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American State Papers --INDEX.

American State Papers [Public Lands: Volume 1] : Index
INDEX.

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• A.
• ... Page
• Abbot, James, Esq. ... 326, 351, 452
• Abbot, James, heirs of ... 452, 462, 487, 491
• Abbot, Samuel, Esq. ... 372, 375
• Abner, John J. ... 579, 586, 589
• Abrahams, Robert ... 574, 587, 685, 710
• Abrams, Robert, representatives of ... 801
• Acre, difference between the American and French acre used in Michigan ... 255
• Adair, John ... 225
• Adair, Louis ... 269
• Adam, David ... 775
• Adams, Charles ... 792
• Adams, Jacob ... 787, 797
• Adams, John ... 810
• Adams, Seth ... 207
• Adams, William ... 810
• Addison, William ... 509
• Adeline, Alexis ... 277
• Aikin, James ... 215
• Ailes, Amos and others, report on the petition of, for confirmation of certain grants of land ... 63
• Ails, Amos ... 277, 278
• Ails, Stephen ... 277
• Aird, George, heirs of ... 360
• Aird, James ... 360
• Airhard, Jacob ... 812
• Alare, Louis ... 7
• Alba, Stephen de ... 787
• Aldridge, Thomas ... 818
• Alexander, Isaac and Joshua ... 775
• Alexander, Reuben ... 801
• Allard, Jacques ... 329
• Allard, Jacques, Jr. ... 340
• Allary, Clement ... 540
• Allary Jean Baptiste ... 540
• Allen, John ... 96, 99
• Allen, Joseph ... 816
• Allen, Samuel ... 540
• Allen, Louis ... 9
• Allison, David ... 205
• Aloire, Jean B: ... 312
• Alston, John ... 550
• Alston, John M. ... 804
• Alston, Philip ... 550
• Alston, Solomon ... 550
• Alterations, in relation to the surveys and sales of public lands, suggested ... 149

  report recommending certain, in the mode of selling public lands ... 166

• Amberson, Johnston ... 540
• Ambroise, Francois ... 321
• Ambrose and Marble ... 784
• Ambrose, Stephen ... 787, 808
• Amory, Rufus G. ... 209, 215
• Amos, James ... 549
• Ancram, William ... 482, 500
• Anderson, Darius ... 815, 820
• Anderson, John ... 211, 293
• Anderson, Joseph ... 226, 582, 586
• Anderson, Thomas ... 517, 519
• Anderton, John ... 805
• Andre, Pierre ... 518
• Andrews, Ebenezer T. ... 207
• Andrews, Edmund ... 817
• Andrews, Ihmer ... 792
• Andrews, Ithmar ... 566
• Andrews, James ... 799
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• Andrews, Justus ... 810
• Andrez, Joseph ... 7, 269
• Andry, Simon ... 579, 581, 587, 588, 589, 590, 699, 712, 721, 725, 727, 624, 625, 654, 691
• Anthus, Francois ... 530, 533
• Anthus, John and Jacob ... 271
• Applegate, Samuel ... 513
• Apthop, John T. ... 206
• Arbuthnot, James ... 818
• Archenard, Caesar ... 788
• Ardrine, L. ... 509
• Argilleure, Jean d' ... 77
• Armesto, Andres L. ... 782
• Armstreet, John ... 550, 778
• Armstrong, Alexander ... 818
• Armstrong, John ... 271, 277, 278, 808
• Armstrong, Moses ... 823
• Armstrong, Sarah ... 807
• Arnold, Jonathan ... 205, 214, 216, 220
• Arnold, Welcome ... 216
• Arnot, John ... 579, 589
• Arpin, Jean B. ... 509
• Arrananders, Thomas ... 819
• Arturgus, Mainard ... 78
• Aschar, Joseph ... 209
• Ash, George, report on the petition of, for permission to accept an Indian grant ... 111, 238, 533
• Ash, John ... 540
• Ashley, John ... 206, 357
• Ashley, Robert ... 804, 820
• Ashley, Thomas ... 804
• Askin, John ... 78, 283, 342, 378, 419, 445, 480, 500, 501, 509
• Askin, John Jr. ... 325, 335, 335
• Aspaho, Anthony ... 575
• Astargus, Robert ... 376
• Astargus, widow ... 8
• Astrus, Alexis ... 269, 509
• Asturgus, Minor ... 509
• Asturgus, Minor, heirs of ... 209
• Atchinson, William ... 777, 785, 822
• Atkins, Wylie ... 821
• Attorney General, opinion of, on the validity of the claims of the French settlers at Galliopolis ... 23

  report and digest by, of charters, treaties, and documents, relating to lands in the southwest, claimed by certain companies under a law of Georgia ... 28

  opinions of, on contract of John Cleves Symmes with the United

  States ... 59, 115

• B.
• Babcock, John ... 818
• Baby, James ... 484, 485, 495
• Baby, James, Esq. ... 295, 338, 342, 343, 349, 353, 354, 355, 356, 372, 375, 378, 448
• Bacon, Richard ... 788
• Bailey, Anthony ... 216
• Bailey, George ... 811
• Bailey, John ... 278, 509, 518, 520
• Baillarjon, Nicholas ... 7, 273, 510
• Baird, Joseph ... 79, 373
• Baird, Robert ... 270, 518
• Baird, Samuel ... 77, 79, 270, 271, 278, 512, 520, 521, 524
• Baird, Thomas ... 511, 518

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• Baker, Daniel ... 793
• Baker, Elizabeth ... 567
• Baker, Ezina ... 569
• Baker, Isaac ... 522
• Baker, Jacob ... 206
• Baker, Joel ... 523
• Baker, John ... 574, 575, 580, 583, 584, 587, 589, 590, 640, 641, 653, 704, 712
• Baker, Joshua ... 821
• Baldridge, Francis ... 814
• Ballairdon, Nicholas ... 8, 269
• Ballard, Francis ... 591, 817
• Banks, George D. ... 799
• Banks, Jared ... 222
• Barbaree, Otto V. F. ... 574, 575, 583, 584, 585, 589
• Barber, Thomas ... 203
• Barbour James ... 549, 550
• Barbut, James ... 557
• Baril, Francis ... 8
• Barker, Daniel ... 578, 586
• Barker, Ephraim ... 578, 585, 599, 653, 716
• Barker, Wiley ... 578, 586, 603, 670, 715
• Barkman, Henry ... 270
• Barland, William ... 785, 791, 794, 796, 797, 802, 820
• Barnes, Elias ... 811
• Barnes, Giles, ... 402, 406, 484, 494
• Barnett, Samuel ... 227
• Baron, Antoine ... 300, 349
• Baron, Antoine L. ... 344
• Baroye, Francois, Sen. ... 7
• Baroye, Francois, Jr. ... 7
• Barrackman, Abraham ... 510, 518, 520
• Barrackman, Christopher ... 518, 570
• Barrackman, Henry ... 509
• Barrackman, John ... 227
• Barrackman, Michael ... 77
• Barrackman, Peter ... 509
• Barrackman, Peter J. ... 79
• Barrackman, Peter, heirs of ... 79, 276, 510
• Barrais, Francois ... 79
• Barrell, Joseph ... 217, 219
• Barrill Francois ... 509
• Barrois, Alexis, heirs of ... 518
• Barrois, Francois, Sen. ... 269
• Barrois, Francois, Jr. ... 253, 269
• Barrois, Jean B. ... 253, 269, 278
• Barrois, Lambert ... 518
• Barrois, Leon ... 518
• Barrow, Joseph ... 374, 518
• Barrow, Pierre, heirs of ... 269
• Barrow, Richard ... 579, 585, 639, 697, 716
• Barrow, Zadock ... 810
• Barry, Francois ... 269
• Barry, Richard ... 549
• Barsabeau, J. B. ... 518
• Barthe, Pierre ... 510
• Bartheaume, Noel ... 278
• Barton, John, ... 803
• Barton, Thomas ... 515
• Barutel, Blaize ... 540
• Basinet, Francis ... 7
• Bass, Jeremiah ... 821
• Bass, Samuel ... 207
• Bassadon, Laurent ... 77, 524
• Basseron, Francis ... 9
• Bassett, Nathaniel ... 710
• Bassett, Thomas ... 577, 586, 609, 612, 670, 710
• Bassett, William ... 776, 777
• Batchelet, Charles ... 567
• Batchelot, Henry ... 571
• Bates, Ephraim ... 789, 820
• Bates, Joseph ... 578, 590, 743, 764
• Bates, Joseph, Jr. ... 588, 646, 692, 714
• Bates, Thomas ... 578, 589, 687, 694, 714
• Bates, Thomas Jr. ... 590, 749, 752, 767
• Baugaud, Claudis ... 573
• Bawhus, Benjamin ... 10
• Bay, Elihu H. ... 549, 553, 554, 574, 583, 584, 587, 677, 678, 679, 709, 823
• Bay, William, ... 549
• Bayadone, Laurence ... 79
• Bazadonne, Laurent, ... 8, 269, 270, 271, 274, 278, 509, 513, 518
• Bazinette, Francois ... 269, 370
• Bazo and Grass, ... 802
• Bealk, Benjamin ... 775, 776, 794, 799
• Beal, Andrew, representativea of ... 815
• Bealle, Andrews ... 781
• Beard, Isham ... 588
• Beard, Samuel ... 816
• Beard, Thomas ... 816
• Beaubien, ... 303
• Beaubien, Antoine ... 284
• Beaubien, Jean M. ... 383, 348, 364
• Beubien, Joseph ... 286
• Beauchain, Jean B., heirs of ... 510
• Beaudoin, Alexis ... 518
• Beaufait, and Loson ... 494
• Beaugrande, Jean B. ... 410, 451
• Beckley, Phillippina ... 820
• Beckus, Benjamin ... 77, 509, 510, 514, 518
• Becquet, widow of ... 524
• Bedid, James ... 818
• Beedle, Elias ... 509
• Beleau, Angelic ... 540
• Beleau, Michael ... 540
• Bell, Richard ... 801
• Bell, William ... 792
• Bellair, Aimable ... 385, 426, 429, 450, 452
• Bellair, Joseph ... 409
• Bellair, Jean L. ... 386
• Belly, Peter ... 573
• Benard, Joseph, representatives of ... 824
• Benfait, Louis, Sen. ... 286, 312
• Bennet, Micajah ... 815
• Benoist, Gabriel, representatives of ... 777, 788
• Benome, Francois ... 376
• Bently, John ... 778
• Bequet, Jacques, heirs of ... 269
• Bergand, Charles ... 9, 269, 510
• Bergand, Dominique ... 269, 510
• Berger, Frederick ... 7, 508, 509
• Berger, Frederick, Jr. ... 509
• Berger, George ... 510, 518
• Berger, Peter ... 518
• Bergeron, Louis ... 7, 269, 510
• Bergman, Christian ... 277
• Bernard, Antoine ... 402
• Bernard, Charles ... 408
• Bernard, Hyacinth ... 400, 408
• Bernard, Joseph ... 569, 778, 788
• Bernard, Louis ... 397
• Berry and Holbrook ... 803
• Berry, John ... 817
• Berry, Thomas ... 807
• Berry, William ... 821
• Berthelet, Henry ... 303, 475, 479, 506
• Beverest, Peter ... 589
• Biddle, Elias ... 518, 519, 521, 523
• Biddle, Thomas ... 211
• Bickham, Abner ... 808
• Bicklay, Adam, representatives of ... 777
• Biggs, Caleb ... 809
• Biggs, William, report on the petitions of ... 545
• Bilbo, James ... 587, 688, 718
• Bilbo, Mathew ... 579, 588, 655, 716
• Billet, Pierre ... 278
• Billon, Antoine ... 468, 469
• Bindon, Joseph ... 96, 99
• Binet, John ... 8
• Binette, John B. ... 7, 9, 269, 509, 510
• Bingaman, Adam ... 778, 784, 788, 790, 793, 823
• Bingaman, Christian ... 778, 793
• Bingaman, Christopher ... 803
• Bingaman, Louis ... 784
• Bino, Jean B. ... 518
• Bird, Capt. Henry ... 255
• Bird, W. ... 225
• Bird, William ... 808
• Bishop, William ... 806
• Bisland, Alexander ... 776
• Bisland, John ... 776, 777, 778, 779, 785, 806
• Bissardon, Peter ... 571
• Bissonet, Joseph ... 397
• Biverest, Peter ... 575
• Black, Daniel ... 271
• Black, James ... 520
• Blackburn, Ephraim ... 787
• Blackburn, R. S. ... 571
• Blackford, John ... 277
• Blackford, Reuben ... 277
• Blackwell, Nathan ... 579, 585, 595, 648, 716, 772
• Blagge. Samuel ... 206, 207, 208
• Blake, George ... 202, 203, 204, 213
• Blake, John and others, Canadian refugees, report on the petition of ... 22
• Bleakley, Josiah ... 362
• Bleecher, L. ... 214
• Bleeker, Leonard ... 205
• Blommart, John ... 569, 802
• Blount, Luke ... 821
• Blount, William ... 225
• Blue, William K. ... 212, 215
• Boardman, Charles, ... 562
• Boardman, Charles, representatives of, ... 776, 780, 787, 810
• Boardman, Daniel ... 209, 210
• Boardman, William ... 207, 208
• Bocart, Martha ... 96, 99
• Bodwell, Enoch ... 804

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• Boggs, John, and others, memorial of ... 149
• Boland, Andrew K. ... 815
• Bolls, James ... 776, 820
• Bolls, James and Wilson ... 785
• Bolls, John ... 775, 776, 786, 788, 803
• Bolls, Wilson ... 811
• Bonlon, Amable ... 518
• Bolon, Gabriel, Sen. ... 269
• Bolon, Gabriel, Jun. ... 518
• Bolon, Hypolite ... 278, 509, 524
• Bolon, Louis ... 269, 509
• Bolon, Margaret, ... 79, 275
• Bolon, Nicholas ... 518
• Bolon, Susannah ... 10
• Bond, Joshua B. ... 205, 209
• Bondell, Francis ... 820
• Bondi, Antoine ... 303, 304, 509
• Bondi, Joseph ... 302
• Boneau, Charles ... 269
• Boneau, Jean B. ... 269
• Bonhomme, John B. ... 509, 515, 518
• Bonneau, Charles ... 7, 510
• Bonneau, Nicholas ... 278, 518
• Bonneau, Peter ... 9, 269
• Bonnel, Elias ... 769, 793
• Bonnel, Joseph ... 779
• Bonnell, Elias ... 769
• Bonner, James ... 777
• Bonner, Moses ... 781, 783, 787, 803
• Bonner, Willis, ... 782, 783
• Bono, Nicholas, ... 510
• Bonome, Francois ... 348, 351
• Bonome, Pierre ... 581
• Boone, Squire ... 796
• Boothe, John ... 786
• Bordeaux, John B. ... 334
• Bordeleau, ... 510
• Bordeleau, Antoine, Sen. ... 7, 9, 269, 278, 509, 518, 523
• Bordeleau, Antoine, heirs of ... 523
• Bordeleau, Charles ... 518
• Bordeleau, Michael ... 8, 269, 273, 278, 509
• Bordeleau, Pierre, ... 518
• Boree, John S. ... 588
• Berneau, Charles, ... 510
• Bosseron ... 510
• Bosseron, Charles ... 75
• Bosseron, Francis ... 7, 75, 77, 269, 279, 509, 510
• Bosseron, John B. ... 269, 510
• Bostonais, ... 468
• Bouchard, Ignace ... 484
• Boucher, Charles ... 524
• Boucher Joseph ... 518
• Boucher, Vital ... 7, 8, 10, 269, 272, 509, 510, 523
• Bouille, Alexander D. ... 802
• Boulon, Amable ... 7, 9, 269, 509
• Bounds, James ... 815
• Bounty lands, Virginia military, reserved out of the cession to the United States, report on ... 1, 17
• Bounty land warrants, issued on a forged power of attorney, relief refused ... 115

  warrants, report on expediency of granting relief where fraudulently obtained ed ... 827

• Bourbon county, claims in the Mississippi territory, arising under the act of Georgia, erecting the county of ... 120
• Bourdeaux, Jean M. ... 408
• Bourdeaux, Joseph ... 300
• Bourdeaux, Louis ... 401
• Bournassa, Daniel ... 540
• Bournassa, Louis ... 300
• Bovard, William ... 808, 819
• Box, Joseph ... 815, 816
• Boyd, Alexander ... 787, 792, 812
• Boyd, James ... 96, 99
• Boyd, Samuel ... 814
• Boyd, William ... 818
• Boydras, J. and others, memorial of ... 826
• Boyer, Antoine ... 485
• Boyer, Francis ... 9, 509, 518
• Boyer, Louis ... 510
• Boyer, Louis, Jun. ... 7, 269
• Boyer, Louis, widow of ... 7, 9, 269
• Boyer, Toussaint ... 510, 518
• Boykin, Francis ... 586, 627, 659, 713
• Boykin, Solomon ... 588, 655, 723, 771
• Boykin, William ... 579
• Brace, Jonathan ... 203
• Bracken, Andrew ... 819
• Bradford, Lieut. Col. ... 96, 99
• Bradley, Charles ... 278
• Bradley, Darling ... 806
• Bradley, Edward ... 227
• Bradley, James ... 278
• Bradley, Joseph ... 815
• Bradley, Samuel ... 277, 278
• Branchan, Pierre, Sen. ... 401
• Branchan, Pierre, Jun. ... 401
• Brandon, Gerard, ... 776, 777
• Brashears, Ann. ... 565
• Brashears, Benjamin ... 785
• Brashears, Richard ... 581, 586, 601, 671, 725, 727, 772
• Brashear, Tobias, ... 776, 794
• Brashier, Zadoc ... 582, 585
• Brassard, Joseph, representatives of ... 9
• Brassfield, Reuben ... 808
• Brawn, Bedford ... 214
• Brawn, Thomas ... 212
• Braxton, Christian ... 776, 814
• Brazan, Luza ... 540
• Brazer, John ... 207
• Brezeale, Elisha ... 820
• Bremarr, Francis ... 549
• Breton, dit St. Martin, J. B. ... 269
• Brewer, Charles ... 586, 607, 670, 716
• Brewer, George, Jun., ... 578, 579, 586, 587, 588, 605, 625, 660, 661, 705, 715, 717, 720, 726, 769
• Brewer, John ... 579, 587, 588, 604, 626, 659, 671, 715, 726
• Brewer, Patrick ... 581, 586
• Brewer, Thomas ... 207
• Brewer, William ... 586, 600, 714
• Brezina, Francis ... 569
• Bridgen, Charles ... 211, 213, 228
• Bridges, Samuel ... 804, 820
• Brinker, Abraham ... 270, 271
• Briquet, Andre dit St. Dizier ... 269
• Bristol, William ... 204
• Broca, Valentine de ... 587, 590
• Brock, William J. ... 212
• Brocus, William ... 777, 780, 785, 793, 822
• Bronliett, Michael ... 77
• Brooks, John. ... 806
• Brooks, Martin ... 96, 99
• Brooks, Samuel ... 570
• Brooks, William ... 785, 804, 812
• Brossard, Joseph ... 524
• Brouillet, Francois ... 7, 269, 528
• Brouillet, Louis ... 7, 10
• Brouillet, Michel ... 7, 9, 269, 518
• Broutin, Narcissa ... 575, 579, 590, 732, 754, 773
• Brown, Adam ... 382, 473
• Brown, Bedford ... 212, 222
• Brown, Frances ... 277
• Brown, James ... 202, 277
• Brown, Joseph ... 277
• Brown, Moses ... 207
• Brown, Obadiah ... 794
• Brown, Samuel ... 203
• Brown, William ... 277, 447, 492, 573, 778, 788
• Bruin, Peter B. ... 569, 796, 812, 893
• Brush, Elijah ... 249, 256, 283, 284, 354
• Bryan and Brewer, ... 585, 648, 658, 662, 718
• Bryan, Jeremiah ... 569, 777
• Bryant, Jesse ... 585, 821
• Buford, William ... 579, 590, 591, 742, 752, 753
• Buford, William H. ... 591, 758, 767, 768
• Bugand, Charles ... 7
• Buisson and Laroche, ... 496
• Bulfinch, Charles ... 217
• Bullard, Joseph ... 815
• Bullen, John ... 776
• Buller, John ... 803
• Bullett, Benjamin ... 510
• Bullin, Joseph ... 806, 822
• Bullitt, William ... 269, 270, 271, 509, 516, 517
• Bullock, Benjamin ... 803
• Bullock, Stephen ... 789
• Bunch, Eli ... 803
• Buntin, Robert ... 77, 78, 269, 270, 271, 276, 278, 510, 511, 514, 515, 519, 520, 521, 522, 523
• Burbank, Jesse ... 292
• Burch, John ... 813, 823
• Burch, Washington ... 823
• Burch, William ... 788
• Burd, William ... 817
• Burden, George ... 554, 575, 584, 591, 759, 761, 768
• Burke, William ... 578, 579, 587, 656, 690, 717
• Burling, Thomas ... 88, 558, 788
• Burling Walter ... 791, 807
• Burnet, Daniel ... 560, 568, 776, 777, 819, 824
• Burnet, James ... 568
• Burnet, John ... 796, 819
• Burnet, John, jr. ... 569, 811
• Burney, James ... 817
• Burney, John ... 581, 585
• Burns, John ... 804
• Burrows, Gabriel ... 579, 586
• Butcher, Henry ... 822

