Virginia: Cession of Western Land Claims.
Item
Type
Printed transcription/modern copy of Document
Title
Virginia: Cession of Western Land Claims.
Description
Virginia Cession of Western Land Claims in the Ohio Territory based on Act of Congress which recommended to the several states having claims to waste and unappropriated lands in the Western Country a liberal cession to the United States of a portion of respective claims for the common benefit of the Union.
year created
1784
month created
03
day created
01
in collection
in publication
author note
Authors: Thomas Jefferson; Samuel Hardy; Arthur Lee; James Monroe
notable person/group
Thomas Jefferson
Samuel Hardy
Arthur Lee
James Monroe
Congress of the United States of America
General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia
delegates
Congress
Legislature
commissioner
French and Canadian inhabitants
settlers
citizens of Virginia
George Rogers Clarke
officers and soldiers
Clarke's regiment
Virginia troops
troops
the American Army
notable location
Commonwealth of Virginia
territory north-westward of the river ohio
ohio river
Western Country
British posts
Kaskaskies
St. Vincents
villages
Northwest side of the Ohio
Southeast side of the Ohio
Cumberland River
Green River
Tennessee River
North Carolina line
the Cumberland lands
Scioto River
Little Miami River
United States
notable item/thing
act
states
Union
lands
cession
claims
right, title, and claim
terms
propositions
justice
territory
enacted
lawful
authorised and empowered
deeds
instrument
convey
transfer
assign
jurisdiction
tract of country
Virginia Charter
act of Congress
miles
republican states
rights
sovereignty
freedom
independence
expenses
forts
garrisons
defense
reimbursed
account
intent and meaning
possessions
titles
rights
liberties
acres
land
laws
Continental Establishment
bounties
deficiency
common fund
Confederation
alliance
charge and expenditure
trust
resolution
power and authority
right
title
claim
convey
transfer
assign
soil
jurisdiction
tract
country
testimony
seals
notable phrase
the propriety of making Cessions equally liberal for the common Benefit and support of the Union
right, title, and claim
terms and conditions
admitted members of the federal union
document number
1784030193600
number of pages
4
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
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| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Collection: Printed Versions | [unknown] |
| [view document] (0 pages) | [no image] | Publication: Territorial Papers, Vol. 2. | [unknown] |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia | [unknown] | [n/a] |