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Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la m6thode. la iy ; avec le ition et it de ture en nengant ar la te second laires r la ite nant par •ent §tre r §tre partir droite, ivants THE COMMITTEE, Petition of the French bep; leave to report, 'i and Miihiippi rivers, : before they became I'ul extend to Lhem the hb RESOLVED, T'u-at Trad of Land u})0 ver a Maries falL into t of land lately agreed for acrols the fame tvventy v. one other IVact of Land River, and runnin',!; wiil: Fhni: and Parker, to the thence with that river re which two TracLs of La: as nny have been w iLliin been I'ellled thereon, aiv IlESOLVED, Th:it claiins to lancis of tlie \n\ l)y record;^ that have beei not lia\'e been recorded, to them by the inihtary ( TTiav hivi' been eiUriiitcd, four huiidrcd acres, on fame to be furveyed an< colis and cliarges ; a! id I' hi'min'T tlie lame to the ] the lands to be laid out i And M'hereas it may b( C(''^'nized in the a'liient 1 the Welfern Teraitorv, AVabadi and MilTilippi' f fiime, that thev or iheii fca' v\rh (Ml their appKii hei*oi-c delcribed tracts cj ti^.oi'e upon the ]MilIili]i]v tiiju' heirs and alligp.s it And wlicrcas the cc off ircat-Britain, and be (iirveyed and laid out, as foon .is may be, a Tracl of Land upon the \'/a'.)alh River, boinidetl in rhe follov/ing manner, to wit : Beginning at the place where the Ri- ver a Maries falL into the Wabash ; and runniii^r thenco e^ut eight miUs ; thence north to the fouthern boundary line of a trav.^] of land lately agreed for by the Board of Treafurv, with Me^:rrs. Flint and Parker ; thence with diat line to the Wabaih, and acrofs the fame twenty miles ; lacncc cine nor. i, fo lar as to meet a due v/efl line drawn from the point of beginning. — Alfo, one other Tract of Laiiil upon thu Millihppi, bo.m.IcJ in the following manner, vi/,. Beginning at the moutli of the Wood River, and running wl'litlie fonlhern boundary iiiiv.- r)i at;;i.: > ' -^, I aely ;igreed U^r by the Board of Treafury, withMefU-5. Flint and Parker, ^to the Kalkaikias Pviver ; thence foiulirTly n. - meets the M}i1ili]-.|-.i <'it ih:- iiKUjth of tl)c Pdver an Vafe ; thence with that river to tlie place ot beginning, and inchki i. * n Mi.it ri\ er near to the ealtern bank of the fame; Avhich two Tracls of Land will cDntani and cireu'idcnbe ail ■ '^ule '.'m .m- ,. : ! i^rench inhabitants except fuel: as nny have been within the tract agreed lur w::hT!: i'. ^ xUvcr, and the right:: of ea.h as may have been ieltled thereon, an 1 provided l)r b-' ' ' ■;• : - RESOLVED, That the Governor 01 i ^ tern Territory Ihad caule, as ibt^n as niav be, due enquiry to be made into the claims to lanas of the inhabitants of theci.u^ :be Wahalh and MiliUippi River i where •' ihali be afiertained, eithei hv reord^ that have been prelervcd ni liie < ■ "'- ., lU the polleliion of the parties claiming, v.hichma^ n^:'^ ha\^e been recorded, that lands may ha\e .... .^ ^ f the laid miiabtiani:. by tke French government, er concede' torhemby the military ollicer . in command there h^^\.. :; -__»,t i^v the intciidant (m- (^'her ci\-il oiiicer oi that Crow n, %vh( rnav have been eiUrnii(aU\iMi tii(' (Lil!*i!