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• Butean, widow ... 269
• Butler, Christopher ... 776
• Butler, Richard ... 777, 783, 784
• Butler, Thomas C. ... 213
• Butler, William ... 792
• Buyatte, Alexis ... 540
• Byrant and Suelgrove ... 579
• Byrd, Capt. Henry ... 249
• Byrne, Gerald ... 575, 589
• C.
• Cabacier, Charles ... 341
• Cabassier, Pierre ... 281
• Cabanne, Peter ... 812
• Cabean, William ... 820
• Cable, Jacob ... 781, 811
• Cain, William ... 819
• Calcote, John ... 815
• Caleb and Carpenter ... 577
• Calhoon, John ... 819
• Callaban, David ... 817
• Callehan, John ... 820
• Callendar, Alexander ... 778
• Callendar, Robert ... 549
• Callier, James, ... 579, 580, 582, 584, 585, 586, 588, 591, 598, 607, 617, 618, 648, 649, 650, 657, 662, 668, 691, 697, 704, 705, 710, 715, 718, 720, 727, 738, 745, 749, 766
• Callier, John ... 580, 584, 587, 629, 659, 702, 713, 769
• Callihan, John ... 781
• Calvit, Anthony ... 563, 812
• Calvit, Frederick ... 776, 811
• Calvit, John ... 786, 804
• Calvit, Joseph ... 776, 798
• Calvit, Phoebe ... 800
• Calvit, Thomas ... 776, 780, 796, 811
• Calvit, William ... 786
• Camack, John ... 569, 791, 803
• Cambris, Andre ... 518
• Cameron, Duncan ... 815
• Cameron, Evan ... 778
• Cameron, Murdoch ... 361, 375
• Campagnote, Francis ... 9, 273
• Campbell, Gustavus ... 820
• Campbell, John ... 362, 775, 785
• Campbell, Joseph ... 579, 591, 748, 754, 764
• Campbell, Robert, representatives of ... 374, 375
• Campeau, Alexis ... 258, 299
• Campeau, Angelique ... 258, 471
• Campeau, Antoine ... 305, 405, 471
• Campeau, Cecille, heirs of, ... 453, 459, 475
• Campeau, Charles M. ... 300
• Campeau Claude ... 422
• Campeau, Francis P., heirs of ... 455, 481
• Campeau, Jacques ... 302
• Campeau, Jean B. ... 320, 442
• Campeau, Joseph, ... 315, 316, 369, 435, 454, 459, 467, 474, 489
• Campeau, Julien ... 456
• Campeau, Louis ... 324
• Campeau, Madeline ... 258
• Campeau, Mibel and Antoine ... 258
• Campeau, Nicholas ... 371, 460
• Campeau, Pierre ... 519
• Campeau, Rene ... 273
• Camus, Peter ... 788, 791
• Canadian refugees, reports on petition of, for compensation ... 22, 23, 25

  a list of, entitled to a bounty in land from the United States ... 95

  report on the list furnished by the Secretary of War, and Comptroller of the Treasury, ... 99

  report on the severalreports of the commissioners appointed under the act for the relief of ... 534

• Canadine, John J. ... 779
• Canadine, Parker ... 775, 779, 784
• Canadine, P. jr. and G. R. ... 779
• Canadine, Richard ... 779, 798
• Cannada, John ... 587, 647, 723
• Cannon, William ... 592
• Cannoyer, Peter, heirs of ... 77
• Cantebury, Francois ... 518, 524
• Capucine, Theodore ... 519
• Caradine, Joseph ... 806
• Cardinal, Jacques ... 7, 8, 269, 510, 511
• Cardinal, Jeanne ... 275
• Cardinal, John B. ... 7, 269, 510
• Cardinal, Marianne W. ... 524
• Cardinal, Nicholas ... 511, 517
• Cardinal, Nicholas, widow of ... 7, 8
• Cardine, Jean ... 510
• Cardine, John ... 277
• Cardine, Louis ... 511
• Carman, Wilson ... 581, 589, 669, 670, 723
• Carmichael, James ... 510

  John F ... 807

  Patrick ... 277, 525

• Carnes, Richard ... 221

  Thomas P. ... 222

  Carney, Martin ... 561

  William ... 802

• Carnieyer, Pierre ... 7
• Carolinas, surrender of the seven-eighths of, by the proprietors, to George II. ... 32
• Carpenter, James ... 589, 755, 763, 784

  Richard ... 784

  Richard, Caleb, and Joseph ... 589

  Carr, Ann ... 550, 823

  Carr and Prevost ... 813

• Carriere, ... 277
• Carroll, Benjamin ... 808

  James ... 568

  John ... 806

• Carron, Jean B. ... 269, 496
• Carson, Alexander ... 279

  Thomas ... 579, 586, 606, 697, 715

• Carter, Charles ... 807

  Hezekiah ... 582, 588, 646, 726, 727, 772

  Jesse ... 775, 785, 787

  Moses ... 7, 269, 510

  Nehemiah ... 562, 817, 824

  Sarah ... 785

  Richard ... 785

  Robert ... 776

  Thomas ... 569

  Vincent ... 809

  Cartier, Peter ... 10, 269, 276, 511

  Pierre, Jr ... 518

• Cartwright, James ... 369

  Peter ... 588, 665, 724, 768

• Case, William ... 777
• Cashol, Robert ... 787
• Cason, Charles ... 781
• Cassady, Henry ... 512
• Casseter, Charles ... 583, 584, 588, 664, 725
• Casson, William ... 812
• Caston, John ... 821

  Seth ... 819

  William R. ... 821.

• Catt, George. ... 513, 523

  Philip ... 510, 513, 518, 520

• Cattin, Antoine, heirs of ... 314

  Francois ... 409, 426

• Caty, Antoine ... 7, 8, 269, 510
• Cayeau, Peter ... 96
• Cazeau, P. Francis ... 96, 99
• Cearhart, Andrew, heirs of ... 276
• Cedeter, Jacob ... 277
• Cenait, Alexis ... 473
• Cession, report on the military reserve in that, made by Virginia to the United States ... 1

  report on the eastern boundary of that, made by New York and Massachusetts ... 3

  quantity and situation of unclaimed land in that made by North Carolina ... 17

  by Georgia, conditions of ... 114

• Chabert, Francis ... 299, 379, 413, 479, 480, 505

  Jean ... 511

  Pierre ... 518

  Widow of ... 510

• Chabot, Joseph ... 7, 269, 511

  Toussaint ... 794

  William ... 787

• Chabotte, Joseph, Jr. ... 519
• Chachere, Louis ... 806
• Chambers, Daniel ... 796

  John ... 808

• Champagne, Ignace ... 332

  Simon ... 496

• Champagnotte, Francois ... 269
• Champlin, Christopher ... 205, 206, 213
• Chandler, Gardner L. ... 217
• Chaney, Bailey E. ... 808

  Emanuel, heirs of ... 581, 588, 660, 725

  James ... 823

  William ... 792

• Chandonet, Charles ... 362
• Chapard, Marie C. ... 269

  Nicholas, Jun. ... 511

• Chapart, Nicholas ... 7, 10
• Chapoton, Antoine ... 485

  Benoit ... 285, 410

  Jean B. ... 269

  Louis ... 444

  Louis, Jun. ... 345

  Nicholas ... 337

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• Chappard, Nicholas ... 79, 511
• Charbonneau, Germain ... 518

  Jacob ... 7, 269

  James ... 9, 510, 511

• Charles Gilbout ... 7
• Charpaid, Nicholas ... 7, 269
• Charpentier, John ... 7, 269
• Chartier, Debauch J. ... 511

  Francois, Sen. ... 365

  Jean B. ... 7, 269, 511

  Joseph ... 7, 9, 269, 510, 511

  Michael ... 519

  Pierre, Sen. ... 7

• Chartran, Jean. ... 518
• Chartres, Charles ... 77
• Chastang, Dr. John ... 579, 586, 614, 616, 690, 691, 707, 711, 712, 726

  Joseph ... 579, 588, 650, 691, 727

• Chatelreaux, Joseph ... 385
• Chatignie, Ignace ... 518
• Chats, Philip ... 8
• Chaubert, Chevalier ... 258
• Chavue, Shadrach ... 819
• Cheine, Jean B., heirs of ... 79
• Chene, Gabriel ... 286

  Isidore ... 257

  Pierre ... 503

• Cheney, Emanuel ... 582, 585
• Cherbonneau, Joseph ... 289
• Cherne, Jean B. du ... 75
• Cherokees, definitive treaty of peace with Georgia and So. Carolina, at Dewittapos;s corner, 1777 ... 51

  and Chickasaws, territory of, as defined by the treaties of Hopewell and Holstein ... 17

• Cheroqui, Jean B. ... 519
• Chertier, Joseph ... 77
• Chester, Simon, heirs of ... 96, 99
• Chicot, Francois ... 278
• Chinn, Edward ... 96, 99
• Chisholm, Hugh McD. ... 815
• Choate, John ... 570

  Sarah ... 570

• Chovin, Baptiste, heirs of ... 469
• Charles ... 288, 359, 360

  Francois ... 288

  Jean B. 378, 391

  Toussaint ... 348

• Christie, Gabriel ... 204, 208, 217
• Christmas, Natt. ... 578, 581, 589, 591, 592, 695, 697, 721, 738, 745, 749, 758, 767
• Cicot, Angelique ... 310, 504

  Francois ... 338

  Jacques ... 338

  Jean B. ... 343, 449, 494

• Cissna, Charles ... 814

  William ... 814

• Cissne, James ... 290, 478, 481

  John ... 288, 477

  Rebecca ... 287

  William ... 288, 478

• Claiborne and Wooldridge ... 787

  F. L. 787, 801, 815

• Clapp, Ebenezer ... 814
• Clare, Fuzelier de la ... 573

  George ... 804

  William ... 565

• Clark, Daniel Sen. ... 782, 788, 793, 794, 796, 799, 806

  Daniel, representatives of ... 796

  Edward ... 816

  Elijah ... 222

• Clark, George Rodgers, report on the petition of ... 229

  Gibson ... 783, 811

  Hezekiah ... 204

  James ... 806, 811

  John ... 582, 588, 763, 812, 222

  Parker ... 96, 99

  Thomas ... 207

  Waters ... 204

  William ... 269, 511, 554, 555, 557, 575, 584, 591, 811

• Clawson, Abraham ... 808
• Clay, Stephen ... 202, 203
• Claypool, Jeremiah ... 270, 271, 509, 513, 514, 516, 521, 523
• Clayton, P. ... 216, 217, 218, 224
• Clemens, Christian ... 317, 434, 457, 464, 466, 481, 483, 487, 493
• Clemens, Jacob ... 302
• Clerk, George R. ... 79, 511
• Clermont, Lizette ... 524

  Michael ... 524

  Pierre ... 518

  Ursule ... 9, 269

• Cleveland, Sarah ... 781

  b ... 1

• Cloud, Adam ... 564, 565

  Joseph ... 518

• Cloutier, Pierre ... 407, 397
• Cloyd, Robert ... 559
• Coale, John ... 817
• Coates, Ann ... 295, 470, 497

  John ... 297

• Cobb, Arthur ... 807

  Jacob ... 797

  William ... 807

• Cobun, Eliza and Ann ... 804

  Jacob ... 804

  Samuel ... 781

• Cochois, Louis ... 320
• Cochran, George ... 561, 568, 573, 789, 795, 800, 801, 806, 821

  representatives of, ... 781, 787, 789, 793, 795, 796, 798, 803

  Robert ... 781, 795

  Robert and George ... 796

  William ... 277

• Cockaran, James ... 579, 591, 741, 765
• Coder, Andre ... 511, 519

  Andre, Jr. ... 378

  Francois 7, ... 269, 511

  Henry ... 519

  Jean B. ... 518

  Louis ... 7, 9, 518

  Pierre ... 319

  Pierre, widow of ... 7, 10, 269, 510, 511

  Rene ... 511

  Rene Jr. ... 510

  Toussaint, Jr. ... 519

  Corgan, Patrick ... 781

• Cole, Ursule ... 9
• Cole, Ambrose ... 96, 99

  James ... 569, 784, 795, 824

  John ... 813

  Mark ... 807, 821

  Mary ... 808

  Matthew ... 821

  Solomon ... 798

  Stephen ... 792

  William ... 798

• Cole and McClendon ... 518
• Coleby, S. ... 569
• Coleman, Ephraim ... 781, 806

  Israel ... 781

  Jeremiah ... 777, 786

  Reuben ... 227

  Richard ... 579, 591, 741, 765

  William ... 588, 654, 705, 728, 213

• Coles, John ... 209
• Collier, John, and others, report on the memorial of ... 88
• Collingsworth, James ... 822
• Collins, Charles ... 819

  Dennis ... 787

  John ... 775, 783, 796, 809

  Joshua ... 792

  Theophilus ... 791

  William ... 549, 573, 591, 739, 765

• Collins and Cushing ... 789
• Colman, Francis ... 552, 556, 574, 584, 587, 683, 684, 707, 710
• Columbiana county, Ohio, petition of the inhabitants of, for a sale of their reserved sections ... 281
• Compagnotte, Francis ... 523

  Pierre ... 278, 519

• Compton, Stephen ... 821
• Comstock, Thomas ... 787
• Cone, Joseph ... 96, 99
• Conger, Jonathan ... 269, 523
• Connelly, Christ ... 571

  John ... 292

  Patrick ... 787, 795, 800, 802

• Conner, William ... 787, 788, 808
• Connecticut, reservation in the cession by, in the northwest territory ... 19

  petition of land claimants under, in Luzerne county, Pennsylvania ... 70

  report on the expediency of accepting the cession by, of the jurisdiction of the western reserve ... 83

  charter granted to John Winthrop and others, for the colony of ... 85

  disputes arising out of the grant in the charter of, and that to the Duke of York ... 85

  proceedings of, in relation to ceding her western territory to the United States ... 86

• Connor, Henry ... 314, 435

  James ... 315

  John ... 456

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• Conner, Margaret ... 464

  Richard, heirs of ... 316

  William ... 356, 376, 493, 499

  William and Mary ... 799

• Connoyer, Peter ... 9, 269
• Conover, Samuel F. ... 217
• Constant, Jean B. ... 272, 273
• Conway, Charles ... 591

  Maurice ... 559

  William ... 559, 573

• Coolidge, James ... 207
• Cook, Jesse ... 820

  John and Samuel ... 819

• Cooper, James ... 213

  Martin ... 814

  Samuel ... 207, 217, 807

  William ... 785, 811, 815

• Cooper and Griffin ... 785
• Cooperwirter, George ... 277

  Henry ... 277

• Copelen, James ... 578, 586, 657, 694, 714
• Corbet, James ... 822
• Corbus, Godfrey ... 297, 477, 481
• Cordis, Joseph ... 208, 209
• Corey, David ... 560, 824

  Job ... 560, 795, 796

• Cornoyer, Alexis ... 519

  Louis ... 273

  Pierre ... 511

• Cory, Issac ... 817
• Coteau, Jacques ... 78
• Cott, George ... 80

  Philip ... 79

• Cotterall, George ... 330, 334

  George, Jr. ... 330, 334

• Coulen, Jacques ... 511
• Coulter, Thomas ... 269, 515, 516
• Coursey, William ... 822
• Courtney, John ... 776, 784, 792, 817

  Thomas ... 821

• Courtois, Pierre ... 519
• Cousineau, Louis ... 428
• Cousett, Francis ... 788
• Couteaux, Jacques ... 524
• Couture, Claude ... 408

  Etienne ... 407

  Jean B. ... 395

  Medard ... 406

• Cowperthwaite, Jacob ... 794
• Cox, Tench ... 550

  William ... 223

  Z. and Co. ... 226, 227

  Zachariah ... 205, 208, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 227

• Cox and Maher ... 213, 214, 220, 225, 227
• Coyle, Hugh ... 779, 803
• Crabb, Thomas ... 804
• Craigie, Andrew ... 209, 215
• Crane, Louis ... 583, 584, 587

  Silas ... 569

  Watterman ... 781, 783, 785

• Cravens, John ... 803
• Crawford, Charles ... 222

  James ... 96, 99

  John ... 511

  Louis ... 360

  Moses ... 225

• Credit, extension of, in sales of public lands, recommended ... 65

  report adverse to the extension of, to certain purchasers in Ohio ... 263

  reports on the expediency of abolishing the system of, in sales of public lands ... 265, 825

• Creighton, Edward ... 581, 587, 588, 638, 657, 700, 717, 718
• Crely, Jerome ... 10, 269
• Crepeau, Louis ... 524
• Crequi, Jean B , heirs of ... 355
• Cribble, Samuel ... 331, 333
• Crock, David ... 509
• Crockett, Eli ... 818
• Crosby, David R. ... 822
• Crumphalt, Jacob ... 807
• Crunkleton, John ... 564
• Crutchfield, Robert ... 214
• Culbert, John ... 524
• Cumming, Thomas ... 202, 216, 224, 225, 227, 228
• Cummings, Peter ... 249, 256
• Cummins, Thomas ... 780
• Cunningham, William ... 777
• Cuntz, Felix ... 511
• Currie, John ... 205
• Curtis, Benjamin ... 781, 789

  Jonathan ... 804

• Curtis, Richard ... 776, 785

  William ... 796, 801, 806, 817

  Zebina ... 202, 203, 204

• Curry, Peter ... 379, 384, 471, 472
• Cushing, Charles ... 208, 209

  Elijah ... 550, 566, 791

• Custard, Maurice ... 568, 806
• Custo, Gabriel ... 269
• Culler and Sargent, purchases of, in the northwest territory ... 19, 93
• Cypress, Andrew ... 775
• D.
• Dace, Michael ... 519
• Dagene, Joseph ... 270
• Dagenet, Ambroise ... 7, 519

  Ambrose ... 279, 524

  Francois ... 511

• Daggett, Naphtali ... 204
• Dagneau ... 512
• Doigneau, Pierre ... 7, 270
• Dallas, James, rep's of ... 788
• Dalton, Ann ... 79

  Hannah ... 512

  Thomas ... 7, 9, 270

  Valentine ... 512

  Valentine T. ... 512

• D'Amour, J. B. ... 269
• Daniel, Thomas ... 806, 822

  William ... 793, 792

• Danis, Antoine ... 270, 512

  Honore ... 8, 269, 278, 523

  Jacques ... 270

• Daperon, Gilliome ... 7
• Dappron, Gilleaume, widow ... 270
• Daprou, Joseph ... 519

  Pierre ... 519

• Daran, Francis ... 575, 559
• Dardell, Buckner ... 818
• Darden, George ... 212
• Dardin, Bucker ... 213

  Richard ... 820

• Danys, Antoine ... 7, 79
• Darrys, Honorez ... 7
• Danks, Isaac ... 96, 99
• Daunay, J. B. ... 365
• Davenport, Ambroise ... 373, 496

  James ... 808, 819

• Davidson, Jeremiah ... 269

  John A. ... 780

• Davis, Cornelius ... 279
• Daniel ... 820
• David ... 791

  George ... 821

  Hugh ... 785, 823

  John ... 518, 519, 522

  John ... 817

  Landon ... 785

  Landon ... 810

  Lewis ... 810

  Martha, rep's of ... 785

  Micajah ... 820

  Robert ... 569

  Samuel ... 806

  Sarah ... 569

• Davy, Thomas ... 557
• Dawes, Thomas, Jun. ... 206
• Dawson, John ... 574, 589

  John ... 584

  Thomas ... 806

• Day, Benjamin ... 569

  Henry ... 569

  John ... 79

  John ... 277

  Robert ... 79, 519

  Robert ... 277

• Dayton, Ebenezer ... 795

  Ebenezer, rep's of ... 811

  Phoebe ... 800

• Dazet, Joseph ... 474
• Dealy, James ... 568
• Dean, Seth, 574, 584, 589, 686, 687, 693, 695, 696, 707, 709, 710, 717, 722
• Dearmond, Samuel ... 815, 816
• Dease, John ... 581, 585, 642, 725
• De Castro, Julian ... 579, 586, 701, 711, 716
• Decker, Abraham ... 79, 80, 273, 512, 518, 511

