Purchase of a Tract of Land
Document 1791Governor Mifflin, on behalf of his State of Pennsylvania, agrees to purchase a tract of land belonging to the United States for the price of three-fourths of a dollar per acre.
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Type
Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document
Description
Governor Mifflin, on behalf of his State of Pennsylvania, agrees to purchase a tract of land belonging to the United States for the price of three-fourths of a dollar per acre.
Date
05/05/1791
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Erie
Collection
Document number
1791050590002
Notable persons
Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury
Thomas Mifflin, Governor of Pennsylvania
Board of Treasury of the United States
Delegates in Congress from Pennsylvania
Notable locations
Lake Erie
boundaries of the States of New York and Massachusetts
Notable items
resolution of Congress
purchase of a tract of land
meridian line
gold
silver
public security
interest
quantity of land
actual survey
terms of the contract