5 After the 3d March, 1807, tak- ing possession of or settling lands ceded to the United States by fo- reign nations or any state, not having had their claims recogniz- ed by the United States, they for- feit all claim, right and title to such land so settled, &c. and may be removed by military force 188, 189 6 These provisions not to affect claims in Orleans or Louisiana until the commissioners shall have reported and Congress decided thereon
7 Actual settlers before the 3d March, 1807, may continue to hold as tenants at will under per- mission from the officers of the land office
ib. 14 The provisions of the act of 3d March, 1807, not to extend to claimants in Orleans or Louisiana territories, who shall have filed their claims with the commission- ers prior to 1st January, 1807. 15 Settling or surveying, marking, &c. lands of the United States within the limits of Louisiana, subjects the offender to fine and imprisonment
16 And he may be removed by mi- litary force
See Indian Lands.
3 At Chilicothe for lands east of the Scioto, south of the military boundary lands and west of the 15th range of townships
4 At Marietta for lands east of the 16th range of townships, south of the said military bounty lands, and south of a line drawn due west from the N. W. corner of the first township of the 2d range to the ib said military lands
5 And at Steubenville for the lands north of the last mentioned line and east or north of the said mili- 147 tary lands
The unappropriated lands in the military tract lying west of the 11th range attached to the Chili- cothe district
7 At Zanesville for the lands within and east of the 11th range of the military tract, and all those north of the Ohio company's purchase, west of the first 7 ranges, and east of the district of Chilicothe 8 At Detroit, for the lands north of the state of Ohio
9 At Vincennes for the lands ceded by the Wabash Indians
10 At Kaskaskia for those within the boundaries fixed in the treaty with the Kaskaskia Indians of 13th August, 1803
11 The lands between the Wabash and Ohio, and the road leading from the falls of Ohio to Vincen- nes, attached to that district. 176 12 Lands purchased from the Sacs and Foxes attached to the Kaskas- kia district
16 Land acquired by the treaty of Fort Wayne of Septem. 30, 1809, and lying west of and adjoining the boundary line established by the treaty of Greenville attached to the district of Cincinnati . . 179 17 The residue of the lands ac- quired by said treaty and other treaties at Vincennes the same year attached to the Vincennes district
13 At Jeffersonville for lands on the Ohio between the Cincinnati and Vincennes districts 14 At such place as the President shall appoint for lands between the military tract and the Connecticut
15 Lands acquired by the treaty of Detroit of the 17th November, 1807, attached to the district of Detroit
18 Boundary between the districts of Vincennes and Jeffersonville 180 19 Two land offices established in ib. the Mississippi Territory 20 One in Adams county for the lands west of Pearl River, and one in Washington county for those east of Pearl River, at such place as the President shall appoint in each
21 That part of the lands acquired by the treaty of Mount-Dexter with the Choctaws, lying east of Pearl River, attached to the district east of that river, and those lying west of that river, attached to the dis- 182 trict west thereof
22 The President authorised to es- tablish a land office for the sale of the lands ceded by the Cherokees and Chickasaws
For ascertaining the lands acquir- ed by treaties with the Indians at- tached to the several Land Offices abovementioned-See the references under the head of
Treaties with Indian Tribes.
2 Grants of lands containing, which had been discovered previous to the purchase of such lands, de- ib. clared fraudulent and null
Massachusetts.
1 Deed of cession of territory by, to the United States 2 Acceptance thereof by Congress
Confirmed in his title to 1500 acres of land in the Mississippi territory in compliance with the 4th article of the treaty of Mount Dexter, with the Choctaws
See treaties with Indian tribes 26.
Military Bounties.