  Abraham Jr. ... 519

  Isaac - ... 78, 279, 512, 519

  Isaac, heirs ... 509, 514, 515, 516, 519, 522

  Jacob, heirs of ... 272

  John ... 8, 511, 519

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• Decker, John ... 272

  Joseph ... 78, 512, 519

  Luke ... 9, 75, 275, 512, 513, 514, 515, 517, [519, 521

  Luke, Jr. ... 513, 514

  Moses ... 78, 80, 511, 519

  Moses, Jr. ... 271, 272, 518

  Tobias ... 78, 511, 519

• Decouteau, Joseph ... 512
• Deshee, Peter ... 540
• De Elaurier ... 7
• De Forge, Peter ... 553, 575, 584, 589, 591
• De Forge, Peter, heirs of ... 553, 575, 584, 591, 758, 763
• Deganne, Joseph ... 519
• De Hetre, widow ... 270
• Dejean, Philip ... 519
• Delaille, Francois ... 412
• Delany, John ... 814
• Delaurier, J. B. ... 270, 511, 514, 523
• Delaurier, Louis ... 7, 276, 277
• Delaurier, René Francois ... 269
• Delesdemier, Gideon and Mary ... 96, 99
• Delesdemier, Jonathan, heirs of ... 96
• Delesdemier, Lewis F. ... 96, 99
• Delgan, Anthony ... 806
• Dehlle, J. B. ... 356
• Delisle, Alexis, widow of ... 298

  Amable ... 7, 10, 270

  Charles ... 7, 512

  J. B. ... 443

• Delorie, John B. ... 77
• Delorie, Louis ... 517
• Delorier, Pierre ... 309, 310
• Delorine, Pierre, ... 366
• Demass, George ... 813
• Demoy, Charles Arbon ... 579
• Dempsey, Hugh ... 524
• Dempsey, William ... 815
• Deneau, Pierre ... 519
• Dennison, Gideon ... 209
• Denis, Jacques ... 512
• Denly, James ... 578, 587, 629, 630, 633, 659, 712, 713
• Denly, John ... 588, 706, 723
• Dennie, Thomas ... 207, 209
• Dennis, John ... 815
• Denorgon, Joussaints, widow of ... 7
• Denorgon, Louis, widow of ... 7, 270
• Denorgon, widow ... 7
• Denoyon, ... 511
• Denoyer, Francois ... 465
• Denoyon, Jean Louis ... 270
• Denoyon, Louis ... 512, 519
• Denoyon, Louis Toussaint ... 519
• Denoyon, Louis, widow of ... 511
• Denoyon, Toussaint, widow ... 270
• Denye, Jacques ... 7
• De Olive, Dominique ... 579, 587, 589, 728, 729, 763
• De Peyster, Arent Schuyler ... 258
• Depre, Francois ... 519
• Depron, Bernard ... 519
• Dequindre, Catharine ... 284
• Derby, Elias Hasket, Jr. ... 206
• Deroche, Francois ... 465
• Derogiere, Bonnaventure ... 7, 269
• Derousse Francois ... 270
• Derozier, alias Pipi Bonaventure ... 511
• Derozier, Bonaventure ... 276
• Desannier, Louis, heirs of ... 488
• Desause, Francois ... 7
• Desbiens, Andre ... 515
• Deschatelet, Joseph ... 506
• De Selle, Lambert ... 571
• Desforges, Francis ... 450
• Desplaines, J. B., heirs of ... 482
• Detroit, report of the Indian agent on the lands and settlers in the vicinity of ... 173

  settlement on Otter creek ... 174

  on River Raisin ... 174

  on Rocky River ... 174

  on River Huron ... 174

  on Ecorse or Bark river ... 174

  on River Rouge ... 175

  from the River Rouge to Detroit ... 175

  from Detroit to Gros Point ... 175

  from Gros Point to Milk river ... 175

  from Milk river to River Huron ... 175

  description of the town of ... 175

  conflagration of, in 1805 ... 229

  difficulties attending the laying out of the new town. (See Michigan) ... 229

• Deval, Richard ... 802
• Devall, Richard ... 566
• Devall, Richard ... 811
• Devenu, Samuel ... 277
• Devignot, Louis ... 270
• Devore, Philip ... 519
• Dervit, Ezekiel ... 700, 808
• Dervit, Mary ... 806
• Dexter, Samuel, Jr., ... 203, 205, 208, 209
• Dias, Joseph ... 802
• Dickey, George ... 588, 693, 724
• Dicks, Johannah ... 290
• Dicks, John ... 311, 371
• Dick, Samuel, and others, adverse report on the memorial of ... 239
• Dickson, David ... 557
• Dickson, Thomas, Jun. ... 204, 207, 209
• Dielle, Charles ... 7, 10, 270
• Dielle, Charles, Jun. ... 519
• Dillamenter, Wm., rep's of ... 818
• Dillon, Thomas, petition of, to the Legislature of North Carolina, and report thereon ... 164
• Discount, for prompt payment under act of May, 1800, relief asked from an erroneous mode of calculating ... 239
• Disposal of public lands, plan of, suggested by the Secretary of the Treasury ... 4
• Ditard, Jean ... 512
• Ditard, Nicholaus ... 7, 270
• Divine, William ... 820
• Divore, Philip ... 511
• Diwoody, Wm. ... 214
• Dix, Elijah ... 207
• Dixon, Henry ... 277
• Dixon, Robert ... 308, 360
• Dizi, Barbara ... 511
• Dizi, -- ... 512
• Dizier, widow ... 270
• Dobbins, Matthew ... 524
• Dobbyn, Hannibal W., reports on petition of ... 63, 73
• Dodemead, John ... 293
• Dodge, John ... 96, 99
• Donaldson, James, heirs of ... 470
• Donaldson, Thomas ... 811
• Donaldson, Thomas, Jun. ... 822
• Donations, to certain heads of families in the northwest recommended to be exchanged ... 60
• Donnerly, P. ... 588
• Donnelly, Patrick ... 582, 644, 722
• Donovan, Matthew ... 292
• Dormand, Sarah ... 299
• Dorsey, Benjamin ... 560
• Doucet, Pierre ... 294
• Doud, Roger ... 783
• Doud, Seth ... 790
• Dougherty, Anthony ... 794, 807
• Douglas, Archibald ... 798

  Daniel ... 787, 789, 794, 796

  David ... 788

  Stephen ... 804, 808, 811

  Elizabeth ... 807

• Dousman, Michael ... 309, 372, 373, 395, 436
• Dousman, Michael ... 498
• Dove, Joseph ... 792
• Dove, Rebecca ... 778, 781, 818
• Dovitt, John ... 9
• Dow, Lorenzo ... 550
• Dow, Robert ... 573
• Downing, Jacob ... 224, 225
• Downs, Ambrose ... 820

  Henry D. ... 228

  William ... 223, 228

  William ... 821

• Drake, Jacob ... 815
• Drake, Jonathan ... 209
• Dremin, Jacob, heirs of ... 273
• Drennon, David ... 817
• Dromgoole, Frankey ... 804
• Drouet, Ant. ... 511, 512
• Drouette, Antoine ... 7, 270
• Drouillard, Joseph ... 455, 481
• Drouillard, Charles ... 395
• Drouillard, J. B. ... 324
• Drouillard, Nicholas, heirs ... 385
• Drouyard, Dominique ... 384
• Dubay, Alexis ... 452
• Dubay, Baptiste ... 452
• Dube, -- ... 512
• Dube, Joseph ... 7, 270, 323
• Dubois, John Bte. ... 7, 270, 512, 519

  J. B. ... 523

  Joseph ... 519

  Toussaints, ... 10, 77, 269, 270, 272, 510, 512, 513, [514, 515, 516

  Toussaint ... 518, 519, 520, 521, 522

  and Marchali ... 509

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• Dubreuil, J. B., Jun. ... 367
• Dubroca, Valentine, heirs ... 578, 748, 755, 765
• Ducharme, Joseph ... 7, 273, 512
• Ducheme, John Bpte. ... 7, 8, 269, 273
• Duchene, Francois, Sen. ... 470
• Duchene, Michel ... 340
• Duchene, Pierre ... 463
• Duchezne, J. B. ... 523
• Duchezne, J. B., heirs of ... 273
• Duchezne, J. B., heirs of ... 511, 514
• Duchrom, Joseph ... 10
• Dudervoir, Charles ... 7, 8, 270, 512, 519
• Dudley, John ... 214
• Duforest, John J. ... 798
• Dugal, Antoine ... 512, 269
• Duggan, James ... 96, 99
• Duly, John ... 524
• Dumais, Ambrose ... 7, 270
• Dumais, Francis ... 9
• Dumais, Jacques ... 519
• Dumay,-- ... 523
• Dumay, Amable ... 7
• Dumay, Amable, widow of ... 270
• Dumay, Francois ... 519
• Dumay, J. B. ... 519
• Dumay, Pierre ... 373
• Dumay, Theophile, ... 478
• Dunbar, Anne ... 786, 790
• Dunbar, Joseph ... 582, 588
• Dunbar, Robert ... 563, 564, 780, 789, 815, 824
• Dunbar, William, petition of, for confirmation of title to lots in and near Natchez ... 170

  reports on petition of ... 177, 200, 241

  letters of ... 179

• Dunbar, William ... 558, 569, 786, 788, 789, 791, 798, [807, 811
• Dunbar, William, Jun. ... 786, 791
• Dunham, Hugh ... 819
• Dunham, Joseph ... 319
• Dunham, Josiah ... 374, 498
• Dunham, Reuben ... 806, 819
• Dunn, Cornelius ... 581, 590, 734, 767
• Dunn, John ... 582, 588, 656, 724, 772
• Dunn, Richard ... 780
• Dupee, Francois ... 379
• Duplantier, Fergus A. ... 802
• Dupree, Francois ... 461, 462, 463
• Dupree, Howell ... 578, 586, 608, 662, 715
• Dupree, Sterling, ... 582, 585, 596, 697, 715
• Duquindre, J. B. ... 519
• Durbin, Elizabeth ... 776, 781
• Durbin, Skipwith ... 812
• Durham, John ... 512
• Durham, John ... 520
• Durham, Thomas ... 549
• Duroche, Francois ... 435
• Durocher, Francois ... 288
• Dusease, Jean ... 385, 428
• Dutremble, J. B. ... 270
• Dwight, Henry ... 569
• Dyer, Reuben ... 578, 590, 740, 767
• Dyson, Clement, ... 792, 804
• Dyson, John ... 804
• Dyson, Joseph ... 777
• Dyson, Thomas ... 804
• E.
• Earl, Daniel ... 96, 99
• Earl, Daniel, Jr. ... 96
• Early, Joel ... 210, 227
• Earl, Jonas ... 96

  Nathaniel ... 96

• Easter, Elisha ... 823
• Eddy, Jonathan ... 96, 99
• Edeline, Joseph ... 519

  Louis ... 7, 8, 270, 278

  Nicholas ... 519

• Edgar, John ... 96, 99, 270, 523
• Edgar, John, and others, report on the petition of ... 60
• Edline, Alexis, Joseph, Nicholas ... 512

  Louis ... 512

• Edmunds, Thomas, petition of, on Virginia military bounty lands ... 12
• Edwards, Jesse ... 811, 820
• Egbert, Nicholas ... 520
• Eglinton, Earl of ... 557

  representatives of ... 557

• Egnew, Samuel ... 398, 401
• Elam, William B. ... 816
• Eldergill, John ... 795, 803
• Eldridge, David ... 806
• Ellan, Alexander, widow of ... 448
• Ellicott and Walker ... 812
• Elliott and Garnsey ... 211

  James ... 791, 796, 802

  Matthew ... 284

  Nathan ... 211

• Ellis, Abraham ... 775, 777, 784, 786, 820

  George ... 319

  Hardress ... 812

  John ... 563, 566, 775, 781, 782, 784, 786, 787, [790, 791, 819, 824

  Margaret ... 775

  Mary ... 783

  Owen ... 821

  Richard ... 775, 778, 783, 786

  Richard, Jr. ... 781

  Ellis, William ... 787

  Wm. Cocke ... 784

• Ellison, John ... 798
• Ellyson, John, report on the petition of ... 73
• Enos, Roger, report on the petition of ... 239
• Epalio, Anthony ... 574
• Ernest, Matthew ... 288
• Erwin, Archibald ... 778, 814

  Isaac ... 808

  James ... 811

  John ... 808

  Joseph ... 817, 821

  Thomas ... 892

  William ... 778

• Espalio, Anthony ... 587, 590, 663, 668, 695, 710, 750, 764
• Essex, Thomas ... 822
• Estell, William ... 571
• Ettaine, Jacques ... 270
• Eugel, Phillippi ... 789, 791
• Evan, Edward ... 550
• Evans, Edward ... 558

  Ezekiel ... 815

  Lewis ... 793, 807

  Thomas ... 814

• Everingham, John ... 209
• Ewing, Nathaniel ... 269

  Thomas ... 791

• Ewings, Samuel ... 446, 466, 483, 492
• Extension of the time of completing payments for public lands, report on ... 825
• F.
• Fairbanks, William ... 820, 783
• Fake, Michael ... 822
• Fales, Atwood ... 96, 99

  Samuel ... 96, 93

• Falls, Robert ... 518, 521
• Falson, Edmund ... 571
• Fanner, William ... 808
• Fanning, James ... 549

  Sylvester ... 549

• Farar, Alexander ... 803

  Benjamin ... 778, 783, 788, 792, 807

• Farmer, Robert ... 549, 553, 574, 583, 584, 585

  Robert, representatives of ... 549, 553, 673, 674, [709, 757, 768

• Farquhar, John ... 779
• Farr, James ... 578, 588, 591, 688, 708, 715
• Farrar, Benjamin ... 550

  George ... 581, 588, 689, 698, 724

• Faucher, Pierre ... 519
• Faulker, Edward ... 96, 99

  Thomas ... 96, 99

• Faulkner, Thomas, and others, report on the petition of ... 25
• Fauré, Louis ... 799, 812
• Favre, Simon ... 588
• Febreau, Bertrand ... 812
• Fenton, John ... 806
• Ferguson, David ... 568, 785, 792, 795, 797, 799, 807, 810

  James ... 550

  John ... 785, 789

  Joseph Sen. ... 823

  Joseph, Jr. ... 819

  William ... 795, 807

  William, heirs of ... 569, 786, 787, 800

• Fernsley, James ... 273, 278
• Fernsley, William ... 512
• Few, Benjamin ... 582, 589, 592, 692, 720, 729, 745, 752, 767
• Fidler, George ... 270, 511, 513, 516
• Fieron, Robert ... 10
• Fields, Keen ... 520
• Fife, Isaac ... 780, 820
• Firby, John ... 550, 813, 823
• Finman, Daniel ... 569
• Fitzgerald, George ... 779, 806
• Fitzgerald, J. ... 225
• Fitzpatrick, Thomas ... 814

  William ... 222

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• Flamelin, Joseph ... 7
• Flannegan, Joseph ... 818
• Fletcher, Benjamin ... 806, 807

  James ... 796

  Josiah ... 579, 591, 734, 752, 766

  William ... 791

• Fleurain, Charles ... 788
• Flint and Parker, contract of, for a large tract of land in the Illinois country ... 14
• Florida, extract of treaty of Spain, of 1763, ceding Florida to Great Britain ... 30

  report of British board of trade, recommending government of, to be erected ... 49

  East, James Grant appointed governor of, 1763 ... 50

  West, John Elliott appointed governor of, 1767 ... 50

  alterations of the boundaries of note of Judge Pendleton, as to the northern boundary of ... 58

• Flournoy, Robert ... 222, 227
• Flowers, Thomas ... 279

  Elisha ... 780, 818

  Josiah ... 568, 792

  Joshua ... 801

  Samuel ... 783, 784, 792

• Floyd, Moses ... 819
• Foizy, Francois ... 524
• Foley, Patrick ... 780, 784, 786, 797, 807
• Fontaine, Gabriel ... 413

  J. B. ... 461

• Fontenoy, Francis ... 469, 481
• Fooy, Benjamin ... 800
• Ford, Hezekiah, ... 815

  John ... 781

  Joseph ... 781, 783, 810

  Joseph, Jr. ... 814

  Robert ... 777

  Thomas ... 803

• Fore, Louis ... 796
• Foreman, Ezekiel ... 784, 786, 798

  Joseph ... 518, 519, 521

  Thomas ... 273

• Forget, Charles ... 573
• Forman, Augustina ... 786

  David ... 786, 798

  Francis ... 786

  George ... 778

  Isma ... 808

  Margaretta ... 786

  Wm. G. ... 786, 791, 796

• Forney, Anthony ... 278
• Forsyth, Richardson and Co. ... 342

  Robert ... 461, 464, 466

  Thomas ... 460, 461, 483, 493

  William ... 313

• Fort, Arthur ... 222
• Fort Chartres, report on exchanging donation lands of the inhabitants of ... 60
• Fortier, Michael ... 788
• Fortin, Jean Belony ... 519
• Fortin, Louis Nicholas ... 269, 271, 270, 509
• Fortner, T. and V. ... 560

  Thomas ... 569

  Vincent ... 816

• Forton, Julien ... 359
• Foster, James ... 178, 784, 804

  John ... 225

  John ... 561

  John ... 779, 787

  Mary ... 777

  Moses ... 817

  Thomas ... 560, 783, 797

  Thomas ... 811, 824

  Thomas and Levi ... 777

  William ... 571

• Fouche, Bonaventure ... 270
• Foucreau, Pierre ... 400
• Fournier, Abraham ... 489

  Pierre ... 406

• Fontinella, Francisco ... 574, 587, 634, 690, 712
• Fowler, Alexander ... 10, 277, 278
• Fowler, Alexander, report on the petition of ... 62
• Fowler, Ezekiel ... 822

  John, representatives of ... 786

  Samuel ... 202, 203, 211

• Fox, Edward ... 206

  John F. ... 205

  N. ... 224

• Foyzis, Francois ... 512
• Fradgely, William ... 553, 554, 574, 584, 587
• Francis, John ... 821

  Thos. W. ... 206
  c 1

• Franks, Jacob ... 308, 497
• Frauds, arising out of grants of land in the Indiana territory, by the court of Vincennes ... 111
• Frazier, James ... 571, 574, 587, 623, 671, 708, 711, 799

  Micajah ... 819

  N. ... 224

• Frederick, Louis ... 512, 519

  Peter ... 512, 519

  Sebastian ... 512, 519

• Freeman and McKee ... 812
• Frend, Samuel ... 578, 590
• Frichette, Jno. Bapte. ... 8, 519
• Fricker, William ... 549, 550, 557
• Frazer, Samuel, report on the petition of ... 115
• French settlers at Galliopolis, opinion of Attorney General, on the validity of the claims of ... 23
• Frothingham, Ebenezer ... 207
• Frouillet, Peter ... 574

  Peter, heirs of ... 574

• Fry, Thomas ... 550
• Fulsome, Ebenezer ... 809
• Furlow, Robert ... 817

  William ... 820

• Furney, Anthony ... 524

  George ... 796

• Fuzelier, Gabriel ... 571
• G.
• Gagnier, Louis ... 270
• Gaillard, Isaac ... 562
• Gaillard, Isaac, ... 781, 784, 786
• Gaillard, Louis, reps. of ... 297
• Gaillard, Margaret ... 775
• Gaillard, Theodore ... 760, 768
• Gaines, Daniel ... 212, 223
• Gaines, Gustavus ... 212
• Gains, Young ... 574, 575, 578, 587, 591, 621, 622, 662, 690, [692, 720, 726
• Gains, Young ... 728
• Galbreath, Joseph ... 814
• Gallagher, Jacintha, ... 558
• Gallionios, Alexis A. ... 7
• Galliopolis, opinion of the Attorney General on the validity of the claims of French settlers at ... 23
• Gamelin, Antoine ... 7, 10, 270, 513
• Gamelin, Antoine, heirs of ... 523
• Gamelin, Francois ... 287
• Gamelin, Magdaline ... 278
• Gamelin, Paul ... 7, 10, 270, 513
• Gamelin, Paul, heirs of ... 78, 515
• Gamelin, Pierre ... 7, 10, 270, 279, 512, 513
• Gamelin, Pierre, and others, petition of ... 26
• Ganier, Isaac, heirs of ... 354
• Ganier, Jacques, heirs of ... 388
• Garcis, John ... 270
• Gardner and Bedril ... 806
• Gardner, Ebenezer ... 96, 99
• Gardner, J. F. ... 223
• Gardner, James ... 202, 224
• Gardner, Lemuel ... 207
• Gardner, William ... 822
• Garland, John ... 274
• Garnier, William ... 549, 550
• Garnsay J. K. ... 211
• Garvey, Henry ... 558
• Garzee, Jean ... 520
• Gaskins, John ... 810
• Gatland, Edward, ... 582, 694, 718
• Gatlen, Edward, ... 585
• Gauley, John ... 99
• Gaurguipis, Amable ... 7, 10
• Gay, David ... 96, 99
• Georgia report of the Attorney General, explanatory of the title to lands in southwest, claimed by certain companies under a law of the State of ... 28

  proclamation of George II, making an addition to the province of ... 30

  report of the British board of trade, on establishing the colony of ... 40

  report of the same Board on settling the western boundary of ... 41

  extract from the charter of, in 1732 ... 42

  situation and limits of ... 42

  instructions to the Governor of South Carolina, to assist in settling the colony of ... 42

  surrender of the trustees of, of all their right in, to the King ... 42

  John Reynolds appointed Governor of the colony of, in 1754 ... 44

  remonstrance of the board of trade to the Governor, against settling south of the river Altamaha ... 44

