Land Rights

Item

Type

Printed Document

Title

Land Rights

Description

Notification that problems will arise over land rights around the territories of North Carolina due to recent influx of settlers, Cherokee land holdings, disputed boundaries, and land grants issued by the government.

year created

1795

month created

12

day created

19

sent from location

Knoxville

recipient

sent to location

Philadelphia

in collection

notable person/group

Timothy Pickering
William Blount
governor
Land Office
Cherokee
Indians
Indian Nation
Secretary of War
Iredell
soldiers
grantees
settlers

notable location

Philadelphia
Knoxville
North Carolina
territory
frontier
boundary

notable item/thing

land grants

notable idea/issue

boundary dispute
Indian relations
land rights
advice
possession

document number

1795121940000

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
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[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: American State Papers, Indian Aff. [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author William Blount Knoxville [n/a]
Recipient Timothy Pickering Philadelphia [n/a]