Certificates for Land for Canadian Refugees
Item
Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Title
Certificates for Land for Canadian Refugees
Description
Submitted two certificates for land granted to refugees by Congress as compensation for abandoning their property in Canada. In order to obtain land in the Refugee Tract, applicants had to have left Canada for the duration of the war and supported the American war effort.
year created
1800
month created
10
day created
13
author
sent from location
Albany
recipient
sent to location
City of Washington
notable person/group
Henry Glen
Jacob Vander Heyden
refugees
Canadians
General Montgomery
notable location
City of Washington
Albany
New York
Canada
Montreal
notable item/thing
refugee tract
certificates
Act for Relief of the Canadian Refugees
land
compensation
losses
price
Laws and Patents
sixpence per acre
Journals of Congress
paper money
credit
notable phrase
having abandoned their situations in that Country
document number
1800101390001
page start
1
number of pages
4
Item sets
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Document instances
| In image | In source | Location in source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [view document] (3 pages) | ZCD04 (6 pages) | Collection: Fred Manning Collection of Documents from Various Series in RG217. (RG217) | B: 50 |
| [view document] (3 pages) | ZCD04a (4 pages) | Collection: Fred Manning Collection of Documents from Various Series in RG217. (RG217) | B: 50 |
Document names
| Type | Name | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Author | Jacob VanderHeyden | Albany | [n/a] |
| Recipient | Henry Glen | City of Washington | [n/a] |