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• Georgia, letter of Gov. Wright, informing of Oglethorpe's settlement, south of the Altamaha ... 45

  protest of the Governor of, against an extension of settlements south of the Altamaha, by South Carolina ... 45

  letter of the board of trade, disapproving of such extension ... 46

  letter of the Gov. of South Carolina, explaining the reasons of extending the settlements south of the Altamaha ... 46

  two letters from the Gov. of Georgia, on the same subject ... 47, 48

  definitive treaty of peace, between the province of, and of South Carolina, and the Cherokee Indians, 1777 ... 51

  agreement of, with South Carolina as to their boundary line, 1787 ... 53

  report authorizing the President to treat in the State of, in relation to the disputed territory in the southwest ... 62

  report on the Southern boundaries of ... 70

  nomination of Timothy Pickering and others, commissioners to settle the boundaries of, in conjunction with her commissioners ... 82

  report on the remonstrance of, against certain acts of Congress, relating to the Mississippi Territory ... 100

  articles of agreement and cession, entered into with, by commissioners appointed for that purpose ... 113

  terms of the compact with ... 114

  report of commissioners of land claims in Mississippi, arising under the laws of ... 120

  claims arising under the act of, forming Bourbon county ... 120

  tracts of land laid off by, for the South Carolina Yazoo, the Virginia Yazoo, and the Tennessee companies ... 121

  sale of lands by, to the Georgia, Georgia Mississippi, Upper Mississippi, and the Tennessee companies ... 121, 139

  act authorizing such sale declared to be null and void ... 122, 142

  mode of compromise suggested ... 121

  evidence of corruption in the legislature of, in the passage of the act of 1795, disposing of part of the western lands ... 131

  amount of money withdrawn, and by whom, which had been paid under the usurped act of 1795 ... 136

  propositions of compromise by claimants under said act ... 137, 145

  memorial of sundry claimants under the same act ... 145

  report authorizing commissioners to receive propositions of compromise from claimants, under the said act ... 147

  extension of time granted to claimants under, in Mississippi, to register their titles ... 193

  evidences of title under any acts of, as recorded in the State Department ... 201

  abstract containing names of claimants, quantity of acres, &c. ... 202

  various memorials of the different companies claiming lands under the act of 1795 ... 234

  Company, form of subshare issued by the ... 129

  memorials of Thomas Young, a claimant under the ... 185, 186

  report on memorial of purchases under the ... 197

  abstract of evidence of title of the, to lands in Georgia ... 219

  title of claimants under the ... 235

  Grants, memorial of G. Ludlow and others, claimants under ... 536

  Mississippi company, memorial of claimants under the ... 191

  report on memorial of purchases under the ... 197

  abstract of evidence of title of the, to lands in Georgia ... 202

• German, Jeremiah ... 549
• Giasson and Bertholet ... 362
• Giasson, Jacques, heirs of ... 362, 498
• Gibault, Rev. Peter ... 9
• Gibson, David ... 785

  Gideon ... 782, 818

  Jadi ... 818

  James ... 794

  John ... 780

• Gibson, John, Sen. ... 519, 520, 818

  John Lee ... 204, 208, 217

  Malachi, reps. of ... 818

  Nathaniel ... 818

  Randal ... 782

  Reuben ... 779, 784

  Samuel ... 778, 782, 785, 789, 792, 820

  Stephen ... 818

  Tobias ... 818

• Gilbert, John ... 820

  Pierre ... 7, 270

  Thomas ... 208, 223

  Wm., representatives of ... 783

• Gilbreath, James ... 276
• Giles, John ... 484
• Gill, Andrew ... 789
• Gillard, Theodore ... 575, 584, 591
• Gillespie, William ... 779
• Gilliam, William ... 582, 588, 649, 653, 706, 725, 772
• Gilliard, Theodore ... 553
• Gillory and Brisbois ... 373
• Gilmore, Robert ... 513
• Girault, Francis ... 777

  John ... 571, 779, 789, 792, 793, 786, 802, 811, 824

  Maria ... 781, 783

• Girault and Spain ... 785
• Glascock, Thomas ... 202, 211, 216, 218, 224, 225, 227, 228
• Glasgow, T. & Co., report on claim of, to lands ceded by North Carolina ... 69
• Glass, Andrew ... 820

  Anthony ... 805, 812, 820

  John ... 512

  Robert ... 403

• Glass and Smith ... 819
• Glasscock, William ... 808
• Glaze, Adam ... 523
• Glenn, Bernard, report on the petition of ... 119
• Goder, Francois ... 270

  Louis ... 270, 512, 513

  Pierre ... 524

  Rene ... 270, 272, 524

  Toussaint ... 7, 270

• Godfroy and Beaugrand ... 357, 486
• Godfroy, Catharine ... 431, 432, 468

  Gabriel ... 426, 430, 432, 434, 451

  Gabriel ... 467, 468, 482, 486, 487, 489, 504, 507

  Gabriel, Jun. ... 457

  Jacques, heirs of ... 504, 507

  Therese ... 304

• Godley, William ... 550
• Gonzalis, Simon ... 269, 270, 510
• Goodail, Benjamin ... 822

  Samuel ... 821

• Goodwin, Phoebe ... 808

  Richard 787

  Thomas ... 582, 587, 588, 650, 704, 718, 725, 770, 772

• Goold, Edward ... 205
• Gordon, Ambrose ... 202, 211, 216, 218, 224, 225, 227, 228

  Elisha ... 210

  John ... 212

  John ... 581, 587, 667, 725

• Gorham, Nathaniel, report on the petition of ... 3
• Gorman, William ... 779
• Gormby, James ... 804
• Gosline, Lewis ... 96
• Gosset, Ebenezer ... 812
• Gouett, James ... 96
• Gouie, Robert ... 483, 491
• Gouin, Charles ... 283, 285, 390

  Charles Nicholas, heirs ... 425

  Francois ... 286

  Nicholas ... [283, 285

• Goyeau, Antoine ... 520
• Gracoit, John ... 520
• Gracter, Frederick ... 496
• Grafton, Daniel, representatives of ... 780

  John ... 785

• Grand Pre, Charles de ... 795
• Grand Pre, Rosalia de ... 796
• Granger, Gideon ... 204
• Grant, Alexander ... 342, 345

  Allen ... 553, 575, 584, 591

• Grant, William ... 549
• Grass, Antonio ... 783
• Gravelle, Louis ... 373, 375
• Graner, Francis ... 817

  John ... 817

• Graves, Richard ... 794, 817
• Gray, Rufus, representatives of ... 808

  Vincent ... 225

• Great Britain, report on the petition of claimants under the proclamation of the King of, in 1763 ... 532

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• Great Britain, message of the President relating to the claim of certain subjects of, in the Mississippi Territory ... 542
• Green, Abner ... 775, 777, 791, 817

  Abraham ... 778

  Everard ... 560, 778, 781, 785, 796, 824

  Gardner ... 206

  Henry ... 786

  John ... 227

  Joseph ... 777, 814

  Maria ... 777

  Nathan ... 804

  Rawleigh ... 587, 666, 719, 771

  Thomas ... 559

  Thomas ... 563, 777, 824

  Thomas M. ... 775, 777, 782, 812

  Timothy ... 218

  William ... 581, 585, 596

• Greenfield, Jesse ... 782
• Greenleaf, Daniel ... 216, 217

  Daniel ... 783, 788, 796

  James ... 204, 205, 206, 208, 215, 216, 217, 219

  Thomas ... 216, 217

• Gregoire, Joseph ... 519
• Gresham, Arch'd ... 222
• Gresham, Davies ... 222
• Green, Filmer and Abram ... 777, 778
• Griffard, Laurent ... 329

  Louis, Jun. ... 370

  Pierre ... 339

• Griffin, Furney ... 818

  James ... 578, 585, 714, 770

  Jeremiah ... 819

  Jesse ... 818

  Jonas ... 818

  Peter ... 209

  Robert ... 819

  William ... 805

• Griffing, Gabriel ... 780, 782, 786, 787

  John ... 776

  John ... 780, 782, 796

• Griffith, Robert E. ... 219, 220

  William, heirs of ... 405

  William, Jun. ... 405

• Grimare, Peter, widow of ... 9, 270
• Grimarre, Charles ... 274

  J. B. ... 520

  Pierre ... 274, 278, 519, 524

  Pierre, heirs of ... 513

• Grimbear, Simon ... 804
• Guarguipie, Amable ... 513
• Guice, Abraham ... 775

  Christopher ... 780, 785

  Jacob ... 803

  Jonathan ... 785, 803

  Michael ... 780

• Guille, Charles ... 7, 270, 274
• Guignolet, Jean ... 270
• Gilbant, Charles ... 270
• Guilbea, Charles ... 513
• Guion, Isaac ... 787, 797

  Pierre ... 270

• Guitarre, J. B. ... 519
• Guiyeau, Pierre, heirs of ... 520
• Gumare, Pierre, widow of ... 7
• Gunn, James ... 205, 217, 218, 219, 224, 226, 227
• Gurnet, Patrick ... 792
• Guy, Joseph ... 497
• H.
• Hackler, Martin, reps. of ... 803
• Hackler, Samuel ... 804
• Haines, Peter ... 821
• Hamilton, Alexander, place of, for disposing of the public lands ... 4
• Hainsworth, Levin ... 581, 585, 588, 699, 724
• Halderman, Anthony Francis ... 557
• Haldermand, Frederick ... 550
• Halderman, Frederick ... 557
• Hall, Christian ... 513

  Jacob, Sen. ... 784

  Jacob, Jun. ... 784

  Thomas ... 78, 513

  William ... 78, 513

• Halsted, John ... 96, 99
• Hamberlin, John ... 808

  William, reps. of ... 811

• Hamelin, Francois ... 276, 281

  Francois ... 520

  Joseph ... 210, 281, 513

  Joseph, Jun. ... 524

• Hamilton and Harper ... 224

  Duke ... 212, 213, 227

• Hamilton, Jesse ... 785

  John ... 809

  William ... 7, 270, 277

• Hampton, Wade ... 205, 209, 215, 217, 218, 219, 226, 227
• Hamtranck, Harriet ... 307

  John Frs: ... 9, 510, 512

  Lieut. Col. J. F. ... 96

  J. F., heirs of ... 517

  Julian ... 307

• Hannah, John ... 821
• Hannon, Barton ... 803

  Philip ... 778

• Hanson, Joseph ... 540
• Hapaye, Garret, reps. of ... 824
• Harbin, John ... 518, 520, 522

  Johna ... 513, 515

  Joshua ... 77, 513, 510, 520

  Joshua, heirs ... 520, 522

• Hardesty, Thomas ... 789
• Harding, Lyman ... 807

  Martin ... 227

  Seth ... 96, 99

• Harding, Seth, a refugee from Nova Scotia, report on the claim of ... 82
• Hardy, Thomas ... 550

  Thomas, reps. of ... 550

• Hare, Andrew, reps. of ... 796
• Hargrave, Wm. H. ... 581, 588, 661, 706, 724
• Harman, Christian ... 792, 803, 807

  Hezek. ... 571, 780, 823

  Jacob ... 560

  James ... 810

  Thomas ... 800

• Harness, Adam ... 509, 510, 511, 514, 515, 518, 519, 521
• Harnish, Leonard ... 540
• Harper, Jesse ... 813

  Samuel ... 817

• Harpier, J. B. ... 523
• Harpin, Amable ... 520

  John ... 519

  John Baptiste ... 7, 10, 270, 513

• Harrigil, Daniel ... 807, 823
• Harrington, Thomas ... 822
• Harris, Benjamin ... 227

  Jonathan ... 207

  Laird M. ... 222

• Harrison, Benjamin ... 578, 589, 649, 653, 716, 770

  Joseph ... 783, 803

  Michael ... 212

  Patsey ... 800

  Richard ... 778, 783, 784, 786, 799

  Richard, reps. of ... 783, 798, 807

  William Henry ... 269, 271, 270, 272, 509, 511, 512 [515, 516, 523

• Harrow, Alexander ... 330, 331, 335, 338

  James ... 333

  John ... 333, 338

• Hartley, John ... 777, 781, 783

  John, reps. of ... 798

• Hartly, Michael ... 578, 591, 592
• Harvey, John ... 289
• Harwell, Ranson, ... 581, 587, 642, 704, 719, 771
• Haskell, Benjamin ... 202, 203, 204, 205, 206
• Haskins, John, Jr. ... 207
• Hasselei, Joseph ... 270
• Hastings, Jonathan ... 207, 214
• Harvard, David ... 783
• Haveland, Horatio G. ... 213
• Hawkins, John ... 589, 698, 725
• Hawkins, Richard ... 578, 589, 692, 701, 717
• Hawley, Daniel ... 803
• Hay, John D. ... 269
• Hayes, James ... 809
• Hays, Judah ... 208

  Moses Michael ... 208, 209

• Hazleton, Daniel ... 514

  Jarvis ... 515, 518

• Hazletop, James ... 817
• Heady, Samuel ... 807
• Heard, Stephen ... 212, 213, 223, 227
• Helverston, Godfroy, ... 578, 585

  Godfroy, heirs of ... 578, 585, 639, 717

• Henderbrand, David ... 805
• Henderson, Alexander ... 779, 783, 785

  and Andrews ... 803

  Dorothy ... 787

  John ... 562

  John ... 781, 824

  Stephen ... 567, 807

  William ... 563, 792

  William, reps. of ... 796

• Hennington, John ... 821
• Henry, James ... 274

  Moses ... 270, 277, 513

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• Henry, Moses, heirs of ... 8

  Moses, widow of ... 7

  Lemuel ... 590, 592, 736, 745, 749, 764, 767

• Hergerceder, Henry ... 787
• Herren, Thomas, ... 821
• Hester, Martin, reps. of ... 793
• Heward, Hugh ... 513
• Hickey, Daniel ... 573
• Hickbourn, B. ... 204
• Hickman, Harris M. ... 305

  William ... 817

• Hicks, Benjamin ... 819

  Jesse ... 379

• Higdon, Jephtha ... 776, 812
• Hill, Jacob, heirs of ... 332

  John ... 814

  Peter ... 784

  Robert ... 815

  Thomas ... 278, 525

• Hill, William, and others, report on the petition of ... 92
• Hillis, William ... 578, 586
• Hinds, Edward ... 822
• Hines, John ... 589, 671, 713
• Hinton, Vachel ... 279, 513
• Hiovn, William ... 775
• Hivorn, Joseph ... 301
• Hocke, Barclay ... 78
• Hocombe, John ... 786
• Hodge, David, reps. of ... 550, 549
• Hoffman, George ... 302

  Peter ... 211

• Hoggatt and Beall ... 788
• Hoggatt, Anthony ... 580, 584, 586, 781, 782, 789, 812, 813

  James ... 555, 574, 584, 587, 685, 709, 778

  Philip ... 807

  Wilford ... 580, 584, 587, 782, 803

  William ... 776

• Holden, Thomas ... 822
• Holder, Thomas ... 510, 518
• Holland and Hunt ... 807, 809
• Hollayday, Simeon ... 804, 815, 822
• Holliday, Ezekiel ... 520

  James ... 513

  Samuel ... 550

• Hollinger, Adam ... 578, 579, 581, 586, 589, 590, 693, 718 [743, 764
• Holly, Nathaniel ... 804

  Samuel ... 805

• Holmes, Benjamin ... 782

  Sarah ... 775

  Simpson ... 810

• Holston, treaty of, embraces lands to which titles had been made by North Carolina ... 112, 164
• Holt, David ... 776

  John ... 566, 813

• Hook and James ... 812
• Hook, Benjamin ... 808

  John ... 208

• Hooper, Absalom ... 550

  Iunis ... 802

• Hooser, John ... 821
• Hooter, Michael ... 778
• Hootsel, William ... 817
• Hoover, Benjamin ... 578, 733, 752, 766
• Hopkins, Elisha B. ... 205, 213

  Gideon ... 783

  James ... 297

  John ... 796

• Hopewell, interference of treaty of, with various private rights ... 165
• Hornsby, Leonard ... 817
• Horton, Abraham ... 783, 787
• Hortor, Enoch ... 802
• Hortswick, John ... 788
• Hostler, John ... 780
• Houghton, Joshua ... 227
• House, John ... 817

  Joseph ... 586, 619, 715

• Houston, John, Esq. ... 214, 216
• Hovan, Benjamin ... 590
• How, William ... 96, 99
• Howard, Charles ... 810

  James ... 782, 810

  James ... 808

  Joseph ... 257

  Joshua ... 568, 574, 584, 587, 663, 709, 710, 792, 807

  Joshua ... 779

• Howe, Christian ... 277
• Howel, Randré ... 277

  William ... 277

  David ... 277

• Howell, Jacob ... 77, 79

  Jacob, heirs of ... 513

• Howell, John ... 523

  John, heirs of ... 523

  William ... 79

• Howley, William ... 806
• Hoyes, William ... 799
• Hubbard, Amos ... 814

  John, ... 207

  Lemuel ... 822

  Thomas ... 807, 819

  William ... 570

• Huckaby, James ... 582, 587, 651, 666, 690, 719, 771
• Huff, Abraham ... 515
• Huffman, Jacob ... 820
• Hughes, Felix ... 813

  James ... 549

  Henry ... 225

  William ... 212

• Huling, James ... 214
• Hull, William ... 202, 203, 207, 208, 210, 211
• Humes, Thomas ... 226
• Humphreys, Eustice ... 784, 798, 812

  George W. ... 795, 807

  Joel ... 822

  Lewis ... 820

  Ralph ... 568

• Hunot, Antoine, heirs ... 520

  Gabriel ... 513, 520

  Joseph, Sen. ... 7, 9, 270, 513

  Joseph, Jun. ... 520

  Toussaint, heirs ... 270

• Hunt, Abijah ... 558, 575, 591, 756, 768, 789, 792, 796 [810, 811, 812, 818, 820

  David ... 814

  Abijah and Jesse ... 428, 460, 466

  Henry ... 209

• Hunt and Foreman ... 566, 794
• Hunt, Jesse and Abijah ... 270
• Hunt, Memucan, and others, report on the petition of ... 112, 164

  Thomas ... 209, 210

  William ... 579, 581, 587, 589, 662, 724

• Hunter, Elisha ... 220

  Henry ... 783, 789

  Narseworthy ... 783, 789

• Hunton, John ... 225, 227

  Hurst, Henry ... 270

  William, heirs of ... 305

• Hutchins, Anna ... 775

  Anthony ... 775

  Anthony, reps. of ... 779, 783, 801

  Celeste ... 775

  Eliz. Maria Celeste ... 785

  John ... 798

  Samuel ... 779

  Thomas, Sen. ... 550, 798, 801

  Thomas, Jun. ... 550

• Hutchinson, William ... 819

  James ... 216

• Hutson, Noah K. ... 580, 584, 588, 653, 714, 769
• Hyland, Jacob ... 820

  James, Jr. ... 820

  James, Sen. ... 810

• Hyman, James ... 814

  Hyneman, Jacob ... 521

  Hyragne, Joseph, admrs. of ... 388, 480

• I.
• Illinois, report of Gov. St. Clair in relation to the settlement of land claims in ... 80

  and Wabash Land companies, report on memorial of, to surrender certain Indian purchases on certain conditions ... 21, 22, 26, 173

  additional memorials of ... 63, 146

• Indian grant, report confirming one to Isaac Zane ... 83, 110

  report granting permission to George Ash, to accept an ... 111

  to George Rodgers Clark, report adverse to confirmation of ... 229

  grants, to the inhabitants of Pos Vincennes, invalidity of ... 26

• Indiana territory, fraudulent grants of lands in the, by the court at Vincennes ... 111

  report adverse to the permission of slavery in the ... 146

  report on the petition of settlers in Randolph and St. Clair counties ... 237

  report adverse to granting preemption rights to settlers in ... 242

• Indians, nature of the rights of, to lands ... 532
• Innes, Andrew ... 202, 219

