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PART I.
GENERAL AND PARTICULAR REFERENCES, EXCEPT TO NAMES OF CLAIMANTS.
PART II.
PARTICULAR REFERENCES TO PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS.
PART I.
Claims to land in ... 164, 172, 330, 605
Statement of lands sold in, and cash and scrip received during 1833, and the 1st three quarters of 1834 ... 173, 325, 328
Operations of the land offices in, for 1833 and 1834 ... 329, 330
Statements of the amount of the two and three per cent. of the proceeds of the sales of the public lands in, yet due to ... 528
Amount of land sold and unsold in, to September 30, 1834 ... 530, 531, 532--544
Report of the Committee on Roads and Canals (H. R.) in favor of authorizing the imposition of tolls by, on the canals around the Muscle shoals and Colbert's shoals ... 540
Resolutions of the legislature of, in favor of a reduction of the price of the public lands ... 586
Resolutions of the legislature of, in relation to the 16th section, where they are covered by Indian reservations ... 602
Resolutions of the legislature of, for an extension of the pre-emption laws to the Creek purchase ... 603
Resolutions of the legislature of, in favor of the expenditure of the two per cent. fund for the construction of a railroad from the Tennessee valley to Mobile bay ... 604
Resolutions of the legislature of, in favor of locating other land where the 16th sections have been disposed of ... 604
Memorial of the legislature of, for the relief of certain purchasers of the public lands ... 655
Report of the Committee on Public Lands (H. R.) in favor of an equitable settlement of the accounts of the receiver at Huntsville, in ... 548
Operations of the land offices in, for 1883 and 1834 ... 329, 330
Amount of land sold and unsold in, to September 30, 1824 ... 530, 531, 532, 544
Number of warrants for, satisfied with scrip ... 327
Statements in relation to warrants for, granted by Virginia for revolutionary services rendered in her State line and navy, and in her Continental line ... 332 to 376
Statements of warrants surrendered for scrip since November 15, 1834, and warrants granted for military services in the Virginia line and navy, and Continental army ... 537, 538, 539
(For names of officers and soldiers, see separate Index, this volume, part II.)
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From Lake Michigan to the Illinois river, application of the legislature of Illinois for a grant of land for a railroad or ... 624
In the valley of the White river, application of the legislature of Indiana for a grant of land for ... 674
(For names of claimants, see separate Index, part II, this volume.)
Annual report of, of the operations of the General Land Office for the year 1833, and the first three-quarters of 1834 ... 321
DOCUMENTS WITH:
Statement of receiver's accounts. Lands sold ... 323, 324, 328
Forfeited land stock. Certificates of scrip issued ... 326, 327
Operations of the land offices in 1833, and three quarters of 1834 ... 329
Statement from, in relation to warrants filed, and scrip issued, to officers and soldiers of the Virginia line and navy, and of the Continental army, during the revolutionary war ... 332 to 376
Report from, of the purchasers of land at Columbus and Chocchuma, in Mississippi, in 1833 and 1834 ... 377 to 447
Report from, as to the causes of delay in the issuing of patents for confirmed land claims in Louisiana ... 525
Report from, of the amount of the two and three per cent. of the proceeds of the sales of the public lands in Alabama, yet due to that State ... 528
Statements from, of the amount of lands sold and unsold in the States and Territories ... 529 to 532
Statements from, relative to claims for scrip, for Virginia navy and military bounty land warrants ... 536
Statements from, as to the number of, and amount of sales and expenses at the land offices in the United States ... 542 to 544
Letter and statement from, relative to the preparation of the maps of certain States and Territories ... 583
Letter from, transmitting a copy of the laws or regulations, under which oaths are taken by purchasers of the public lands ... 586 to 601
Report from, in regard to land claims in Missouri, under the act of July 9, 1832, and supplemental acts ... 773
DOCUMENTS WITH:
Report of the recorder and commissioners ... 773 to 908
Relative to the, and amount of sales of public lands ... 161
Application of Rhode Island for ... 626
Statement of lands sold in, and cash and scrip received during 1833, and first three quarters of 1834 ... 163, 325, 329
Operations of the land offices in, for 1833 and 1834 ... 329, 330
Amount of land sold and unsold in, to September 30, 1834 ... 530, 531, 532, 544
In the sales of the public lands in Mississippi report of testimony before the Committee on Public Lands (S.). ... 448 to 525
In the sale of the public lands--reports of the Committee on Public Lands (S.). ... 732 to 772
Statement of the lands sold in, and cash and scrip received during 1833, and the first three quarters of 1834 ... 163, 324, 328
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Amount of land sold and unsold in, to September 30, 1834 ... 530, 531, 532, 544