1461 By the royal proclamation of 1763, the governors of the British pro- vinces in North America authori- zed to grant lands to reduced offi- cers and privates who had served- in the preceding war, and also to the officers of the navy who had served at the reduction of Louis- burg and Quebec, and the rates of such bounties 17-18 2 To officers and soldiers of the re- volutionary army; bounty lands promised to all engaging for and serving to the end of the war, by resolution of Congress of the 16th September, 1776, and the rates of bounty
For private claims and pre-emption rights in, see private claims 9 to 12. Pre-emption 17. Superintendants of
3 The said resolution made retros pective by that of 18th September, 1776
4 Assignees of officers and soldiers excluded by the resolution of 20th September, 1776
5 The provisions of the resolution of 16th September, 1776, extended to general officers by that of 12th August,/1780, and rates of bounty ib
6 And by that of 30th September, 1780, to the hospital and medical staff and rates of bounty to them 192 7 Provision for supernumerary offi- cers, by resolution 3d Oct. 1780 193 8 Secretary at War to determine who are proper objects of the afore- mentioned resolutions
9 Tract of country set apart for sa- tisfying 10 To be granted in quarter town- ships only
11 Priority of location to be deter- mined by lot
apart for satisfying said claims, ad- joining the southern boundary of the military tract
210 23 Priority of locations to be de- termined by lot
24 Quantities of land assigned to certain refugees by name
25 Claims to be exhibited prior to 24th February, 1812, or forever barred
See Virginia Military Bounties. ib. Military Land Warrants 1971 For bounties to the officers and soldiers of the revolutionary army, to be issued by the Secretary at War
12 50 unlocated quarter townships and fractional parts reserved, for satisfying warrants granted to in dividuals for military services 13 To be divided into lots of 100 -acres each 14 After the 16th March, 1800, per- sons originally entitled to such warrants, may, prior to 1st Janua- ry, 1802, locate them on any of those reserved lots in his own name only, and not for the use of ano- ther, or subject to any contract previously made 15 Where more than one applica- ib. tion is made for the same tract, priority to be determined by lot 16 To foreign deserters from the British army, bounty lands promi- sed by resolutions of 14th and 27th August, 1776, and the rates thereof
17 To refugees from Canada and Nova Scotia, by resolutions of 23d April, 1783, and 13th April, 1785 208 18 Claimants under said resolutions to be notified, by advertisement in certain Gazettes, to transmit an ac- count of their claims to the War- Office ib. 19 What description of persons en- titled to the benefit of the preced- ing provisions, and proofs required to be made therefor
20 The Secretary at War and the Secretary and Comptroller of the Treasury to examine and report on their claims and the rates of al- lowances to be made them 21 Claims not exhibited in a certain time barred 22 Lands to be surveyed and set
2 Secretary of the Treasury to re- gister them for nine months after notice given in the several states and territories
3 Unlocated after the 1st January, 1802, barred
4 Fourteen days allowed for regis- tering after the expiration of the nine months formerly allowed 5 May be located on the general military tract
6 Certain fractional quarter town- ships on the Scioto, &c. when lo- cated, to be received and taken as 4,000 acres
7 Located on quarter townships, containing (according to the plat and survey returned by the sur- veyor general) less than 4,000 acres, certificates (having the same effect as warrants) to issue for the deficiency
200 8 If containing more (according to said plat, &c.) no patent shall issue, until warrants be deposited, or $2 per acre paid into the treasury, for the excess
9 Time for registering and locating extended to 1st January, 1803 10 Claims to, to be received, and duplicates of warrants or plats lost to be issued by the Secretary at War until the 1st January, 1803 11 Time for registering and locat- ing extended to 1st April, 1803 12 To be issued after the 1st April, 1803, to 254 persons who had ex- hibited and substantiated their claims thereto 203-4
13 And located on the 50 quarter townships, &c. reserved by the 5th section of the act of 1st March, 1800 14 Time for receiving claims to, and registering and locating of, further extended to 1st April, 1805 15 To be located on the said 50 quarter townships only 16 And not to be located without endorsement by the Secretary at War, that no warrant hath been issued for the same claim . . 204-5 17 To be issued to 63 persons who had exhibited and substantiated their claims thereto, and also to such as shall substantiate their claims prior to 1st April, 1805 18 To be located only on the said 50 reserved quarter townships, &c. ib. 19 Time for receiving claims and locating warrants further extend- ed to 1st March, 1806; and for re- ceiving claims, (by subsequent acts) to 1st March, 1813; and for locating warrants to 1st October, 1813
One third of all gold, silver, lead and copper, reserved for the future disposition of Congress in the ter- ritory north-west of the Ohio, by ordinance of Congress of the 20th May, 1785
138 See note to page 133. Lead Mines.
Mississippi River.
1 By the treaty with Spain, of San Lorenzo el Real, the middle of the said river agreed to be the western boundary of the United States, se- parating them from the Spanish colony of Louisiana
2 The navigation of, to be free only to the citizens of the United States and the subjects of Spain, from its source to its mouth
See Boundaries, 2. Navigable Wa- ters, 1..
Mississippi Territory.
1 A surveyor appointed for the 2 Public lands and private claims to be surveyed therein
S Tw land offices established therein
See Land Offices, 20, 21. Survey- ing, 24 to 28. Private Claims, 21 to 43. Intruders, 5 to 14. Dona tions, 10 to 13. Pre-emption, 19 to 28.
Moravian Brethren.
See United Brethren.
Nannee Hubba.
Island of; in the Mississippi Terri- tory; certificates to be granted by the commissioners for lands in See Private Claims, 34.
2 And in the territory north-west of the Ohio 3 Also in the territory of the Unit- ed States south of the state of Ten-
Right of the United States to cer- tain lands in, vested in the corpo- ration of, to be used as a common 297 4 In the Indiana Territory
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