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• Ingles, Thomas ... 804
• Irvine, Francis ... 571
• Irving, Peter ... 209
• Irwin, William, report on the petition of ... 827
• Isenwood, Barnabas, reps. of ... 804
• Israel and Smith ... 783
• Iver, John M. ... 205
• Ivers, John ... 804

  William ... 571

• Ivy, Nathaniel ... 779
• J.
• Jack, Patrick ... 225

  Samuel ... 214, 220

• Jacket, George Blue ... 449
• Jackson, Amasa ... 202

  Andrew ... 214

  Charles ... 209

  John ... 213

  Joseph ... 550

  Reuben ... 821

  Samuel ... 820

  Simon ... 205

• Jackson and Temple ... 817

  William ... 574, 589

• Jacob, Jacques ... 425

  Jean ... 407

• Jacobs, Henry ... 808

  Susannah ... 549

• Jacques, Ettienne ... 7
• James, John ... 806

  Thomas ... 549

• Jarrot, Nicholas ... 540
• Jarvis, Leonard ... 202, 203, 208, 210, 211, 217
• Jarvis, Newman and Hull ... 211
• Jefferson College, claim of, to lots in and adjacent to the city of Natchez ... 148

  reports on said claim ... 177, 200, 241

  withdrawal of the locations made in favor of, in and adjoining Natchez ... 242

• Jeffrey, Patrick ... 216, 217
• Jelks, Reuben ... 807
• Jenks, David ... 96, 99
• Jennings, Robert ... 278, 513
• Jereaume, J. B. ... 296, 444, 481
• Jett, Stephen ... 820
• Jobin, Joseph, 413, 418
• Johnson, Abraham ... 275, 277

  Daniel ... 578, 579, 580, 584, 586, 587, 620, 643, 655 [690, 712, 714, 715

  Edmund ... 808

  Edward, 7, 270

  Ezekiel ... 278

  Isaac ... 566, 780, 783, 807, 819

  James, Esq. ... 511, 513, 520, 521

  Janus ... 10, 78, 269, 513, 520, 520

  James, Jr. ... 205

  John ... 225, 274, 499, 519, 522, 575, 578, 580, 584 [587, 590, 592, 621, 643, 712

  John, Jr. ... 520

  Matthew ... 205

  Richard ... 274, 513, 520

  Robert ... 9, 78, 520

  Solomon ... 578, 585, 587, 726, 727, 728

  Th. ... 224

  William ... 513, 521, 550

  Adam ... 96, 99

  Henry ... 819

  Joseph ... 818, 821

  Samuel ... 509

  Gen. W. ... 271

• Joiner, William ... 775
• Joncaire, Francois C. and others, memorial of ... 196
• Jones, Charles ... 803

  David, reps. of ... 808

  Francis ... 816, 563

  Harwood ... 816

  George ... 813

  Jacob ... 821

  James ... 550, 779

  James and Evan ... 573

  Jeremiah ... 818

  John ... 777, 788

  John C. ... 204, 207, 216, 217

  John Reci ... 78, 271, 270, 277, 510, 511, 513, 514, 515 [520

  Jonathan ... 776, 820

  Moses ... 821

  Richard C. ... 224

  Robert ... 588, 798

  Russell ... 811

• Jones, Leaborn ... 219

  Thomas ... 78, 267, 271, 270, 273, 512, 513, 518, 519, 578

  Thomas ... 587

  Thomas ... 207

  Valentine ... 226

• Jones V. and Hugh Rose, documents in relation to claim of under the Georgia Company ... 126

  William ... 818

• Jordan, Ephraim ... 269, 510, 519

  Ephraim ... 270, 524

  Thomas ... 274, 520

  Thomas ... 513, 785, 789, 823

• Joseph, Michel Andre ... 270
• Jourdain, Andre ... 387
• Joy, Benjamin ... 211, 217
• Joyale, Jno. Bpte. ... 7, 270
• Joyce, John ... 779

  Maurice ... 779

• Joyeuse, Joseph ... 520
• Judd, William ... 203
• Junkin, Anthony, heirs ... 269
• Jury, impartial trial asked for, by the Connecticut land claimants in Luzerne county, Penn'a. ... 70
• Jurzan, Peter ... 575, 590

  Pitiagad ... 575

• Juzan, Francis ... 574, 589

  Petiaga L: ... 590

• Juzant, Pelagia J. ... 589

  Peter ... 589

• K.
• Kahokia, report of the Governor, North-west territory, on land claims at ... 13

  petition of inhabitants of, respecting their village common ... 15

  petition of Mr. Gibault, priest, for a concession of two tracts of land at ... 15

  exchange of donation lands to the inhabitants of, recommended ... 60

• Kannady, David ... 582

  John ... 582

• Kaskaskia, report of the Governor of the North-west territory, on land claims at ... 13

  exchange of donation lands to the inhabitants of, recommended ... 60

  letter from the commissioners of land claims for the district of ... 264

  location of confirmed militia rights ... 265

  third annual communication from the commissioners of land claims in the district of ... 539

  sundry tracts of land proposed for the location of claims in ... 539

  memorial of the agent of the settlement on Richland creek ... 540

• Kelly and Clark ... 204

  Gad ... 204

  Patrick ... 549

  Sarah ... 808

• Kemp, Isaac ... 816

  Jonathan ... 816

• Kemplin, Nicholas ... 558
• Kennada, Daniel ... 578
• Kennedy, David, reps. of ... 789, 811

  James ... 573

  John ... 214

• Kenner, William ... 784
• Kennison, Nathaniel ... 776

  William ... 800, 814

• Kenzie, John ... 460
• Ker, George ... 205
• Kerre, Peter, Senr. ... 8, 75
• Kidd, Robert ... 779
• Kilburn, Joseph ... 288
• Killerease, William ... 820
• Killian and Goltney ... 793
• Killingworth, Francis ... 579, 590, 731, 752, 766
• Killion, George ... 783, 793
• Kimble, Frederick K. ... 779
• King, Benjamin ... 574, 581, 587, 589, 705, 709

  Caleb ... 795

  Catharine ... 796

  Charles ... 780, 788, 807

  Edward ... 804

  Eliza ... 796, 567

  James ... 815

  Jesse ... 810

  John ... 221, 818

  Joseph ... 569

  Joseph, reps. of ... 550

  Justus ... 562, 566, 789

  Justus C. ... 803

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• King, P. and R. ... 562, 566

  Prosper ... 560, 776, 796, 803, 813, 824

  Richard ... 776, 777, 779, 780, 784, 795, 796, 798, 803 [810, 811, 812

  Roswell ... 221

  William Henry ... 796

• Kiper, Henry ... 814
• Kipley, Leonard ... 805
• Kirby, Alice ... 396
• Kirk, Henry ... 512, 518, 519

  James ... 782, 787

  James, reps. of ... 787

• Kirkland, Zach. ... 813, 823
• Kirkwood, William ... 811
• Kitchens, Benjamin ... 815
• Knaggs, James ... 358

  Rachel ... 427

  Thomas ... 358

  Whitmore ... 299, 382, 446, 484, 491, 492

  William ... 421, 429

• Knapp, Abraham ... 567

  Josiah ... 207

• Kneeland, Ira C. ... 820
• Kneelan, John ... 817
• Knight, William ... 816
• Knox, Hugh ... 271

  Robert ... 815

• Kuykindall, Abraham ... 510, 511, 516, 518, 519
• L.
• Labadi, Alexis ... 287, 296, 341

  Charles ... 287

  Pierre Descontes del ... 249, 257, 286

• Labelle, Joseph ... 271
• Labrache, Paul ... 274
• Labrosse, Dominique ... 349
• Labuissiere, Joseph, wife of ... 7
• Labuxiere, Genevieve ... 270

  Loui ... 520

• Lachambre, Romain ... 489
• Lacoste, Andre ... 270, 514

  Charles ... 8, 270

• Lacroix, Hubert ... 400, 418, 421
• Lacroix, Jacques ... 7, 270, 514

  Pierre ... 308, 360

• Lacy, Samuel ... 817

  Thomas ... 814

  William ... 814

• Laderoute, Alexis ... 513

  Baptiste ... 502

  Jacques ... 520

  Joseph ... 503

  Louis ... 7, 270

• Lafambrori, Antoine ... 514
• Laferte, Louis Vessiere ... 311
• Lafeuillade, J. B. ... 520

  Pierre ... 520

• Lafferty, John ... 520
• Lafluer, Francois ... 270
• Lafleur, Henry ... 801

  J. B. ... 514

  Joseph ... 520

• Lafontaine, Ettiene ... 520

  Francois ... 290, 318

  Jn. Bapte, widow of ... 7, 271

• Lafores, Pierre ... 514, 520
• Laforge, Louis ... 427
• Laforest, Mariamne ... 274

  Pierre ... 7, 9, 270, 514, 523

• Lafoy, Vincent ... 512
• Laframbroise, Alexis ... 498

  Joseph ... 497

• Lafriest, Louis ... 520
• Lafuillarde, Joseph, heirs of ... 9, 274, 277
• Lagarde, St. Jeane, widow of ... 7
• Laggett, Abraham ... 209
• Lalemere, Antoine ... 79
• Lalemier, Antoine ... 515
• Lalumier Antoine ... 521
• Lamare, Louis ... 7, 270
• Lamarre, Andre ... 406, 480
• Lamb, Joseph ... 575, 584, 591

  Joshua ... 96, 99

• Lambert, David ... 803
• Lambert, David ... 808
• Lamothe, James ... 9
• Lamotte, Jacques ... 7, 270

  Joseph ... 79, 520

  Joseph, heirs of ... 516

• Lamoureux, Joseph ... 270, 274
• Lamphier, Thomas ... 809
• Land claims, report on certain, arising under a proclamation of the King of Great Britain, in 1763 ... 62

  for reports of the several Boards of Commissioners on, see the districts and Territories respectively. Companies, Wabash and Illinois report on the offer of, to surrender their Indian purchases, on certain conditions ... 21, 22, 173, 66

  Officers, instructions to, on the construction of the act of 1800 ... 113

  Warrants, extension of time for the location of ... 103, 150, 282

• Land, James ... 821
• Lands, public, quantity and situation of the, ceded by North Carolina, and unclaimed ... 17

  application of H. W. Dobbyn to purchase at reduced prices, refused, 63, 73

  progress of the sales of, northwest of the Ohio, and above the mouth of the Kentucky rivers ... 65, 73

  report on the expediency of selling those ceded by North Carolina ... 97

  amendments suggested in the modes of surveying, and selling the ... 149

  report recommending sundry amendments in the laws, providing for the sales of north of Ohio ... 166

  letter of Albert Gallatin on the same subject ... 167

  in the vicinity of Detroit, description of, 173

  reports on the amendment of the laws providing for sales of, 82, 147, 166, 171, 177

  reports favorable to the abolishment of the credit system, in sales of ... 265, 825

  amount of instalments become due for purchases in 1801 ... 266

  report on an application to purchase a township in Indiana, on new terms ... 267

  quantity and quality of the, in the Orleans Territory ... 535

  report on extension of time of completing payments for ... 825

  in Orleans Territory, reclaimed from inundation, applied for by the inhabitants of Point Coupee ... 826

• Landrum, Zachariah ... 582, 587, 667, 723
• Lane, George ... 208, 209
• Lanchart, Adam ... 811
• Lang, Thomas ... 219, 220
• Langlois, Arne ... 514

  Francois ... 520

  Pierre ... 475

  Reney ... 7, 8, 270

  Rene ... 513

• Languedoc, Andrez ... 7, 8, 514, 523

  Barbe Durand ... 270

  Charles ... 7, 514

  Francois ... 7, 8, 270, 274, 513, 523

• Lanier, Benjamin ... 807
• Laparle, Joseph ... 321
• Laplante, J. B. ... 510, 523
• Lapointe, Guillaume ... 407

  Jean B. ... 387

• Lapoint, John B. ... 811
• Lapointe, Joseph ... 520

  Nicholas ... 270

• Larche, Joseph ... 271
• Lardoise, Amable, Jr. ... 520

  Amable, widow of ... 7, 270

• Larkin, Ebenezer ... 207
• Larsh, Joseph, heirs ... 270
• Lashley, Samuel ... 467

  Lasselle, Antoine, Jr. ... 290, 349, 383, 431, 449

  Hyacinthe ... 300

• Laselle, Jacques and Francois ... 290, 314, 350, 388, 392, 393 [394, 411, 414, 416, 417

  Jacques ... 318, 411, 412, 414, 415, 418, 424, 425, 483

  J. and F. ... 418, 419, 420, 431, 480, 505

  J. B. 296, 388, 484

  J. B., Jr. ... 301, 476

• Lathrop, Isaac ... 571
• Latour, Peter ... 10, 520
• Latramoux, Jacques ... 78
• Latrimouille, Jacques ... 7, 8, 270, 274, 278, 513, 514
• Lattimore, David ... 793, 794, 808

  David and William ... 790

• Laviolette, Ettienne, heirs of ... 584

  Francis ... 427, 456

• Lawrence, Ann ... 579, 580, 584, 587, 588, 628, 656, 660, 688 [705, 711, 715, 769

  Jason ... 795

  Joseph ... 581

  William ... 817

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• Lea, Christopher ... 802

  Jesse ... 817

  William ... 820

• Leadbeter, Henry ... 814
• Lead mines in Upper Louisiana, description of the number, extent and situation of ... 188

  names of the ... 188

  manner of working the, and of smelting ... 189

  general observations on the ... 190

• Leatherman, Samuel ... 818
• Leavitt, T. ... 211
• Le Barge, Denis ... 7, 270

  Baron, Dr. Francis ... 451

• Lebeau, Ettiene ... 297

  Jean B. ... 309

  J. B. Leblanc ... 423

• Le Breton, Barthw. ... 788
• Leclerc, Louis Rievre ... 397
• Lecointe, Francois ... 278
• Lecoteau, Joseph ... 520
• Ledgewood, James ... 281
• Ledgerwood, James ... 511, 515, 516, 520, 521, 522
• Leduc, Louis ... 367, 421

  Hyacinthe ... 409

• Lee, Henry ... 219

  John Stille ... 811

  Richard ... 579, 586, 602, 670, 704, 716

  William ... 520

  William ... 789

  William R. ... 207

• Leech, Francois ... 514

  George ... 274, 514

  Ichabod ... 330

• Lefenillade, Francois ... 520
• Lefevre, Antoine ... 513, 514, 520, 271

  Antoine, Jr. ... 276

  Antoine, widow of ... 7, 8, 270

  Charles, widow of ... 8

  Louis ... 521

  Nicholas ... 219, 220

  Pierre ... 270, 514

• Lefflers, Margaret ... 776
• Lefleur, 523
• Legard, Jean, 520

  Jean, widow of ... 270

  J. B. ... 514

• Legand, Rene ... 270
• Legenne, David ... 780
• Legrand, Gabriel ... 278

  Gabriel, widow of ... 7, 10, 270

  Jean M. ... 513, 514

  Jean M. ... 520

  J. B. ... 520

  Joseph ... 520

• Legras, Philip, widow of ... 271
• Legrats, J. P. M., widow of ... 7
• Leibert, Philip ... 96
• Lejune, David ... 792, 798
• Le May, Jean ... 452

  Louis ... 7, 271

• Lemmon, William and Sally ... 779
• Lemmos, Manual Gayoso de ... 791, 792
• Lemuel, Henry ... 579
• Leneven, Louis ... 8
• Lenfant, Joseph, Sen. ... 258, 327

  Joseph, Jr. ... 322

• Lennor, Francis ... 790, 791, 799
• Leonard, Gilbert ... 796

  Israel ... 567

  Israel ... 792

• Leproux, Joseph ... 523
• Letemps, J. B. ... 520
• Lesperance, J. B. ... 279
• Leveron, Joseph ... 514

  widow ... 278

• Leveson, Joseph, widow of ... 8
• Levins, Joseph ... 513

  Nancy ... 524

  Nancy, heirs of ... 274

  Nichs. ... 523

  Richard ... 513

• Levittre, Joseph ... 96, 99
• Levron, Louis ... 523
• Louis, heirs of ... 523
• Levrond, Joseph ... 7, 271
• Lewis, Asabel ... 187

  Asabel, reps. of ... 787

  David ... 819

  Edwin ... 581, 585, 587, 638, 645, 648, 66O, 669, 708 [714, 719, 770, 771

  Figures ... 581, 586, 604, 654, 718

  Francis ... 575, 584, 591

  Freeman ... 218

• Lewis, John ... 571

  John, heirs of ... 272

  Joseph D. ... 804

  Moses ... 783

  Samuel ... 788

  Sarah ... 787, 788

  Seth ... 783

  William ... 558, 783

  William ... 812, 818

• Linder, John, Senr. ... 579, 590

  John, Jr., 579, 59O

  John, Jr., heirs of ... 590, 733, 752, 763

• Lindey, Frederick ... 511, 520, 523, 5
• Lindsay, Benjamin ... 213

  William, and Co. ... 792

• Lintot, Bernard, reps. of ... 784, 803

  Turner and Co. ... 820

  William ... 573, 791, 807, 812

• Leonard, Francois ... 384, 467
• Lionois, J. B. and wife ... 514
• Lismain, Peter ... 520
• Lite, John ... 514
• Little, Abraham ... 552, 574, 584, 587

  John ... 309, 315, 461

• Livernois, Joseph, Sen. ... 445

  Joseph, Jun. ... 325

• Livingston, Abraham ... 96

  Col. James ... 96, 99

  John ... 96, 99

• Lize, Manuel ... 269, 271
• Lloyd, James, Jr. ... 204, 206, 207

  Joseph W. A. ... 550, 563, 822, 824

• Lobdelle, James ... 819
• Lobdill, James ... 811
• Locks, Isaac ... 791
• Logan, Hugh ... 569, 571
• Lognon, Francois ... 7, 9, 270, 373

  Joseph ... 7, 270, 514

• Loneven,Louis ... 520
• Long, Benjamin ... 278

  Nicholas ... 202, 216, 218, 224, 225, 227, 228

• Long, Richard, report on the petition of ... 827
• Longstreet, Wm. ... 205, 210, 217, 218, 219
• Lorain, Joseph, reps. of ... 288
• Loranger, Alexis ... 476
• Lord, Tomasina ... 571
• Lorienger, Joseph, 444, 451
• Lorero, Domingo ... 797

  Domingo, reps. of ... 812

• Lorimer, Dr. John ... 549
• Lorrimer, John ... 823
• Lott, John, Jr. ... 585

  John, Jr. ... 555, 574, 584

• Lovelace, Edward ... 808

  John ... 792

  John ... 799

  Thomas ... 810

• Louisiana, fraudulent and antedated Spanish grants in, 171, 172, 177

  Upper, description of lead mines in ... 188

• Low,James ... 589
• Lowe, John ... 521
• Lowry, Gideon ... 815
• Lucas and Beall ... 216
• Ludlow, G. and others, claimants under Georgia grants, memorial of ... 536
• Lum, Hanna and Wm., reps. of ... 775

  Jesse ... 569, 775

  John ... 775, 786

  John, reps. of ... 786

  Samuel ... 814

• Luneford, Anthony ... 7, 270, 278
• Lunsford, Antoine, heirs ... 270
• Lusk, Jacob ... 812

  John ... 775, 778, 794, 799, 807

  Levi ... 812

  Samuel ... 808

  William A. ... 808

• Lyle, James ... 205, 219, 220
• Lyman, Thaddeus ... 549, 550, 557, 798
• Lyon, Samuel, reps. of ... 816
• Lyons, Archibald ... 447, 492, 493

  Samuel ... 579, 591

• M.
• McAllister, Matthew ... 205, 219, 224, 227, 228
• McCabe, Edward ... 791, 795

  Henry ... 807

  Rebecca ... 803

• McCaleb, Daniel ... 820

  James ... 816, 820

  John ... 816

  Samuel ... 818

  William ... 549

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• McCall, Ezra ... 806
• McCann, Cornelius ... 799
• McCartny, Edward, 290
• McCashen, James, and others, report on the petition of ... 101
• McClelland, John ... 278
• McClendon, Dennis ... 587