Report of the Committee on Public Lands (H. R.) in favor of creating the office of surveyor general for ... 534
DOCUMENT WITH:
Letter from, Hon. Wm. L. May ... 535
Resolutions of the legislature of, in favor of a grant of land for a road from Vincennes to Chicago ... 605
Resolutions of the legislature of, in favor of a grant of land for a canal or railroad from Lake Michigan to the Illinois river ... 624
Resolutions of the legislature of, in favor of granting to said State a portion of the land heretofore granted to the village of Cahokia ... 654
Resolutions of the legislature of, for permission to tax lands from the time of sale ... 674
Resolutions of the legislature of, for an extension of the pre-emption laws ... 622
Resolutions of the legislature of, for the correction of an error in a land entry by Daniel Malone ... 623
Resolutions of the legislature of, in regard to the selection of other lands in lieu of worthless sixteenth sections ... 623
Resolutions of the legislature of, for a grant of land for a railroad from Shawneetown to St. Louis ... 623
Statement of lands sold in, and cash and scrip received during 1833, and the first three quarters of 1834 ... 163, 324, 328
Operations of the land offices in, for 1833 and 1834 ... 329, 330
Amount of land sold and unsold in, to September 30, 1834 ... 530, 531, 532, 544
Resolutions of the legislature of, in favor of a grant of land for a road from Maumee bay to the Illinois river ... 602
Resolutions of the legislature of, in favor of the sale of refuse lands at reduced prices ... 658
Resolutions of the legislature of, in favor of a grant of land for a railroad from Evansville to Terre Haute ... 658
Resolutions of the legislature of, in favor of a grant of land for county seats and buildings ... 666
Resolutions of the legislature of, for a grant of land for a canal in the valley of White river ... 674
Resolutions of the legislature of, for permission to purchase certain lands at reduced prices ... 675
Land claims in the Vincennes land district in ... 675
Report of the ommittee on Public Lands (H. R.) on the application of Transylvania college in, for a grant of land ... 140
Report upon alleged fraud at, in the public sales ... 272 to 317, 448 to 525, 732 to 772
Operations of, during the year 1833 ... 328
Number of, in the United States, and the amount of sales and expenses at each ... 542 to 544
Report of the Committee on Public Lands (H. R.) on the application of Transylvania college, Kentucky, and Pendleton academy, Alabama, for grants of land ... 140
Memorial of Polish exiles for grants of land in Michigan for settlement ... 141
Donation of, in Illinois, to Polish exiles (report of Committee on Public Lands) (S.) ... 144
Balances against receivers on account of sales of ... 145
Distribution of the proceeds of the sales of (report of the Committee on Public Lands (S.) on veto message of the President) ... 153
Relative to the amount and distribution of the proceeds of the sales of, in 1833 ... 161
Grant of, for road from Vincennes to Chicago--favorable report of the Committee on Public Lands (H. R.) ... 167
Report of the Committee on Public Lands (H. R.) on application for pre-emption to certain lots, in Perrysburg, Ohio ... 167
Reports of the Committee on Public Lands (S.) of testimony in regard to alleged frauds at the public sales of ... 272 to 317, 448 to 525
Report of the Committee on Private Land Claims (H. R.) on application for authority to convey, obtained under treaty of Fort Jackson ... 317
Relative to the proceeds of the sales of, in the Louisiana and Florida purchases ... 318
Report of the Committee on Private Land Claims (H. R.) on conflicting claims to, in Kentucky, derived from Virginia ... 319
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Statement of, sold during the first three quarters of 1834 ... 324
List of the purchasers of, at Columbus and Chocchuma, in Mississippi, in 1833 and 1834 ... 377
Statement of the amount of the two and three per cent. of the proceeds of the sales of, in Alabama, yet due the State ... 528
Statements of the amount of, sold and unsold, in the States and Territories ... 529 to 532, 544
Report of the Committee on Public Lands (H. R.) in favor of creating the office of surveyor general for Illinois ... 534
In relation to Spanish grants of, in Louisiana, between the Perdido and Mississippi rivers ... 564
Resolutions of the legislature of Alabama in favor of a reduction of the price of ... 586
Laws and regulations under which oaths are taken by purchasers of ... 586
Resolutions of the legislature of Alabama in relation to sixteenth sections where covered by Indian reservations ... 602
Resolutions of the legislature of Indiana in favor of a grant of, for a road from Maumee bay to the Illinois river ... 602
Resolutions of the legislature of Alabama, in favor of the expenditure of the two per cent. fund for the construction of a railroad from the Tennessee valley to Mobile bay ... 604
Resolutions of the legislature of Alabama in favor of locating other land where the 16th sections have been disposed of ... 604
