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Virginia Land Office Exchange Preemption Warrants Nos. 1-404, 1780-1808

1.25 cu. ft. (3 boxes)

These records contain original preemption (prior settlement) warrants which were returned to the Land Office for exchange. Included are preemption warrants numbered 1-404 and exchanged from 1780 March to 1808 December. The warrants contain the name of the claimant (and/or his assignee), the amount of land due, and the reason why it is due. For most, if not all, of the warrants the land was due "on preemption as by certificate from the Commissioners of the District of Monongalia, Yohogania, and Ohio", and a sum of money paid. In some instances, supplemental papers of explanation pertaining to the exchange accompany the warrant. Often the additional note certifies that there is not waste or unappropriated land adjoining the said settlement.

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Virginia Land Office Exchange Preemption Warrants Nos. 1-404, 1780-1808 1.25 cu. ft. (3 boxes)

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These records contain original preemption (prior settlement) warrants which were returned to the Land Office for exchange. Included are preemption warrants numbered 1-404 and exchanged from 1780 March to 1808 December. The warrants contain the name of the claimant (and/or his assignee), the amount of land due, and the reason why it is due. For most, if not all, of the warrants the land was due "on preemption as by certificate from the Commissioners of the District of Monongalia, Yohogania, and Ohio", and a sum of money paid. In some instances, supplemental papers of explanation pertaining to the exchange accompany the warrant. Often the additional note certifies that there is not waste or unappropriated land adjoining the said settlement.

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