  Sanford ... 582, 588, 666, 725

• McClindon, Debois ... 585
• McClure, Daniel ... 272

  George ... 269, 271

  John ... 269

  Samuel ... 520

  William ... 270

• McComb, Alexander ... 207

  John, William and David ... 253, 254, 294, 353, 354 [450

  William, heirs of ... 249, 253, 353, 436, 437, 438 [439, 440, 478

• McConnel, Samuel ... 269
• McCormick, Alexander ... 472
• McCoy, Daniel ... 786

  John ... 269, 562, 821

• McCredie, Andrew ... 205
• McCrory, Thomas ... 809
• McCullagh, Alexander ... 672, 710

  A., heir of ... 575, 592

• McCullen, Micajah ... 817
• McCulloch, Alexander ... 807

  Jane M. ... 817

  John ... 810

• McCurtin, Cornelius ... 574, 586, 613, 619, 713
• McDaniel, Wm. ... 579

  William ... 590, 753, 768

• McDermot, P. ... 570

  Patrick ... 824

• McDonald, Ambrose ... 818

  Charles ... 221

  John ... 308

  Willis ... 804

• McDonough, Stace ... 278, 524, 525
• McDougall ... 253, 254, 294, 343, 402, 481

  George ... 474, 494

  John Robert ... 285

  Robert ... 410

  and Ruland ... 487

• McElwee, James ... 818
• McFarland, David ... 793
• McGill, James ... 297, 336, 357, 378, 418, 419, 480, 481, 500 [502, 569

  James, reps. of ... 806

• McGillivray, Daniel ... 790
• McGowen, John ... 96, 99

  William ... 275, 514, 521

• McGregor, Gregor ... 353

  John ... 410

• McGrew, Alexander ... 586

  Clark ... 580, 584, 589, 698, 713, 772

  Constant ... 586, 671, 698, 713

  James ... 578, 586

  John, Sen. ... 580, 584, 586, 588, 663, 713

  John, Sen. ... 769

  John, Jun. ... 668, 701, 713

  John F. and Clark ... 579, 586, 632, 667, 769

  John Flood ... 582, 588, 671, 699, 713, 771

  James, heirs of ... 578, 586, 627, 660, 698

  William ... 581, 585, 700, 714

• McGulpin, Patrick ... 374, 375
• McIntosh, Alexander ... 550

  Alex ... 778, 798

  Eunice ... 784, 789, 795

  James ... 784, 788, 795

  John ... 551, 574, 584, 585

  John, heirs of ... 551, 574, 584, 585, 676, 708, 709

  Lachlan ... 221, 225, 226

  William ... 216, 270, 510, 511, 512, 513 [515, 517, 516, 518

  William ... 269, 272, 275, 276

  Wm. ... 519, 520, 521, 522, 540

  William ... 779, 780, 788, 791, 807

• McIntyre, James ... 777, 783, 784
• McKay, Alex. ... 820
• McKee, Alex., Jr. ... 249, 256

  Samuel ... 269

• McKiernan, Charles ... 778
• McKimm, E. ... 568
• McKenna, Constantine ... 791
• McMullin, James ... 278, 279
• McNeely, Daniel ... 822

  James ... 808

• McNully, James ... 515
• McNutty, 9, 10, 76
• McQueen, Benjamin ... 278, 279
• McQueen James ... 278, 279
• McTavish, Frobisher and Co. ... 396
• McWaters, James ... 817
• Machin, Wm., Esq. ... 211
• Mackey, Jonathan ... 819

  William ... 811, 815

• Macomb, John, David and Wm. ... 450

  William, heirs of ... 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 478

• Macullagh, Alex. ... 549, 554, 574, 584, 585, 756, 768
• Madden, and Bonner ... 781

  Manuel ... 781

  Emanuel ... 799

• Magnant, Germains, widow ... 271
• Mahan, Samuel S. ... 797
• Maher and Cox ... 213, 214
• Mahl, Frederick ... 7
• Maher, Mathew ... 213, 214, 219, 221, 222, 223
• Maisonville, J. B. ... 521

  Joseph ... 271

  Joseph, Jr. ... 521

• Malette, Antoine ... 7, 271, 514

  Joseph ... 7, 271

• Mallet, Francois ... 7, 77, 271, 514, 515

  Louis ... 9, 271, 515

  Thomas ... 78

• Mallette, Pierre ... 7, 8, 271, 278, 515
• Malone, Peter ... 583, 584, 586, 639, 705, 715, 770

  Thomas ... 575, 579, 581, 588, 589, 590, 657, 703, 723 [726, 769, 772

• Maltze, Charles M. ... 803
• Manaduc, Henry ... 806

  Henry, reps. of ... 779

• Manderville, Joseph ... 225
• Manger, Jno. Bpte. ... 7, 271
• Mann, Frederick ... 569
• Marble, Abner ... 804

  Earle ... 808

  Ezra ... 819

  Stephen ... 820

  Theophilus ... 804

• March, Samuel ... 205, 214

  William ... 211

• Marchal, Antoine ... 269, 515

  Antoine ... 509, 511, 512, 513, 515

• Marie, Antoine ... 523

  Antoine, heirs ... 275, 523

  Antony ... 9, 271, 515

  widow of ... 515

• Marier, Antoine ... 7
• Markland, Nathan B. ... 215
• Marler, Charles ... 808
• Marlo, S. W. ... 222
• Marney, Jonathan ... 269
• Marsac, Francois ... 392, 458

  Jacques ... 487

  Jean ... 322

  J. B. ... 345, 346

  Rene ... 424

  Robert ... 391

• Marschalk, Andrew ... 802
• Marsh, Cyrus ... 815
• Marshal, George ... 816, 819

  John ... 513, 523

  S. D. ... 819

  Samuel ... 784

  William ... 549, 550, 557

  Antoine ... 79

  William ... 813, 823

• Marston, John ... 206
• Martin, Abraham ... 808

  Alex. ... 521

  Ann ... 790, 803

  Athanasius ... 796

  Hugh R. ... 346, 347, 365

  Jacques ... 413

  John ... 10, 514, 515

  John ... 521

  John ... 778, 814

  J. B. ... 521

  Peter ... 571

  Thomas ... 803

  Thomas ... 806

  William ... 516

• Mason, Jerh, 213, 214

  Samuel ... 804

  William ... 275

• Massachusetts, report ascertaining the eastern boundary of the cession of ... 3

  charter granted to Sir Henry Roswell, and others, for the colony of ... 85

• Matcher, Francis Paul ... 283, 285
• Mather, George ... 799

  James ... 799, 802

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• Mathews, George ... 564, 565

  Hugh ... 561

  James A. ... 789

  Joshua ... 818

• Matthews, Hugh ... 785
• Mattock, Gideon, reps. of ... 819
• Matson, Ralph ... 514, 521
• Maure, Laurent ... 335
• Maxwell, John B. L. M. ... 221

  Thompson ... 343

  Thomson ... 396

  William ... 214

  Lieut, William ... 96, 99

• May, James ... 313, 402, 480, 506

  Joseph ... 208, 209

  Samuel ... 211

• Mayes, Jeremiah ... 270, 272, 509, 521

  Abraham ... 804

  Sarah ... 786

• Mayet, Pierre, heirs of ... 454
• Mayfield, Reuben ... 814
• Mayloe, John ... 814
• Mayot, Nicholas ... 7, 271
• Mays, Jeremiah ... 514

  Robert ... 278, 514, 524

  William ... 514, 521 Means, Samuel ... 271, 521 Meaux, 271 Medard, Labadi ... 383 Mehl, Frederick ... 271, 275, 514, 522 Meldrum, David ... 365, 377 George ... 256 George ... 283, 286, 415, 444, 452 James ... 364, 376 John ... 364, 376

• Meldrum and Park, 331, 353, 355, 371, 375, 383, 396, 426 [434, 441, 453, 487, 505

  William ... 364, 377

• Melloche, Antoine ... 521
• Melson, James ... 820
• Melton, Michael ... 590

  Thomas ... 509 Menissier, Francis, report on petition of ... 238 Menard, Francois, heirs of ... 381

  Joseph ... 298, 322

  Joseph ... 410

  Joseph and Isidore Roberts, 257

  Pierre ... 521

• Menville, Joseph ... 514
• Mercier, John D. ... 96, 99
• Meridian, difficulties in running north and south lines according to the true, northwest of Ohio ... 73

  Lines, report adverse to altering the mode of running the, in surveys, northwest of Ohio ... 73

• Meredy, Daniel ... 521
• Merriwether, James ... 209
• Merry, Jonathan ... 207
• Meteiler, Louis ... 10
• Meteye, Levron Louis ... 515
• Meteyer, Louis ... 7, 271
• Mette, Felix ... 477, 479

  Joseph ... 521

  Rene ... 271, 521

• Metzo, Frederick ... 785
• Mibs, Moses ... 821
• Michigan, report of the governor and judge of, on the state of that territory ... 229

  difficulties attending the laying out the city of Detroit ... 229

  extent of the extinguishment of the Indian title ... 231

  report on the communication of the governor and judge of, on the public lands ... 244

  suggestion of various periods to which occupants of lands should be confirmed in their settlements ... 244

  statements in relation to the measures of land, and number, and size of farms in ... 245

  statement of the nature of land titles in ... 245

  historical statement of the nature and extent of settlements in ... 246

  chronological table, exhibiting the dates of settlements in ... 247

  report of commissioners appointed to investigate and ascertain land claims in ... 247, 259, 282, 283, 541

  claims founded on grants of Cadillac, commandant of the King at Detroit ... 247

  form of patent issued by ... 250

• Michigan, claims founded on grants by the governor and intendant of New France and Louisiana, in 1735, and 1737, confirmed by the King ... 247

  claims founded on grants by the same between 1734 and 1754, not confirmed ... 248

  claims founded on grants by M. de Belestre, and other French commandants ... 248

  claims pretended to be derived from the British government ... 249

  Indian grants ... 249

  claims founded on actual settlement and improvement ... 250

  letter of Gov. St. Clair to the chiefs of sundry Indian tribes ... 260

  letter of A. B. Woodward, remarking upon the report of the commissioners of land claims in ... 260

  expediency of confirming titles to settlers in, subsequent to Nov. 30, 1782. See Detroit ... 260 Middleton, Philip, P. P. ... 217

  Stephen ... 815

• Midler, Frederick ... 521
• Milburn, Henry ... 803, 816

  Joseph ... 513

• Miles, Priscilla ... 582, 588, 700, 723
• Military Adventurers, adverse report on claim of, in West Florida ... 173, 239

  District, schedule of fractional townships within the boundaries of ... 104 statement of number of acres, quantity located, and that unlocated, in the fifty reserved sections ... 108

  Land Warrants, report on the expediency of extending the time for location of ... 103, 150, 282

  difficulties of locating the, arising from inaccuracy of surveys ... 103

  list of certificates issued to supply deficiencies in the quarter townships ... 107

  list issued to supply deficiencies in the one hundred acre lots ... 108

  number of acres contained in unregistered, outstanding December 28, 1801 ... 108

• Miller, Asher ... 202, 203

  Christopher ... 789, 794, 799

  Daniel ... 794

  Jacob ... 578, 589

  James ... 215

  John ... 206, 816

  Joseph ... 205

  Joseph, reps. of ... 810

  Noah ... 96, 99

  Oliver ... 96

  Phineas ... 215

  Richard ... 792, 807

  Robert ... 806

  Stephen ... 779, 792

  William ... 804, 816

• Milliett, Jno. Bapte. ... 7, 8, 271, 515
• Milligan, James ... 814
• Milliken, John ... 591
• Mills, Edward ... 275

  Elisha T. ... 204

  James ... 579, 590, 737, 764

  John ... 579, 590, 731, 765

  John, heirs of ... 270, 514, 518, 519, 520, 521

  John, heirs of ... 522

  Thomas ... 278

  William ... 549, 579

  William ... 590

  Zachariah ... 269, 270, 519, 520

• Milton, Michael ... 579, 740, 765
• Mims, Samuel ... 554, 555, 574, 575, 578, 584, 586, 589, 591 [592, 635, 697, 712, 744, 745, 746, 752, 763, 766
• Miner, Isaac ... 79, 512, 514, 516

  John ... 784, 786, 789, 797

  Stephen and William ... 795

• Mini, Antoine, heirs of ... 334

  Pierre ... 334

• Minie, Francois ... 7, 9, 271
• Minor, Jacob ... 272

  Jacob ... 511, 513

  Stephen ... 778, 783, 784, 789, 791, 795, 796, 799

• Minot, Jonas C. ... 96, 99
• Miro, Peter ... 573
• Mississippi Territory, report on the nature of land titles in, generally ... 88

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• Mississipi Territory, enumeration of the various

  kinds of land titles ... 91

  report on the remonstrance of Georgia against certain acts of Congress relating to the ... 100

  report on land claims in the, arising under laws of Georgia ... 120, 187

  claims arising from grants from the British governors of West Florida ... 120

  claims arising under grants from the Spanish government ... 120

  claims arising under act of Georgia erecting the county of Bourbon ... 120

  claim of the Connecticut company of military adventurers ... 121

  mode of settling the various claims suggested by the Commissioners ... 121, 123

  tracts laid off by Georgia, for the South Carolina Yazoo, the Virginia Yazoo, and the Tennessee companies ... 121, 199 sale of lands in the, by Georgia, to the

  Georgia, the Georgia Mississippi, and other companies ... 121, 139, 199

  act authorizing such sale declared to be null and void ... 122, 142

  letter of Gov. Claiborne on the origin and nature of land claims in the ... 123

  form of British patent ... 125

  form of Spanish patent ... 136

  application of Legislative Council of, for confirmation of certain land titles ... 147

  report adverse to granting donations of lands in the ... 166

  report on certain land claims in the ... 169

  report recommending further facilities to the commissioners of land claims in ... 171

  further time allowed to claimants to present their claims to the registers of land offices in ... 177, 193

  report of the secretary of state on the several descriptions of claims in, recorded in his office ... 200

  report adverse to a grant of pre-emption rights to settlers in ... 242

  report authorizing a change of the location of school lands, in certain cases ... 243

  memorial of certain subjects of Great Britain, on claims to lands in ... 542, 543

  application of, for an extension of the time of paying the first instalment on certain lands, and for pre-emption rights ... 545

  adverse report on said application ... 546 report of commissioners appointed to settle land claims in ... 546

• Mitchell, Joseph ... 7

  David ... 309, 360, 361, 497

  David ... 499

  David ... 792, 793

  David, reps. of ... 779, 780, 791, 796

  John ... 808

• Mitresse, Joseph ... 323
• Mois, Jno. Bapte. ... 7, 271
• Moise, Charles ... 275
• Monmini, Joseph ... 385

  Louis ... 384

• Monplesir, Andres ... 7, 8, 271, 515
• Monroe, David ... 776
• Monsanto, Benjamin ... 789

  Benjamin ... 811

• Monson, Telfair ... 794
• Montgomery, Alex. ... 560, 561

  Alex. ... 780, 789, 808, 824

  J. ... 561

  John ... 811

  Joseph ... 817

  and King ... 789

  Robert ... 817

  Samuel ... 806

  William ... 806, 815

• Montplaisir, Andre, heirs ... 514
• Mooley, Joseph ... 816
• Moore, Alexander ... 791, 792

  Arthur ... 574, 584, 587

  James ... 404, 558

  Henry ... 817

  James ... 573, 789, 791, 793, 796, 797, 802, 807, 812

  Louis ... 784

  Moses ... 580, 584, 587

  Robert ... 558, 797, 798, 800, 807

  Robert ... 784, 791, 792, 811, 822

  Samuel ... 524

  Samuel P. ... 812

  Samuel P., James, and Robert ... 558, 789

• Moore, William ... 558, 796

  Wykoff and Garland ... 795

  Wm., reps. of ... 802

• Morain, Isidore ... 339, 375
• Moran, Charles ... 284

  Lewis ... 284, 285

• Maurice ... 284, 329
• Moras, Antoine, heirs of ... 283, 289, 390

  Ignace ... 386

• Moreau, Antoine ... 271
• Moriceau, Victor, widow of ... 454, 490
• Morgan, James ... 581, 585, 594, 599, 704, 719

  Jemima ... 566

  John ... 219, 821

  Jordan ... 579, 581, 586, 588, 649, 726, 727

  Thomas ... 814

  William ... 582, 583, 585, 595, 724

• Morin, Francis De Valcour ... 523, 524

  Louis ... 488

• Morris, John ... 575, 590
• Morrison, Arthur, report on the petition of ... 113
• Morrison, James ... 784

  John ... 278, 27

  William ... 79, 271, 278, 279, 512, 516, 519

  William ... 801

  William's heirs ... 270, 513, 520, 521

• Morrisseau, Joseph ... 381
• Morrow, Robert H. ... 820
• Mosely, Thomas ... 822
• Moss, Patsey, Westly ... 776
• Moultrie, Alexander, memorials of ... 151, 156
• Mounger, Anna ... 606, 716

  Hiram ... 599, 714, 772

  Sampson ... 600, 717, 769

• Mountjoy, John, report on the petition of ... 83
• Mouton, Francois ... 427, 481
• Mouviel, Joseph ... 521
• Moyse, Charles ... 521
• Mulholland, Charles ... 791

  Daniel ... 399

• Mulkey, David ... 808
• Mulliken, James ... 523

  James, heirs of ... 523

• Mullowny, John ... 225
• Mundrell, Andrew ... 819
• Munger, Anna ... 579

  Anna ... 586, 606

  Hiram ... 579

  Hiram ... 582, 585, 588, 599

  Sampson ... 579

  Sampson ... 585, 600

• Munson Elihu ... 204

  Israel ... 204

• Murdock, John ... 792, 794

  Rachael ... 275

• Murphree, John ... 816, 821
• Murphy, John ... 514, 521

  William ... 287, 459, 462

• Murray, Edward ... 802

  Thomas ... 786

  William ... 799

  William, reps. of ... 787

• Murrell, William ... 581, 587, 642, 703, 722, 771
• Muy, Ch. Arbande ... 587
• Mygatt, Daniel ... 568, 804

  Daniel, heirs of ... 568, 804

• Myat, Nicholas ... 8
• N.
• Nadault, Josep ... 407

  Martin ... 321

• Nail, Henry ... 580, 584, 585, 588
• Nailer, Francis ... 811

  John ... 822

• Nangle, Andrew ... 278
• Nantay, J.B. ... 322, 369
• Naphier, Thomas ... 222
• Narbone, Maria J., heirs of ... 577, 589, 635, 691

  Maria J. reps. of ... 707, 710

• Natchez, report on claims of, to two lots and thirty acres of land granted by Congress, to Jefferson College ... 148, 177, 200, 241

  petition of William Dunbar, for confirmation of title to a lot adjoining the city of ... 170

  reports on said petition ... 200, 177

• Navarre, Francis and James ... 257

  Francois, Esq., 423

  Isidore ... 423, 442

  Jacques ... 423, 442

  Robert ... 249, 256, 286, 295

• Nealaus, William ... 789
• Neau, Michael ... 7, 271

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• Neel, Aaron ... 814
• Neely, Westly W. ... 818

  William ... 796

• Neil, Thomas ... 207

  and Beauvais ... 569, 573

• Nelson, Christopher ... 817
• Nelson John, report on petition of, for compensation for a location under Virginia in the Chickasaw country ... 71

  Jonathan ... 483, 499

  Peter ... 778, 803

  Peter and Mayant ... 776

• New England, grant of that part of America to the Council of Plymouth ... 85
• New England Mississippi Land Company, report on memorial in behalf of the ... 197

  abstract of evidence of title of the, to lands in Georgia ... 202, 203

  memorial in behalf of, asking for a speedy adjustment of their claims under Georgia in the Mississippi Territory ... 234

• Newman, Benjamin ... 805
• New Orleans, message of the President, relating to public grounds in and adjacent to the city of ... 538
• New York, report on Eastern boundary of the cession of, to the United States ... 3
• Neville, Philip ... 806, 811
• Newman, Ezekiel ... 787

  Henry ... 202, 203, 208, 209, 210, 211, 217

  Isaac ... 788

  John ... 784

  Joseph and George, 791

  Margaret ... 208

  Thomas ... 818

  William ... 820

• Newton, John ... 792
• Nichols, Thomas ... 810
• Nicholson, Henry ... 807

  James, reps. of ... 787, 807

  William ... 809

• Nicklin, Philip ... 219, 220
• Nightingale, John C. ... 205, 213, 215, 218, 227, 228
• Noble, Seth ... 96, 99
• Nolin, J.B. ... 498
• Norrell, Levi ... 821
• Norris, James ... 821

  William ... 567

• North Carolina, quantity and situation of unclaimed lands in the territory ceded by, to the United States ... 17

  boundaries of the cession of ... 17

  appropriations and grants made by, in the territory ceded to the United States ... 18

  extent of Indian reservations in the territory ceded by ... 17

  reports recommending compensation in certain cases arising under reservation in cession of, to the United States ... 27, 24

  report on certain claims to lands ceded by, to the United States ... 69

  report on the expediency of selling the lands ceded by ... 97

  terms of cession by ... 97

  deed of cession and acceptance by Congress ... 98

  petition of Thomas Dillon setting forth the interference of the treaties of Hopewell and Holstein with various private claims ... 164

  report of the legislature of, on said petition ... 165

  report on the claim of the United States to lands in Tennessee under the cession of ... 193

  various acts of, in relation to bounty lands to officers and soldiers of the Continental line ... 193

  act of, authorizing the State of Tennessee to perfect titles to lands reserved by the deed of cession to the United States ... 195

• Northwestern Territory, reports on land claims at Post Vincennes in the ... 12, 5

  report onland claims at Kaskaskia, Prairie du Rochers, and Kahokia, in the ... 13

  boundaries of the ... 18

  situation and extent of Indian territory in the ... 18

• Northwestern Territory, lands claimed in the, under reservation of the states in their deeds of cession ... 1

  claims to land in the, arising under the United States themselves ... 19

  quantity and situation of unclaimed lands in the ... 20

  report adverse to modifying the ordinance of Congress in relation to slavery in the ... 60

  exchange of certain donations of lands in, recommended ... 60

  progress of surveys in the ... 72

  report on the progress of sales of lands in the, above the mouth of the Kentucky river ... 65, 733

  report of Governor St. Clair on his proceedings generally on land claims in the Illinois country ... 80

  report adverse to granting pre-emption rights in ... 100

• Norwood, Charles ... 779
• Nova Scotia, reports favorable to granting compensation to refugees from ... 25, 22, 23

  favorable report on claim of Seth Harding, a refugee from ... 82

  report on list of refugees furnished by Secretary of War and Comptroller of Treasury ... 554, 99

  a list of the refugees from, entitled to bounty land ... 95

• Nowland, Pearson ... 819

  William ... 819

• Noye, Jacob ... 515

  Jacob, heirs of ... 515

• Nugent, John ... 808, 821
• O.
• Ochiltree, John ... 270
• Ockletree, John ... 516, 518
• O'Connor, John ... 561, 792

  William ... 787

• Odam, David, reps. of ... 798

  John ... 808, 811

• Odem, David ... 777, 791, 792, 813
• Odet, Gabriel ... 400
• Ogden, Amos ... 549, 550, 791, 794, 795, 796

  Daniel ... 780, 798

  John ... 550

  William ... 783, 808

• Ogilvy, John ... 360
• Oglesby, William ... 806
• O'Hara, James ... 271

  Timothy ... 792, 798

• Ohio, application of the legislature of, for change of location of lands for the use of schools in the Virginia military district ... 531
• Ohio Company, opinion of Attorney General on the claims of French settlers at Galliopolis, under purchase from the ... 23

  quantity of land reserved by Congress in the sale of land to the ... 59

  report on the memorial of the directors of the ... 236

• Oiler, Mark ... 780, 788
• Olivares, Marcos ... 788
• Olive, Dominique ... 578
• Oliver, Major Lorant ... 96

  Mary ... 796

• O'Neal, Ferdinand ... 221
• Opelousas, register at, requested to make report ... 6
• O'Reilly, John ... 786
• Orleans, memorial of House of Representatives of the Territory of, asking certain alterations in the act for the adjustment of land titles in that Territory ... 232

  opinion of the Secretary of the Treasury on said memorial ... 233

  report on memorial of Territory of, granting certain lands for the use of schools in said Territory ... 240

  quantity and quality of public lands in the Territory of ... 535

  mode of surveying lands in, on the margin of rivers, surrounded by inundated lands, proposed to be altered ... 536

• Osborne, Samuel ... 795, 814

  John ... 207

• Osman, Benajah ... 777, 781

  Benjamin ... 812

• Ouilette, Alexis ... 8, 521

  John, Bpte. ... 7, 9, 271, 515

• Overaker, Georqe ... 791, 799, 803

  John ... 788

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• Ovid, New York, report on petition of sundry inhabitants of ... 267
• Owens, James ... 815

  Martin ... 791

  Owen ... 205

  Thomas ... 820

  William, reps. of ... 792

• P.
• Pacquin, Francois ... 524
• Page, Gillian ... 79, 271, 515

  Joseph ... 275, 515, 521, 801

  Maria ... 795

  William ... 10, 275, 281, 515

• Paine, Louis ... 78, 515
• Palmer, Archibald ... 785
• Paltner, Henry ... 807
• Pancake, Jacob, Joseph and Dorothy ... 269

  Joseph ... 515

• Pannah, Renez Godere dit ... 7
• Pannill, Alex. ... 566

  David ... 566

  John ... 573

  Joseph ... 573, 806, 809

• Pappino, Peter ... 515
• Pare, J. B. ... 319
• Parent, Joachim ... 515
• Park, William ... 10, 515
• Parker, Barney ... 404
• Parkman, Samuel ... 207
• Parks, Thomas ... 818
• Parr, Henry ... 822
• Paskel, John ... 96, 99
• Patenode, Nicholas, Jr. ... 351, 352

  Nicholas Sen. ... 358

• Patten, Arthur ... 822
• Patterson, Arthur ... 568

  Edward ... 802

  John ... 777

• Patterson, Matthew, and others, report on memorial of ... 92

  Thomas ... 802

  William ... 802

• Pattinson, Richard ... 335, 336
• Patton, James ... 808
• Paul, Jacob ... 571
• Payez, Guillaume ... 7, 271
• Payette, Joseph ... 271
• Payne, Silas L ... 569

  William ... 207, 213

• Pea, Abraham ... 524

  Daniel ... 515, 520, 521

  Henry ... 278, 518, 519, 520, 521

  Jacob ... 9, 77, 509, 510, 515, 521

  Jacob, Jr. ... 523

  John ... 509, 515, 518, 521

  John, heirs of ... 521

• Pearl river, letter of Secretary of Treasury in relation to pre-emption rights west of ... 538

  report of commissioners of land claims west of ... 547

  conditions annexed to grants of land west of ... 547

  copies of the commissions and oaths of the commissioners appointed to ascertain land titles east of ... 593

  abstracts of certificates entered with the register of land office west of ... 823, 775

  list of certificates granted by the Register and Receiver west of, under the act of June 1812, ... 824

• Peaine, Richard Freman ... 550
• Peay, Henry ... 510
• Peck, Adam ... 212

  Jacob ... 212

  John ... 202, 203, 204, 205, 208, 209, 217, 557

• Pendoret, Joseph, Jr. ... 515
• Pegroux, P. C. ... 571
• Pellieu, Andrew, children of ... 8
• Peltier, Alexis, heirs of ... 387

  Andre ... 515

  Andri, widow of ... 7, 271

  Charles ... 285, 448

  Eustace ... 271, 575

  Felix ... 283

  Francois, widow of ... 7, 271

  James ... 287

  Phillis ... 285, 319

• Pendergrast, Robert ... 806
• Penn, Willaim, boundaries of grant to, by Charles II, in 1681, ... 86
• Pennyman, Amasa ... 207
• Pepin, Bazile ... 328

  Francois ... 486

• Perry, Charles, reps. of. ... 775, 782

  Susanna ... 782

  Susanna, reps. of ... 787

  Thomas ... 563, 824

• Perkey, John ... 804
• Perkins, Caleb ... 803

  Ezekiel ... 806

  James ... 206, 208

  John ... 786, 789

  Joseph ... 776, 806

  Nichs. ... 578, 587, 630, 631, 652, 653, 711

  Thomas H. ... 208

• Peradeau, Joseph ... 7, 8, 271

  Joseph, Jr. ... 8

• Penet, Pierre ... 7, 9, 271
• Perron, Amable ... 7, 271, 515
• Pierre, sen. ... 271, 515
• Pierre, Jr. ... 524
• Pierre, widow of ... 7, 271
• Perrot, J. B. ... 780

  Nicholas ... 515

  Nicholas, widow of ... 7, 271

• Perry, Barnabas ... 788

  Daniel, Sen. ... 788

  Daniel, Jr. ... 788

  Hardy ... 575, 590, 810

  James ... 786

  Jean Francois ... 275

  John ... 573

  William, heirs of ... 274

• Person, Thomas, and others, report on petition of ... 24
• Perthuit, widow ... 271
• Peterkin, James ... 557
• Peters, Godfroy ... 521

  John ... 560

• Petit, Antoine Nicholas ... 335

  Ignace ... 498

  J.B. ... 425

• Pettier, Andrew ... 524

  Marie J. ... 523

• Petit, Antoine ... 10, 272, 575
• Phaneton, Etienne ... 271
• Pharis, William ... 819
• Phelps, Matthew, report on the petition of ... 173
• Phelps, Oliver ... 202, 203, 204, 211
• Phenix, Pierre ... 327
• Philibert, Etienne, heirs ... 271
• Philips, George ... 579, 590

  Henry ... 278, 783

  Jacob ... 816

  Jeremiah ... 579, 590, 592

  Joseph ... 222

• Phillibert, Etienne, widow of ... 7, 271

  Jacob ... 790

• Phipps, Elijah ... 808

  Henry ... 809

  Samuel ... 793, 811

• Pickering, John ... 588, 647, 700, 722, 768
• Pickering, Timothy, and others, nomination of, as commissioners to settle the boundaries of Georgia in conjunction with Georgia commissioners ... 82
• Pickles, Adam ... 571
• Pierce, William Jr. ... 591, 592

  Wm. and John ... 579, 589, 730, 737, 752, 766, 767

• Piernas, Peter ... 795
• Pilet, Jacques ... 253
• Pillars, Richard ... 515
• Pipes, Abner ... 791, 810, 811

  Windsor ... 776

• Pipkin, Asher ... 814

  Moses ... 814

• Pitman, Buckner ... 808
• Ploche, Stephen ... 573
• Plough, Jacob ... 509
• Pluchon, Joseph, heirs of ... 271

  Louis ... 271, 276, 515

• Poe, William ... 214, 222
• Point Coupee, memorial of inhabitants of, for certain unclaimed lands ... 826
• Poirier, Francois ... 521
• Pierre ... 521
• Pollard, John ... 806, 815

  Richard ... 269, 271, 270, 476, 481

• Pollock, George ... 573

  Oliver ... 549

• Pomainville, Joseph, heirs of ... 367
• Pomeroy, Saml. Wyllis ... 204, 207
• Pomet, Leonard ... 789, 791, 799, 803
• Poor, William ... 221
• Pope, William ... 821
• Popone, Peter ... 278
• Porter, Benjamin ... 221, 227

  Landlot ... 818

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• Porter, Samuel ... 571
• Post Vincennes.See Vincennes.
• Potdivin, Francois ... 521

  J. B. ... 521

  Joseph ... 521

• Potevin, J. B., heirs of ... 276
• Pouthier, Toussaint ... 307, 361, 362
• Potter, Caleb ... 787
• Poupard, Charles ... 312, 455
• Poussett, Francis ... 783, 784, 794

  reps. of ... 794

• Powell, James ... 586, 643, 688, 691, 714

  John ... 224, 228

  William ... 575, 578, 586, 589, 643, 691, 711

  Wm., heirs of ... 575, 578, 586, 589, 623

• Pratt, Henry ... 206
• Pre-emption right, report granting a, to George

  Ash ... 533

  report adverse to granting, on grounds of settlement and improvement ... 60

  report adverse to granting, in the North west Territory ... 100

  alterations recommended in the act granting to claimants under J. C. Symmes ... 101

  report refusing a grant of, to settlers on public lands in Indiana and Mississippi ... 242

  letter of William Lattimore suggesting certain provisions in lieu of ... 242

  west of Pearl river, letter of Secretary of Treasury in relation to ... 538

  memorial of Mississippi legislature, asking for, in certain cases ... 545

  adverse report on said memorial ... 546

• Presler, Peter ... 561

  Simon ... 811

• Preville, Louis ... 521
• Prevost, Augustine ... 549, 823

  James Marcus ... 549

• Price, Benjamin D. ... 509, 511, 513, 516

  David ... 509

  James ... 96, 99

  Lowellen ... 781, 806

  Martin and Ralph ... 796

  William ... 803

• Prince, Nathaniel ... 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 214, 215
• Printing Press, necessity of establishing one in the

  Western Territory ... 15

• Prior, Abner ... 273
• Probost, Augustine ... 813
• Proclamation of the King of Great Britain in 1763; report on petition of sundry claimants under the ... 532
• Proctor, James ... 578, 591

  Jordon ... 591, 740, 765

  Keturah ... 805

  Reuben ... 794

• Profit, George ... 573
• Prudhomme, Jacques ... 387
• Pruet, Beeseley ... 784
• Pruit, Sinclair, reps. of ... 821
• Purcell, Andrew ... 279

  Edward ... 516

  Jonathan ... 269, 271, 270, 272, 279

  Noah ... 269

  William ... 279

• Purchasers of public lands, report on extension of time of completing payments ... 825
• Pyat, Benjamin ... 278

• Q.
• Quernez, Pierre Sen. ... 7
• Queret, Peter ... 8
• Querre, Antoine ... 276

  Pierre ... 291, 279, 515

  Pierre, and wife ... 278, 523

  Pierre, Jr. ... 521

• Quitglep, Joseph ... 815
• Quine, Robert ... 818

  Henry ... 818

• Quick, Henry ... 571
• Quinn, Patrick ... 571

• R.
• Rab, John ... 790
• Rabb, Nicholas ... 803
• Rabby, Cadder ... 807, 813
• Racicos, Francis ... 510
• Racine, Andrew ... 278, 523

  Angelique ... 78, 280, 516

• Racine, Francois ... 7, 271, 275, 515, 516, 525, 526

  J. B. ... 417, 515, 516, 523

  J. B., heirs of ... 9, 276, 523

  Bpte. Jn. St, Marie ... 7, 271, 278

  Mary ... 277

  Pierre N. Andrez ... 7

  St. Marie Francois ... 515

• Radley, John ... 278
• Ragsdale, John ... 816
• Rain, Cornelius ... 579, 584, 587, 588, 632, 688, 711
• Ramsay, Allen ... 9, 78, 515, 521
• Randolph, Edm., letter of, to Congress, on Virginia military reserve 4th August 1788 ... 2
• Randon, James ... 591, 735, 752, 766

  John ... 578, 590, 735, 765

• Ransford, Andrew ... 550
• Rapalje, Garret ... 562

  George ... 794, 797, 800

  Isaac ... 805

  James, reps. of ... 805

  Jane ... 794

• Raspy, Glede ... 591
• Ratcliff, Henry ... 817

  Peter ... 817

  Samuel ... 803

  William ... 787

• Ratliff, William ... 789
• Ratliffe, John ... 782
• Raux, 523

  Joseph ... 7, 271

• Ravalet, J. B. ... 516

  Louis ... 710, 516, 523

  Louis ... 271, 278

• Rawlins, Benjamin ... 819
• Rawn, David ... 213
• Ray, Reuben ... 816
• Rayner, Daniel ... 812
• Rea, Jonathan ... 217

  Sanders ... 582, 587, 658, 718

• Reaume, Baptiste ... 253, 257, 381

  Jean Bpte., Sen. ... 258, 299

  Joseph ... 299

• Rector, John ... 215

  Wharton ... 215

• Reed, Benjamin ... 81

  Benjamin, heirs of ... 523

  Elizabeth ... 588, 810

  James ... 270, 272

  John ... 796, 804, 814

  Walker ... 520

  William ... 514, 516, 523

• Reel, John ... 521

  Louis ... 270

• Rees, Ebenezer ... 569

  Ebenezer ... 782, 785, 788, 789, 797, 800, 807, 811 [812, 824

• Reetor, John ... 208
• Reeves, Abner, heirs of ... 509, 515
• Reduction in the size of tracts, and in the price of lands, recommended in certain cases ... 166, 167

  in the price of public lands, report on ... 825

• Refugees. See Canada, Nova Scotia.
• Regan, Jeremiah ... 212
• Regillo, Policarpo ... 811
• Registers and Receivers, instructions to, in relation to payments under the act of 1800 ... 113

  alteration of the mode of compensation of, suggested ... 167, 168

• Regnez, Pierre ... 7
• Reid, Thomas, reps. of ... 782
• Reins, Robert ... 221
• Relief, to purchasers of public lands, report on ... 825
• Renan, Antoine ... 271, 33, 9
• Reneau, Gabriel, Jr. ... 476

  Louis ... 340

• Renger, Pierre ... 271
• Reservations in the sale of lands to the Ohio Company and others ... 59
• Reserve. See Western Reserve.
• Reserved Lands, in Columbiana county, Ohio, application of the inhabitants for a sale of ... 281
• Reynolds, John L. ... 816

  Nathaniel, heirs of ... 96

• Robert ... 274, 525, 540, 541
• Rhea and Cochran ... 550

  John ... 225

  Martha and Mary ... 796

  Samuel ... 225

• Rhodes, John, heirs of ... 343, 398
• Ricard, Joseph ... 363

  Olivier ... 366

• Richard, widow ... 271, 516

  Jno. Bpte ... 9, 271

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• Richard, Marie ... 515

  Mariet Jonpre ... 278

• Richards, Mordecai ... 807

  Samuel ... 217

  Stephen ... 811

• Richardson, Henry ... 779

  John ... 275

  William ... 275

• Richardville, Antoine D. ... 516
• Richey, William ... 788
• Ridgly, Nich. C. ... 558, 796
• Riend, Joseph ... 521
• Rimbault, Henry ... 521

  Pierre ... 271, 275, 278

• Riopel, Ambroise ... 295

  Antoine ... 310

  Pierre ... 447

• Ritchie, John ... 812
• Rivard, Antoine ... 328, 329, 412

  Charles ... 363

  Francois ... 328

  J. B. ... 442

  Michel ... 363

  Nicholas ... 475

  Pierre ... 470

• Roach, Henry ... 561

  Henry ... 798, 812

  William ... 820

• Robb, David ... 518

  James ... 519

  Nichs., reps. of ... 780

  Nicholas ... 792

  Wm., John, and Scott ... 406

• Robbins, George ... 861

  John ... 515, 521

  John, heirs of ... 515

• Robert, Antoine ... 426

  Francois ... 381

  Isidore ... 380

  Joseph ... 322

  Pierre ... 521

• Robertjean, Joseph ... 317, 341, 459, 464

  Robert ... 348

• Roberts, Benjamin ... 812
• Roberts, Baidget ... 803

  David ... 569

• Robertson, Charles ... 225

  James ... 205, 795

  Roberts ... 790

  William, heirs of ... 358, 378

• Robideau, J. B. ... 429
• Robidou, Ettienne ... 386

  Louis ... 393

• Robinette, John ... 814

  Robins, Ezekiel ... 216

  George ... 582, 585, 616, 717, 771

• Robinson, Andrew ... 278, 516

  Charles ... 211

  D. ... 224

  James ... 279

  John, Sen. ... 816

  John, Jr., ... 815

  Mathew ... 587, 822

  Peter ... 224

  Raymond ... 815

  William ... 346, 347, 365

• Robisheaux, James ... 96
• Robison, James ... 442
• Roby, Joseph ... 207
• Rochan, Augustine ... 574, 575, 577, 579, 587, 592

  Augustine, heirs of, ... 574, 577, 587, 681, 682, 708, 709

• Rochard, Pierre ... 271
• Rochers, Prairie du, report of the Governor of the Northwest Territory on land claims at ... 13

  report on exchanging donation lands to the inhabitants of ... 16

• Rochon, Aug. and Louisa ... 591

  Louisa ... 579

• Roddy, Augustin ... 808, 821
• Rodingo, Diego ... 278
• Roderique, Diego ... 521
• Rodgers, Benjamin, Sen. ... 818

  Benjamin, Jr. ... 821

  George, heir of ... 96

  Samuel ... 96

  William ... 581, 585, 597, 704, 723, 770

• Rodney, George B. ... 823

  Sir George Bridges ... 550

  Sir Georges Bridges, reps. of ... 550

  J. B., heirs of ... 813

• Rodriguez, John J. ... 797
• Rogers, Thomas, report on the petition of ... 532
• Roe, J. B. ... 384
• Rondle, Joshua ... 782
• Routh, Job and Jeremiah ... 794
• Root, Ephraim, ... 211
• Rose, Edward ... 567

  Hugh ... ???