>ation oi 'and.; provitled the quaiiiity expreiled ininch grant docs not exceed four hundred acres, on the applicarioi) of liie ivd inlnbnanis reipectivelv, or of their hnr:> or h gai renr«;h- ntatr. rs, caule tl; lame to be fnrveved and laid o;n, agreeably to t!u ve :" : yaioie. in tJK' !<...! writings and records contained, ai tl-Lir own prope colts and charges ; a-ui Ihall gram letters patenr, under the U .A t)t" the government, and cnnntcrdigned by the Secrerary, con tn-ming the I'dmc to tie- fiid parries, ^^1 to their 1- r. and a'^' -- ^Vi- e\-ef ; to the inh.d)ir- : ' . oi' the cmiary open 'Ive Wabali the lands to be laid out in tiie tract upon the \\\: ■ ::;, and to L..e ianauilanis ul ih^ Miililippi io tiie trad U'^e-n ih iVia:.,;ppn And M'hereas it m.iy be, that pcrfons nvav have a --ed e(]uitab]c titles ^o lands under foine peculiar culloms eluiblil^ied and r'- cecnized in the ancient French Colonic^, where . ■ e- w ' have pal'ed in th :' ( a^e : KF'-^.)L v Fl >, 'Fhat th- ;\er:.er < the Welfern Teraitfuw, wherever it ihali be i,.. .^ i.e.. 'sa io:a-v-irbv anv of tlie ieh..h-'anr:- ot the countries niu^n th Wabadi and Milhlinni Rraers, or Ir/ the lieirs or le'Val r^ ::,'.-.■; ane oiadons who ha\-e lic r^wfore h^ -- '^ ^- ' a r: »i> fume, that thev or their prcdecellors rci}:>ei:t:i\ae ' ' ac^en-vo e^nnaine or cniiomary rlgnt^ to la!t!>, iiaoi vanit ie ; -■ n:r\.'\c for i^ich (^n their appKing ior the lame, and at tO^a r.re,w:e c ' aiivi charges, ibur h nalied acres or land, within e;ther oi ih bei'oi'e delcribed tracts of land, iii th.itnpon tie - ; for tfie inbaf: ■ a ey-^^ i^e Vvhbalh, and in that upon the %'.i tiiole upon the MilIili]i]M ; and iiine leltLr,- patent und.ilhe ie.d of tlic _, , .eminent, granting tne lame to ine iiu^ondn . 1 ■. V 1 \ 1 ] .:■! tinnr heirs cindanigns ior e\cr, And wliercas the country upon the Wabaih and Mi Idh^^pi IFn/ers vha^ by the 'Ih-eatv of Faris, lydy^,, ceded to the Crow ofGreat-Britaiiu arid p rants c>f land may liave been macie to nioividuah inhsabirii'ci there, by the oiiicers of that Crown : IlESOF E, to whom was referred tli« Cerent, Mr. TARDIVEAU, the country upon the Wabalh nd enjoy, by rio;hts acquired them on their juit righcs, and aid out, as foon as may be, 3 nn- at the place where the Ri- hern boundary line oi' a trad: i\\:\[ line to the Wabalh, and c point of bepjiiiniiio^. — AHo^ - at tlie mouth of the Wood » ird oi Treafury, withMefTrs, nouth of tl)c River au Vafe ; the ealtern bank of tlie lame; [•('juh inliabitants, exceot fuch c rights of each a.s may have ic enquiry to be made into tlie e it lliall bo afccrtaincd, either ' parties clanning, v, hichmay 'cnch government, or conceded ci\-il oiiicer oi that C'rov n,Vvhy in inch ;j;/ant doco not exceed :oai repr*:lentati-. Ts, caufe the '•iitained, ai il-tir ov/n proper •liv-^eci bv the Secretary, con- ( '.::.^rv r,r.(,n tlie W'a! "•'• uj,,un IL Ai.ii.iippi. .:::ir cuiioms eihdjrricd and re- jnt:^ ot the couiiiries upon the ."totoi'C iv ■' ' "^^^'.^ * :■■'" i'^" *^']'-': ■ds, jhc; H V anic \a> \ ■ v; . '\ ccj or land, w ithi: ;;u r ol ihe in that upon tlu- IVli!'- ■ ■' ' * II'' iaine to the indi\'i(h:.;!s nwd i^> ris, 1/6^,, ce(kd tv) the Cro'vn cers of that Crovn : liKbOi.- If I • T \.