Item 73: A Broadside of a Legal Act, titled “An ACT renouncing the Claims of this State to certain Lands therein mentioned”, Examined by Samuel Wyllys, (Removed to Legal Box #1), 1800 May [8]
Item — Box: 12, Folder: 113
Dates
- Created: 1800 May [8]
Creator
- Wyllys, Samuel, 1739-1823 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Legal Act
Condition Note:
Good. Paper shows some signs of age and contains some folds.
Measurement:
12 ¾ in. x 8 ¼ in.
Title:
An ACT renouncing the Claims of this State to certain Lands therein mentioned.
Description:
This act, copied by Samuel Wyllys, concerns an agreement overseen by Congress to divide the western claims between different states.
Location:
Hartford, Connecticut
Transcription:
{Printed document, no transcript required.}
Creator
- Wyllys, Samuel, 1739-1823 (Person)
Repository Details
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Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu