited from settling in Florida; and by another of 31st March, 1806, the sale of land, to foreigners is expressly prohibited ... 630, 751

1813, January 4: Decree of the Cortes in relation to the public domain in the peninsula, adjacent islands, and ultramarine provinces ... 630, 742, 751 copies of regulations for the grants of land by, viz.

1814, June 8. royal order recognizing the foregoing decree ... 752

1813, June 4: Governor Kindelan asks that grants may be made to the militia ... 632, 742, 752

1815, July 7: the Captain General of Cuba directs the grants to be made ... 632, 742, 752

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1818, November 11: the Duke of Alagon and others prohibited from alienating the royal grants made to them 754--'5 copies of grants, concessions, &c, by, to the Duke of Alagon ... 754

F. de la Maza Arredondo and son ... 538, 718, 721, 722

C. Arseneau ... 111

M. Austin ... 591

F. Azor, (or Breton) ... 591

Baron de Bastrop ... 532

Bellevue, inhabitants, Louisiana ... 98

N. Boilvin ... 592

P. Boyer ... 591

G. Cerré ... 589, 602

A. Chouteau ... 592

Jaque Clamorgan ... 267, 271

St. Marc Darby ... 115

J. B. Dartigaux ... 81

C. Delassus, jr. ... 596

P. C. Delassus ... 600

P. D. Delassus ... 601

C. F. Delauriere ... 598

J. Dubuque ... 588

A. Dumontier ... 531

J. de Entralgo and J. P. de Burgo ... 708

G. Fleming ... 712

M. M. Hernandez ... 627, 748

M. de Herrera ... 627, 748

F. H. de Hevia ... 22--'3

J. Huertas ... 710, 711

Z. Kingsley ... 747

J. H. McIntosh ... 716

L. & J. Macagné, J. Garrard, and P. Fleming ... 596

Marquis de Maison Rouge ... 247, 410

L. Mercier ... 82

J. Morrison ... 78

E. Murphy ... 79

J. Perpall ... 627, 748

J. B. Pratte ... 593

P. Roseté ... 714

Inhabitants of St. Augustine ... 627], 748

B. Segui ... 706--'7, 710, 756--'7

M. de Soto ... 75

F. and J. Friay ... 708

J. B. Valle, St. J. Beauvais, F. Valle, and Pratte ... 601

E. G. and W. Winters ... 257--'8, 263

report on compensating members of Congress for other services ... 477

reports a list of Yazoo claimants who have demanded a return of their papers ... 482

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decides on the conflicting claims between Ludlow and Roberts's lines in Ohio ... 621

of Ohio, relative to subdividing quarter sections ... 246

cost of, to 4th of March, 1789 ... 403

to 31st of December, 1819 ... 405

distance and cost of, in 1822 ... 540

of islands, report on changing the ... 253

reports against correcting errors in ... 456, 555

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remonstrates against the treaties with the Chickasaws, as interfering with land titles ... 250

asks an amendment of the act to perfect titles in ... 254

North Carolina dissents from the opinion of the Supreme Court relative to her claim to perfect titles to lands in ... 364

explanatory letter from ... 457

report on the appointment of ... 474

examiner of land offices ... 453

evidence against the claims of ... 24, 26

in Illinois, sites for ... 381

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on the lead mines and salt springs ... 235

payments to Georgia for the Yazoo cession ... 248

on changing the mode of surveying islands ... 253

the quantity of land contained in several land districts, the quantity sold and unsold, and the emoluments of the officers ... 273

instructions for the allotments to the cultivators of the vine and olive ... 343

progress under the act granting land for the cultivation of the vine and olive ... 351

on modifying said act ... 384, 472

plan for adjusting land claims in West Florida ... 346

plan for adjusting land claims in Louisiana and Missouri ... 348

instructions to commissioners for adjusting land claims in Louisiana and Missouri ... 355

the effect, on the receipts, of the "act to suspend for a limited time the sale or forfeiture of lands" ... 358

the quantity of land, the amount received, and the amount due, and also the amount of forfeitures ... 370

the amount of the two per cent. fund arising from land sold in Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois ... 378

the quantity of land purchased from the Indians since 1776, the cost of purchase, the expense of surveying and selling, the number of acres sold and unsold, and the proceeds ... 402

the proceedings under the act "for the relief of the inhabitants of the village of Peoria" ... 421

the powers of Morales and Miro to grant lands in Louisiana ... 432

the names and compensation of persons employed to examine land offices ... 452, 456

a copy of the grant, in Ohio, to the United Brethren ... 467

the quantity in each land district, the quantity surveyed and sold, the quantity of reservations and private claims, and the quantity remaining unsold, including the relinquished lands; all estimated from the opening of the land offices to 1st October, 1821; also the distance between the several land offices, and the receipts and expenses of each for the year 1820, and part of 1821 ... 468

the number of acres for which warrants and patents for Virginia military land warrants have issued between the Little Miami and Sciota rivers ... 471

the members of Congress that have been paid for other services ... 476, 478

incidental expenses of certain land offices ... 479

on Carver's claim near the falls of St. Anthony ... 484

on the official conduct of John Brahan ... 485

the proceedings of the registers for the eastern district, and the district north of Red river ... 506

the net proceeds from the public lands applicable to making roads and canals in the new States ... 534

the amount and expense of surveys ... 539

the balances due by purchasers of public lands ... 560

the real estate acquired in discharge of judgments, and its value ... 563

the amount and application of the two and three per cent. funds reserved from the sale of lands for the use of the new States ... 616

the proceedings of the commissioners on land claims in East Florida ... 624

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reports on the application of the, to relinquish said grants ... 557 537, 614

valuation of lands in ... 265

statement of the quantity of land between the Little Miami and Sciota rivers, for which warrants and patents have issued to officers and soldiers of ... 471

officers and soldiers of, entitled to bounty lands ... 472

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relative to allowances made to members of Congress for other services ... 477, 478

on the lead mines ... 492

copper mines ... 496

on the practicability of effecting a cession of the Indian lands in Alabama ... 546

on the salt springs and lead and copper mines ... 572

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list of clamis rejected ... 482

report on the claim of Georgia ... 247

papers in the Department of State relating to ... 383, 482