\J ^ '^" u Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STRE WEBSTER, NY. 1458 (716) 872-4503 // I.V^ bic 5 3n 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, NY. 14580 (716) 872-4503 Canadian Institute for Historical Mi Institute for Historical Microreproductions / Institut canadien de microreproductions historiques Driques ^ llipiGIIVI WJM III Tight binding may cause shadows or distortion along interior margin/ Lareliure serree peut causer de I'ombre ou de la distorsion le long de ia marge interieure Blank leaves added during restoration may appear within the text. Whenever possible, these have been omitted from filming/ II se peut que certaines pages blanches ajoutees lors dune restauration apparaissent dans ie texte, mais, lorsque cela etait possible, ces pages n'ont pas ete film6es. 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The following diagrams illustr method: Pages wholly or partially obscured by errata slips, tissues, etc.. have been refilmed to ensure the best possible image/ Les pages totalement ou partieilement obscurcies par un feuillet d'errata. une pelure etc., ont ete fi'mees 4 nouveau de facon ^ obtenir la meilleure image possible ssous. 22X 26 X 30X 24 X 28X 32X %\^ Kf\^% %V#I I I M^ iiiaiiy iidiiio^ CIO following diagrams illustrate the uo I anyic :>uporiuur yuuune, ae gaucne a aroiie, at de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images n^cessaire. Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la m^thode. 1 2 3 4 5 6 aroiie, vants orCjixat-BriuiUi, .11. ti u! \''KD, tiiit the (jovcriK hubiia;: . a:ul order ilu t: vM i Hid ; a'lel, ini» a;id L^ii'^Ms rffp?:'cLi\'r!\' Al'id \S licrca . ii ' 'HI 111 gtnUi to ilie Uiiii''di St:a; nod into tlic laid I'jiiiiti 'It Kit the (jDs'ernor ot" i tnilV^'d, \n orJi f t lif- ]■.]] l:;r! iidiabluuls. And wherras It. mx: I vfr^'T all tlu' claims t)l'thf i...ril have i)cen dati^Hed, cind lie ife hci\'i)v ciniKVA Arns^ in quantities not ( fame to the laid a()[)licrtn \vnhiiandir-p; : out (>f v excepted, RESOLVED, Tha A\ h e t lie r 1 c ';^a 1 o r c q 1 1 it:: he is hereby einj)o\verc lumdrcd acres ict eacli ^^ ith ail the circundianc tv and propriety, as we o:iice, w lie re all perib: ef Viro-inia, (hall pre!' \vlikh Vv'arrants oi" iur\ i:;)0!: the execution of e vCcution of their oihc \:i:\d^ ihall be rctarned have been aicertained, corded in the laid oliicc land, be retLirned and once in everv three nic rei'olations. V'ED, tiKit the (jovcinor of the Welhrn Tcri-itorv Ihall cuii habiiant , >.:\cl order ihe lands to be iiirv'cycd . - i " tr.i ' '! l.ind ; arid, vindi r ih< ,c hiiiitatioi. 2:\d li'ti'vis rffprLL:\'r!\ inr ever. Trrifv t- f Pht- LiKUi ritb to be iiiudc, as in the ctiUw oi the aiic:ti.t i'rcr.ch \y, . I. iiLik.il * wiiLiL^ Li vii« Miin the Lound 5 paicivt ciuiliruiiiig ih^. la, bet( re dt (Iribci iLliji i he; guiUiia ih'J UiiUt-'d States, ihr lamtf under li'i (i')i!iiniuii t)i ni*t lictit, and i!*;ui) j< rl.Mi-njiiy lu\'t' reinovcd durniv^j th.':t j e liod into lip !" iuit;.' \ ' uliunii of \ ; : .: T ' / ^ . L\ LJ,> '1 hat the (io .'triuir ot the \V etti rn lerntor;. . .ilcdUiC due ep..]uirv lo be made nUo tiic iaiivc, and, t'pcn th.e laii^c h-c^M'.r aletv t''.'M:"l, \f^ or.liT th^" l.siid-, t(^ 1 »i !; irvevf d ;.ii;d l.t'd oht !(.■'• tile r.r j- ,, .liiriMvilu' i:nr.e. theii'lieir (,r|((r;il j-i rrt It li'Ml ■ v"^ t L' 1 a 1 . 1 1 I - 1 J , i i 1 - J i ' .J h;;; iiihahiianls. Antl whereas It nuv be that w itliin the boundaries oi' the before deilribt'd tract* phcar.i ; .d :;> I'a letters i5at( ; :, rrarxti'mj- and ( (aiiinninu- tl fame to the faid ai)[)iicant.s rciju^ctix'ely, and i.