Resolutions of the legislature of Illinois in favor of a grant of, for a road from Vincennes to Chicago ... 605
Resolutions of the legislature of Illinois in favor of a grant of, for a canal or railroad from Lake Michigan to the Illinois river ... 624
Resolutions of the legislature of Rhode Island in favor of a distribution of the proceeds of the sales of, among the States ... 626
Report of the Committee on Public Lands (H. R.) on refunding to purchasers of, the overplus of purchase money, when there is a deficiency in the number of acres ... 652
Application of Illinois for a portion of the land heretofore granted to the village of Cahokia ... 654
Application of Alabama for the relief of certain purchasers of ... 655
Application of Louisiana for donations of, for the promotion of education ... 657
Application of Indiana for the sale of refuse, at reduced prices ... 658
Application of Indiana for a grant of, for a railroad from Evansville to Terre Haute ... 658
Application of Indiana for a grant of, for county seats and buildings ... 666
Application of Illinois for permission to tax, from the time of sale ... 674
Application of Indiana for a grant of, for a canal in the valley of White river ... 674
Application of Indiana for permission to purchase certain, at reduced prices ... 675
Report of the Committee on Public Lands (S.) in regard to frauds in the sales of ... 732 to 762
Application of Illinois for an extension of the pre-emption laws ... 622
Application of Illinois for the correction of an error in the entry of, by Dan'l Malone ... 623
Application of Illinois for permission to locate other, in lieu of worthless 16th sections ... 623
Application of Illinois for a grant of, for a railroad from Shawneetown to St. Louis ... 623
Statement of lands sold in, and cash and scrip received during 1833, and the first three quarters of 1834 ... 163, 325, 329
Operations of the land offices in, for 1833 and 1834 ... 329, 330
Relative to delay in issuing patents for confirmed land claims in ... 525
Amount of land sold and unsold in, to September 30, 1834 ... 530, 531, 532, 544
Exposition of the treaty with Spain of February 22, 1819, in relation to the Spanish grants of land in Louisiana, between the Perdido and Mississippi rivers, and accompanying documents ... 564 to 580
Secret treaty between France and Spain in relation to the aggrandizement of the Duke of Parma, in Italy, and to the re-cession of ... 576
Resolutions of, in favor of donations of land for the promotion of education ... 657
Operations of the land offices in, for 1833 and 1834 ... 329, 330
Amount of land sold and unsold in, to September 30, 1834 ... 530, 531, 532, 544
Operations of the land offices in, in 1833 and 1834 ... 329
List of the purchasers of land at Columbus and Chocchuma in, in 1833 and 1834 ... 337 to 447
Relative to fraud in the sale of public lands in ... 448 to 525
Amount of land sold and unsold in, to September 30, 1834 ... 530, 531, 532, 544
Claims to land in ... 608
Petitions of citizens of, within the Choctaw reservation, for the right of pre-emption ... 609
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DOCUMENTS WITH:
Letters from Hon. F. L. Plummer, the Secretary of War, and others ... 609 to 622
(For names of claimants, see separate index, part II, this vol.) Statement of lands sold in, and cash and scrip received during 1833, and the first three quarters of 1834 ... 163, 325, 328
Operations of the land offices in, for 1833 and 1834 ... 329, 330
Amount of land sold and unsold in, to September 30, 1834 ... 530, 531, 532, 544
Operations of the land offices in, for 1833 and 1834 ... 329, 330
Amount of land sold and unsold in, to September 30, 1834 ... 530, 531, 532, 544
Instructions under, act of June 19, 1834 ... 551, 555
Resolutions of the legislature of Alabama in favor of the extension of, to the Creek purchase ... 603
Petition, &c., of citizens of Mississippi within the Choctaw reservation for right of ... 609 to 622
Resolutions of Illinois for an extension of ... 622
Report of the Committee on Public Lands in favor of a donation of a section of land in Illinois to ... 144
Statement communicated by, of claims for bounty lands presented and patents issued during the year ending September 30, 1834 ... 320
Message transmitting instructions to the receiving and disbursing officers, in the States wherein land offices are established or public works being constructed ... 549
DOCUMENTS WITH:
Circular letters to the collectors of customs and registers and receivers of public moneys ... 550 to 559
Message in relation to Choctaw reservations under the 14th article of the treaty of 1830 DOCUMENTS WITH:
Letter from the Secretary of War--affidavits, &c., in regard to special cases ... 627 to 652
From Lake Michigan to the Illinois river, application of Illinois for a grant of land for a canal or ... 624
From Evansville to Terre Haute, application of Indiana for a grant of land for ... 658
From Shawneetown to St. Louis, application of Illinois for a grant of land for ... 623
Report, on the conduct of, during the year 1833 ... 174
