Proclamation Forbidding Sale of Lands West of Ohio River
Item
Type
Copy of Signed Document
Title
Proclamation Forbidding Sale of Lands West of Ohio River
Description
A Congressional Proclamation issued to warn settlers on unappropriated lands west of the Ohio River to depart immediately or stay at their own peril.
year created
1785
month created
06
day created
15
author
in collection
in image
notable person/group
Richard Henry Lee
Charles Thomson
congress
settlers
citizens
disorderly persons
notable location
Ohio River
notable item/thing
land
federal authority
resolutions
offices of sale
surveyed
document number
1785061590001
page start
1
number of pages
1
transcription
A PROCLAMATION
Whereas, it has been represented to the UNITED
STATES IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, That several
disorderly Persons have crossed the River Ohio",
and settled upon their unappropriated LANDSÂ :--
And Whereas, it is their Intention, as soon as it shall be surveyed, to open Offices for
the Sale of a considerable Part thereof, in such Proportions, and under such other Re-
gulations as may suit the Convenience of all the Citizens of the said States, and others,
who may wish to become Purchasers of the same;--and as such Conduct tends to de-
feat the Object which they have in view, is in direct Opposition to the Ordinances and
Resolutions of Congress, and is highly disrespectful to the Federal Authority----they
have therefore thought fit, and do hereby issue this their PROCLAMATION, strictly for-
biding all such unwarrantable Intrusions, and enjoining all those who have settled
thereon to depart, with their Families and Effects, without Loss of Time, as they shall
answer the same at their Peril.
DONE by the United States in Congress assembled the fifteenth Day of
June, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Five, and the Ninth
Year of the Independence of the United States of America.
Richard Henry Lee, P.
Charles Thomson, Sec'ry
NEW-YORK
Printed by F. Childs, No, 17, DUKE-STREET
Whereas, it has been represented to the UNITED
STATES IN CONGRESS ASSEMBLED, That several
disorderly Persons have crossed the River Ohio",
and settled upon their unappropriated LANDSÂ :--
And Whereas, it is their Intention, as soon as it shall be surveyed, to open Offices for
the Sale of a considerable Part thereof, in such Proportions, and under such other Re-
gulations as may suit the Convenience of all the Citizens of the said States, and others,
who may wish to become Purchasers of the same;--and as such Conduct tends to de-
feat the Object which they have in view, is in direct Opposition to the Ordinances and
Resolutions of Congress, and is highly disrespectful to the Federal Authority----they
have therefore thought fit, and do hereby issue this their PROCLAMATION, strictly for-
biding all such unwarrantable Intrusions, and enjoining all those who have settled
thereon to depart, with their Families and Effects, without Loss of Time, as they shall
answer the same at their Peril.
DONE by the United States in Congress assembled the fifteenth Day of
June, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Five, and the Ninth
Year of the Independence of the United States of America.
Richard Henry Lee, P.
Charles Thomson, Sec'ry
NEW-YORK
Printed by F. Childs, No, 17, DUKE-STREET
Item sets
Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (1 pages) | BCA13 (1 pages) | Collection: Arthur Lee Papers | bMs Am 811.6 (127) |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Richard Henry Lee | [unknown] | [n/a] |