> liien- lieirs and ali!tj;ns fur < _ mp- for t! : e at the ra i)era. re, anv ihine, in th/.Miov .ts to tbie Board of 'i realury lu dh"' . cd \-- H v^'thftandinrr : c'^ of which po\v;r , liie l)ef(M'e deilrilnal i, , , of kind upon :!ie W'abalh and \'id"' cxLcpted, ■*■■» I * t Y \ 1 » '' t* J > I '. / f < » \ no j'lllce, where all perfons claiming lan.ds under ^,i;rant:. from the trow^n of P'rance, the p^overnment of Great-Eritain, or the lis jf Virginia^ (hall prefent the lame, or authcn.tic copies of the records, wdiere the fame n:ay have been, prelerved, arid frc '•1 /"i* 111'.'*' * « •■* »- RESOLVED, That where the claims to lands of tiie in/nabitants (f the country upon the Vv^abafn and Mill'fippi river vwhether le^,];al or equitable, do not amount to four huridred acres i'er each; the Covcrr»or of the '\\ ehern '1 crritorv n^as , .1 he is hereby em])o\\ered, at the reu;ut It of th.e partie-^, to ^^xwwx. to the parties a c]Uantity in adcdi".' n, r) •} adl n.ake up- i"';i hundred acres u.t each inhabitant : :ind [jro\'idid, tint in all cales where the claim exceeds that cp:':!n\ he A::all rcroM tin '• • ^vith all the circundiancesattendino^ it. to Congrefs, for their decibr.n : And to the erid that the buiin.e.,. n:ay be ccnducied w ith id tv and propriety, as well for the united States as for the iiidi\ iduals interelLed, FiEbOi^VED, d liat the Governor ihall erect; e wbv^'.bi warrants o I fur\ey niall illue to the iurve-.ors to be a|,'pointed to lay out the lame, vvhich furvcyors, before tli^y k:'\\ :m: the execution of their oiiice, ii^all take an oath or aiiirmation of iidtiity to the United States, and for the dne and f.'iki c vCcution of their oiiices reipectively, before they er.ter on the fame, which warrants, together v.ith plots (f the tracts land, ihall be returned to and bled in the i;dd otfice, betore anv patent lliall iilue ; and m all cafes \v here equitable titles fix have been afcertained, the Governor hiali certify the fanie, under his hand and leal, to tlie parts , w kicii certiiicate :■ 11 be r corded in the lax] oiiice, and w^lrrants of furvey illued thereupon, and return t»f the warrants^ tO'Teth^a Vviih tb> pie;/, of tJ land, be returned and iiled before any p^aten.t for t tie fame iludl illue : And the Secreta.ry of the Governrn.en* ^^ :'' -■■ i -• - "■; once in every three m.onths to the Secretar)' of Conp^rcfs of uU warrants illued by tiie Governor in liurfuance o; u,.j lorcooa refolutions. I ! , ) . ( Arf\ f ound.- of * bet( «' ihcd w ; i 1 1 ! . . •. . r I ^ 's 1 1 I ■ ' : \ . ; have rt')i»ovc(i (iiiiJiis'^ ii)al|.L'- !i M Ji i j IT i> >^ i.( : 1 1 ■ ' . ' ' ' ' |1 'f* i-c 1 I. • 1 va i kill! uut icr any jx'riorj orpcr- rr^iritirisr ant; liniiiivg tL<' ^ i.i Wf Hern 1 crrii:..^ ... I * 1 -* > 1 • •n-'i •1 « ' -^■'•' -^e Loriducud V. uii i<.]c- W.-ibafn and Miil'drpi rivers, . hilt the CcA ernor liiall cixct im (■]' Great-Britain, or the it ate ::.vc been prcltr\ lJ, arid from I j'urvcycr^. htlore th.e;y toiler , and for t' :i.c and l<;:iLlnl jr v.iih plots cf the trattb of fes where equitable titles fliall . , \. liich eertiiicate iLall be i ogether with the yAtxs of tiic uc)\'"!'!nnenL il.aii i'::;i,e r------ in luirluance of tU'J lorci.>oiiMJ^