Report on alleged frauds with the assistance of, in the public sales of the public lands ... 272 to 317, 448 to 525, 742 to 772
Statement of periods to which accounts of, have been rendered, and balances in hands of receivers September 30, 1834 ... 323
Circular letters of instructions to, viz:
In regard to warrants in favor of public creditors ... 550
In regard to the kind of money to be received ... 551
In regard to the pre-emption act of June 19, 1834 ... 551 to 553, 555
As to the forms of journal and ledger ... 553
As to the restriction of floating rights of entry, under treaty of Dancing Rabbit creek, and act of 1832 respecting Jefferson college, to unimproved land ... 554
Form of account current, &c ... 558
Report of the Committee on Public Lands (H. R.) in favor of an equitable settlement of the accounts of the receiver at Huntsville, Alabama ... 548
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Resolutions of the legislature of Illinois in favor of a grant of land for, from Vincennes to Chicago ... 605
Resolutions of the legislature of Alabama in relation to 16th sections, where covered by Indian reservations ... 602
Resolutions of the legislature of Alabama in relation to the location of other land where the 16th sections have been disposed of ... 604
Resolutions of the legislature of Louisiana in favor of donations of land for the promotion of education ... 657
Resolutions of the legislature of Illinois for permission to locate other lands in lieu of worthless 16th sections ... 623
Amount of, issued to the officers and soldiers of the Virginia line and navy and of the Continental army, during the revolutionary war ... 332 to 376
Claims for, for Virginia navy and military bounty land warrants ... 536 to 539
Extract from the opinion of, in the Arredondo case ... 572
Opinion of, in the case of Ch. D. Delassus ... 728
Opinion of, in the case of Choteau et. al ... 730
Opinion of, in the case of the devisees of A. Choteau ... 731
Report from, as to the amount and distribution of the proceeds of the sales of public lands for 1833 ... 161
Report from, on the condition of the land offices, &c., during the year 1823 ... 174 to 271
Report from, in relation to the proceeds of the sales of the public lands in the Louisiana and Florida purchases, prior to September 30, 1832 ... 318
DOCUMENTS WITH:
Letters from the register, Second and Third Auditors ... 318, 319
Reports from, upon claims to land in Alabama ... 330
Report from, of the amount of land scrip issued to the officers and soldiers of the Virginia line and navy, and of the Continental army, during the revolutionary war ... 332
Report from, as to the cause of delay in issuing patents for confirmed lands, claimed in Louisiana ... 525
DOCUMENTS WITH:
Letter from the Commissioner of the General Lund Office ... 525
Report from, of the amount of the two and three per cent. of the proceeds of the sales of the public lands in Alabama, yet due that State ... 528
DOCUMENTS WITH:
Letter from the Commissioner of the General Land Office ... 528
Report from, of the amount of lands sold and unsold in the States and Territories ... 529
DOCUMENTS WITH:
Letter from the Commissioner of the General Land Office ... 529
Tables A, B, and C ... 530 to 532
Report from, relative to claims for scrip for Virginia navy and military bounty land warrants ... 536
DOCUMENTS WITH:
Letter from the Commissioner of the G neral Land Office ... 536
Statements A and B ... 537 to 539
Report from, of the number of land offices in the United States, and the amount of sales and expenses at each ... 542
DOCUMENTS WITH:
Letter from the Commissioner of the General Land Office ... 542
Statements A and B ... 543, 544
Circular letter of instruction from, to registers and receivers ... 550 to 559
Communication from, in regard to land claims in Missouri ... 581
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DOCUMENTS WITH:
Letter from the Attorney General ... 581
Report from, in regard to the preparation of the maps of certain States and Territories ... 583
DOCUMENTS WITH:
Letter from the Commissioner of the General Land Office, and statement of the present condition of the maps ... 583, 584
Report from, in relation to land claims in the Vincennes land district, in Indiana ... 675
DOCUMENTS WITH:
Letter from the Commissioner of the General Land Office ... 676
List of donations, confirmations, &c., ... 678 to 727
For names of claimants (see separate Index, part II, this vol.)
Statement of the names, &c., of the officers and soldiers of the Virginia State line and navy, and of the Continental army, to whom military land scrip has been issued ... 333 to 376
Statements of warrants surrendered for scrip since November 15, 1834, and warrants granted for military services in the Virginia line and navy, and Continental army ... 537, 538, 539
DOCUMENTS WITH:
Letters from Commissioner of Indian Affairs ... 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Letters from the Attorney General ... 2, 4
Lists of claimants, &c.--(See also Index to this volume, part II.) ... 39 to 139
White, Joseph M.--Exposition of the Florida treaty by ... 564
White river.--Grant of land for a canal in the valley of ... 674