• Rose, Hugh, and V. Jones, various documents in relation to claims of, under the Georgia Company ... 126

  James ... 812

  Matthias ... ?71

  Peter Francis ... 796

• Ross, Alexander ... 783

  Arthur Brown ... 814

  David ... 780

  Eli. K. ... 821

  Horatio ... 225

  Isaac, A. B. ... 820

  Jesse ... 590, 736, 765

  Nathaniel ... 587, 706, 724

  Samuel ... 819

• Rouissaint, Francois ... 7, 271
• Rouleau, Charles ... 288, 443
• Rouse, Joseph ... 7, 271

  Louis ... 96

• Rousseau and Bailly ... 307

  Dominick ... 308

• Rousirault, Louis ... 7, 271
• Rousson, Baptiste ... 300
• Routb, Job ... 777, 791

  Jeremiah ... 789, 812

  Zaccheus ... 775

• Row, John ... 775, 794
• Rowe, Joseph ... 324
• Rowel, Edward ... 218
• Rowell, Hubbard ... 573
• Roy, Andre ... 7, 271, 516

  Andre, Jr. ... 271

  Andrew, heirs of ... 275

• Rucker, Jonathan ... 788
• Ruland, Isaac ... 433

  Israel ... 402, 433, 434, 441, 486, 494

  Israel and Joseph ... 483

• Rule, Thomas ... 781

  Thomas, reps. of ... 780

• Rum, Adam ... 840
• Rumsay, James ... 549
• Rumsey, Jane ... 787

  Lacey, ... 787, 7?2

• Rundell, Joshua ... 815

  Seth ... 894

• Russell, Charles ... 227
• Russell, Charles, report on petition of to Virginia Legislature, asking a change of location of military bounty lands ... 20

  report on the petition of representative of ... 10

  Joseph, Jr. ... 216, 217

• Ruyard, Joseph ... 5?1
• Ryan, Charles ... 212

  Daniel ... 557

  Isaac ... 579, 585, 594, 599, 716, 771

  Joseph ... 223

  Wm. reps. of ... 796

  Winifred ... 811

• Ryon, William ... 791, 796
• S.
• Sales, report on progress of, Northwest of the Ohio and above the mouth of the Kentucky rivers ... 65, 73

  of public lands, alteration of the terms of, suggested ... 149

  of public lands, report on the expediency of altering the system of, north of Ohio ... 166

  letter of Albert Gallatin on the same subject ... 167

• St. Ange, Joseph ... 516
• St. Antoine, parish of ... 471
• St. Aubin, Jno. Bpte. ... 7, 271, 516

  John ... 7

  Joseph ... 516

  Louis ... 9, 521

• St. Bernard, Henry ... 446

  Joseph ... 395

• St. Clair, Gov., report of, in relation to land claims in the Illinois country ... 80
• St. Dezier, heirs of ... 516
• St. Germain, John ... 571, 811, 812
• St. Laurent, J. B. ... 369
• St. Louis, Jean ... 521
• St. Marie, Andre ... 522

  Andre Racine ... 511, 513

  Ettiene ... 7, 8, 9, 271, 516

• St. Marie, Francois ... 7, 271, 516

  Joseph ... 7, 9, 271, 278

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• St. Marie, Pierre ... 277

  Racine, Pierre and Andre ... 271

• St. Martin, Adamher ... 10

  Adhemar, heirs ... 496

• St. Michael ... 451
• St. Obin, Francois ... 320, 341

  Gabriel ... 320

• St. Philips, report on exchanging donation lands to the inhabitants of ... 60
• Sabolle, Joseph ... 7, 271
• Salt springs, in the Northwest Territory, report in relation to the ... 82
• Sampson, Alex. ... 524
• Sanders, James ... 561, 812

  Littleton ... 815

  Mariæ ... 809

• Sandford, Peleg ... 219
• Sands, Comfort ... 215, 216

  Cornelia ... 215

  Henry ... 215

  Francois ... 215

  Lewis ... 216

• Sargent, Winthrop ... 569, 787
• Sarrere, Andre ... 496
• Saunders, Roger P. ... 221
• Sautier, Olivier ... 272
• Savage, Ann ... 787

  John ... 77

  John ... 516, 524, 778, 784

  Mary ... 808

• Saxton, William ... 207
• Scandling, Andrew ... 812
• Scarlett, James ... 214, 817

  John ... 212, 213, 222, 227

  James ... 820

• Schiefflin, Jonathan ... 310, 337, 435, 480, 3
• School lands, report authorizing a change of location of, in certain cases in Mississippi ... 243

  application of Ohio for a change of the location of, for the Virginia military district ... 531

• Schools, report granting certain lands for the use of, in the territory of Orleans ... 240
• Scoggin, Jonas ... 785, 789
• Scollay, Wm. ... 206, 217
• Scott, Adam ... 581, 587, 697, 718

  James ... 271, 579, 771

  James ... 586, 608, 645, 709, 716

  John ... 549

  John, reps. of ... 549, 815

  John B. ... 215, 227

  Sarah ... 558

  Robert, reps. of ... 802

  William ... 558, 568, 795, 801, 803, 812

• Scriber, Abraham ... 808

  Stephen ... 780, 792

• Searcy, John ... 808
• Sebly, Thomas ... 516
• Secretary of State, report of, on certain claims to lands at Poat Vincennes ... 11
• Segovia, Alonzo ... 802
• Seguin, Alexis ... 516
• Selhoof, Conrad ... 579, 590
• Selsor, George ... 782
• Sene, J. B. ... 445
• Sentier, Olivier ... 523
• Sequin, Louis ... 9, 271, 278
• Sergeant, William ... 217
• Serre, Joseph ... 287
• Serrieres, Francois Maynor de ... 368
• Sessions, Joseph ... 781, 786, 789, 808

  Philip ... 808

  Richard ... 808

• Settlement, making grants of land on account of, refused ... 237
• Sevans, Ebenezer ... 519
• Severe, Louis ... 521
• Seville, extract from treaty at, in 1729, appointing certain commissioners ... 29
• Sevier, James ... 212

  John ... 226

• Sewall, Joseph ... 207

  Samuel ... 208

• Sharbut, William ... 815
• Sharkey, Patrick ... 212
• Sharpe, Joseph ... 566
• Shattuck, William ... 202, 203, 217
• Shaw, Matthew ... 582, 585, 598, 705, 723, 770
• Shee, John, report on petition of, on behalf of the Illinois and Wabash companies ... 173
• Sheldon, Job, report on petition of ... 827
• Shields, William ... 591, 738, 751, 768
• Shilling, Jacob ... 803, 813

  Palim ... 780, 789, 799, 806

• Shindler, George ... 373, 475, 497
• Shipp, Bartlett ... 820
• Shirtliff, William ... 208
• Shoebrooks Edward ... 522
• Short, Peyton ... 269, 271, 270
• Short, Peyton, and G. Turner, memorial of, for confirmation of title to lands released to them by J. C. Symmes ... 68
• Shropshire, Thomas ... 817
• Shuffield, Robert ... 808
• Sibly, Solomon ... 398, 480
• Siks, Philip ... 808
• Silkrigs, William ... 570, 806
• Simarre, Francois ... 521
• Simmons, Charles ... 804

  David ... 804

  Elisha ... 581, 585, 597, 722, 771

  James ... 808, 812, 813

  Robert ... 820

• Simpson, George ... 206

  Patrick ... 78, 80, 269, 271, 270, 510, 516, 515, 521

• Sims, Benjamin ... 205, 221

  David ... 818, 821

  Robert ... 817

  Walter ... 205

• Sinclair, Jasper ... 785

  John ... 571

• Sinnet, Richard ... 278, 525
• Skinner, Josiah ... 586, 605, 637, 694, 719
• Skipper, Michael ... 578, 590
• Skyrin, John ... 225
• Sloder, Henry ... 814
• Slaughter, Henry ... 587

  Lawrence ... 516

• Slavery, report adverse to changing the ordinance of Congress on that subject in the Northwest Territory ... 60

  petition of John Edgar and others, on the same subject ... 61

  report adverse to permitting, in the Indian territory ... 146

• Slayton, Hugh ... 813
• Sloan, John ... 814
• Slouter, Lawrence ... 80
• Slocomb, Joseph ... 814
• Small, John ... 1, 76, 78, 269, 270, 273, 511, 516, 524

  Thomas ... 78, 516, 521

• Smith, Anthony ... 522

  Benajah ... 222

  Calvin ... 780

  Chileab ... 818

  Daniel ... 79, 270, 272, 275, 277, 509, 516, 514, 518 [519, 521, 522

  David ... 776

  Ebenezer ... 812

  Edmund ... 588, 589, 645, 662, 724

  Frederick ... 589

  and Gilbert ... 793

  Israel ... 793, 803

  James ... 777, 820

  Jesse ... 777

  John ... 212, 213, 214, 223, 225, 549, 807

  John ... 568, 775, 785, 790, 791, 809

  Josiah ... 804

  Lucius ... 804, 819

  Maria ... 807

  Peter ... 777

  Pliny ... 814

  Phineas ... 814

  Reuben ... 214

  Richard P. ... 784

  Robert ... 212

  Robert ... 569

  Samuel ... 207

  Sarah ... 807

  Thomas ... 291, 490, 568

  William ... 273, 521, 792, 812, 820

  William, heirs of ... 521

  William, B., Jr. ... 785

  William M. ... 815

  William T. ... 521

  Zachariah ... 777, 784, 802, 804

• Snapp, Abraham, Fry ... 269, 271, 270, 273, 277, 509, 516, 513 [515, 516

  Abraham F. ... 519, 520, 521, 524

  Abraham T. ... 520

• Snider, William ... 270
• Snyder, Adam ... 787
• Socier, Baptiste ... 465, 482

  Ettiene ... 442

  Joseph ... 448

• Solabellas, Michael ... 795

  Solan, widow ... 314

  Sollivellas, Maria G, ... 803

• Solo, Alexis ... 400

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• Solo, Pierre, heirs of ... 382
• Solomon, Ezekiel, heirs of ... 308
• Sommers, John ... 549
• Souell, George ... 815

  Robert, Sen. ... 581, 588, 643, 708, 723

• Souci, ... 516
• Soulier, Jean Louis ... 522
• South Carolina, instructions to the Governor of the province of, in relation to making grants of lands ... 39, 40

  report recommending that certain settlers on lands ceded by, be placed under jurisdiction of ... 92

  Yazoo Company, tract of country granted to the, by Georgia ... 121

  memorial in behalf of, for compensation under the articles of cession with Georgia ... 151

  abstract of evidence of title of, to lands in Georgia ... 205

• Southerland, John ... 583, 584
• Southwell, John, reps. of ... 549
• Southwest, report by the Attorney General, on claims to lands in the, by certain companies under a law of Georgia ... 28
• Spafford, John, and others, report on memorial of, adverse ... 71
• Spain, extract from treaty of, with England in 1670, confirming to the latter her (then) American possessions ... 29

  extract from treaty of, 1763, relative to the cession of Florida to Great Britain ... 30

  claims on the Mississippi territory arising under grants from the government of ... 120

• Spain, Helena ... 785

  James ... 788

• Spanish grants, in Louisiana, fraudulent and antedated ... 171, 2, 177
• Sparks, Richard ... 800
• Spears, Noah ... 271, 272
• Spears, Noah ... 518, 519, 520
• Spech,Henry ... 516
• Spell, Menajah ... 814

  Susan ... 783, 786

• Spiers, John ... 797
• Spiler, William ... 812
• Spillards, Daniel ... 587
• Splane, Thomas ... 808
• Spring, Simon ... 277
• Springer, Anne ... 10
• Spyres, John ... 776
• Squires, David ... 278
• Stabraker, John ... 813
• Stackpole, Juliana ... 803

  Maurice ... 796

• Stampley, George ... 804

  Henry ... 804

  Jacob ... 569, 778, 782, 792, 824

  John ... 561, 782, 785, 786, 791, 804, 824

  Margaret ... 775

  William ... 811

• Stanly, Ashbel ... 202, 203

  Isaac ... 581, 587, 665, 722

  Rhoda ... 822

• Stansfield, James ... 822
• Stark, Robert ... 566
• Starr, John ... 96, 99
• Stedham, Benjamin ... 581, 590, 736, 752, 754, 758, 766

  Moses, ... 578, 590, 734, 765

• Steel, Frances ... 579, 591, 740, 764

  James ... 781

  John ... 781

• Steele, Benjamin ... 805, 819

  John ... 215

• Steinbeck, John ... 289
• Stephen, Jacob ... 571
• Stephens, Jesse ... 816
• Stephenson, John ... 549

  Stephen ... 785

• Stepp, Abraham ... 519, 521
• Sterrett and Evans ... 798
• Stewart, Gen, ... 214
• Steuart, James ... 560
• Stewart, John ... 214

  R. and H. ... 211

  Robert ... 228

• Sticker, Joseph ... 569
• Stiggins, Joseph ... 575, 578, 591, 592, 741, 747, 764, 767
• Stilwell, John ... 517, 519
• Stipp, Abraham ... 271
• Stittlee, John ... 784
• Stocket, Samuel ... 818, 819
• Stocketill, Joshua ... 796
• Stoddard, James ... 571
• Stoddard, James ... 812
• Stokeley, Francis ... 522
• Stone, Joseph, widow of ... 7, 271
• Store, Frederick ... 522
• Storer, George ... 217
• Story, Ephraim ... 571, 808
• Stauts, Sylvestre ... 807, 818
• Stowers and Pipes ... 781

  John ... 791, 805

• Strawbridge, James ... 213, 224, 228
• Strawbridgre, James, a claimant under the Tennessee company, memorial of ... 186, 187
• Stringer, Franc's ... 582, 586, 619, 653, 703, 717, 772
• Strong, James ... 276
• Strother, John ... 223
• Stroud, Marshal ... 815
• Stroups, Jacob ... 792, 804
• Stuart, James ... 781
• Stump, John ... 812
• Stuttoa, Reuben ... 818
• Sullivan, Daniel ... 277, 516

  Daniel, heirs of, ... 10, 78, 79, 273, 523

  James ... 206

  John ... 797

  Owen ... 578, 586, 620, 643, 711

  Patrick ... 779, 807

  Susan ... 510, 516, 515

  Thomas ... 581, 588, 658, 706, 724, 807

  Thomas, Jr. ... 581, 588, 658, 694, 724

  William ... 209

• Surget, Catharine ... 565, 783, 786, 802, 824

  Charles ... 565, 807, 824

  Peter ... 565, 783

• Surveyor, of lands South of Tennessee, additional compensation to, recommended ... 177
• Surveys, progress of, Northwest of the Ohio ... 72

  alterations in the mode of, suggested ... 149

  report adverse to an alteration of the mode of running the meridian lines ... 73

  of lands on the margin of rivers in the Orleans Territory, alteration in the mode, suggested ... 536

• Susor, Louis ... 324
• Sutherland, John ... 553, 587

  John ... 574

• Suzor, J. B. ... 480
• Swann, James ... 817
• Swayze, Elizabeth ... 809

  Hiram ... 572

  Hyram, heirs of ... 572

  Hiram, reps. of ... 824

  Joseph ... 782

  Nathan ... 562, 782

  Samuel ... 562

  Richard, reps. of ... 795

  Samuel, reps. of ... 794, 795

  Solomon ... 800

  Stephen ... 562

  Stephen, reps. of ... 794

• Sweazy, Nathan ... 775
• Symmes, John Cleves, purchase of, in the N. W. Territory ... 19

  quantity of land reserved by Congress in the sale of lands to ... 59

  opinion of the Attorney General on the contract of ... 59

  report on contract of ... 66, 93

  alterations in the contract of ... 67, 94

  memorial of certain claimants under ... 68

  report on sundry petitions of claimants under ... 93

  history of contract with, and proceedings thereon ... 93

  alterations in the act granting pre-emption to claimants under, recommended ... 101

  report on the petition of ... 115

  report of the attorney general on the several contracts with, and transactions arising therefrom ... 115

• T.
• Tabor, Isaac ... 779

  William ... 784, 796, 815

• Taillon, J, B. ... 384
• Talley, John ... 579, 586, 775

  John, Jun., ... 809

• Talman, David ... 204
• Taylor, Abraham ... 560, 781, 791, 824
• Taylor, Griffith, report on the petition of ... 100

  Jno. Noble ... 788

  Robert and Isaac ... 794

• Tear, John ... 813

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• Templeton and Highland ... 819
• Tennessee, report on compensating certain claims to land in the State of, arising under the cession from N. C. ... 112, 164

  memorial on behalf of, for the appointment of commissioners to settle the disputes respecting vacant lands in said state ... 148

  report on the claim of the United States to lands in, under the cession of N. Carolina ... 193

  relinquishment of certain lands in the State of, to the United States ... 534

• Tennessee Company, sales of land in the Mississippi territory to the, under certain acts of Georgia ... 121

  form of certificate of shares issued by the ... 129

  names of persons to whom certificates of shares were issued ... 130

  memorials of James Strawbridge and Thomas Young, claimants under the ... 186, 187

• Ternatte, R. De ... 222
• Terry, John, reps. of ... 813

  Stephen ... 822

• Tessier, Francois ... 522

  Pierre, heirs of ... 299

• Tevebaugh, Jacob ... 519, 521

  Jacob, Jr. ... 516

  Jacob, Jr., heirs of ... 516

• Texada, Manual ... 787, 795
• Thrap, Zaccheus, reps. of ... 817
• Thiaul, Elijah ... 818
• Theil, Isaac ... 522
• Thevy, John B. ... 803
• Thibault, widow Catharine ... 444

  P. ... 367

• Thicksten, Abraham ... 796

  John ... 270

• Thiriot, Jean C., widow of ... 524

  Julie ... 524

• Thomas, Aaron ... 367

  Jacob, heirs of ... 326

  James ... 278

  Jesse ... 589

  John ... 221, 222

  William ... 788, 792

  William ... 824

• Thompson, Andrew ... 807

  Benjamin ... 96, 99

  John ... 821

• Thompson, John, report on petition of ... 150

  Joseph ... 278

  Joseph ... 578, 589, 591, 729, 730, 752 [763, 766

  Margaret ... 558

  Robert ... 815

  Samuel ... 269

  Thomas ... 558

  Wm., reps. of ... 806

• Thorn, Charles ... 78, 516, 522

  Charles and Jacob ... 516

  Daniel ... 516, 522

  Jacob ... 516, 522

  Michael ... 78, 516, 522

  Michael, Jr., ... 516, 522

  Peter ... 516, 522

  Solomon ... 522

  William, Sen. ... 352

• Thornell, Ephraim ... 550
• Thorp, Eleazer ... 818
• Throckmorton, Joshua ... 807

  Mordecai ... 813

• Throop, Josiah ... 96
• Thweat, James, Esq., ... 214
• Tibbet, Benjamin, heirs of ... 436
• Tier, John ... 802
• Tierney, Mathew ... 6, 785
• Timberlake, Saml. ... 807
• Time, extension of, granted to claimants under the State of Georgia to register their titles ... 193
• Todd, Charles F. ... 788

  Edward ... 550

  Isaac ... 297, 342, 356, 357, 378, 499

  Isaac ... 500, 501

  James ... 798

• Tomlinson, Nathaniel ... 567, 799, 812
• Tompkins, Thomas ... 814
• Tool, Mathew ... 817
• Toole, James ... 202
• Tooley, Adam ... 813
• Toney, John, ... 96, 99

  William ... 96

• Tongas, Auguste ... 522

  John ... 10

• Tongas, J. B. ... 10, 272, 523

  Joseph ... 7, 8, 272, 278, 516

  Joseph, heirs of ... 77

  Joseph, Jr. ... 522

  William ... 522

• Toulon, John ... 8, 272
• Tout, Etienne ... 400

  Ignace, Sen., dit Duval ... 380

  Ignace, Jr., heirs ... 385

  Joseph ... 400

• Touton, Francois ... 272
• Townsend, David ... 207
• Traversis, Ambrose ... 393
• Trevore, Charles ... 822
• Tremble, Ambroise, heirs of ... 494

  Francois, Ambroise ... 333, 465

  Gaget ... 462

  J. B. Ambroise ... 443

  Joseph, Louis ... 388, 390

  Joseph, Leonard ... 389

  Louis, Sen., ... 389

  Michael ... 332

  Pierre ... 473

  Thomas ... 389

• Trend, Samuel ... 742, 752, 766
• Tremnir, J. B. ... 579, 587, 589, 590, 617, 691, 712, 720, 727
• Trentham, Robert ... 817
• Trevillion, States ... 784, 795
• Trist, Hore Browse ... 802
• Trivilian, ian Richard ... 567, 813
• Trouillet, Isabella ... 582, 588
• Trottier and Lapointe ... 496
• Trouillet, John ... 590, 591, 640, 762, 766

  Peter ... 587, 640, 712

• Trudeau, Charles ... 802
• Trudel, Francois ... 7, 272, 311
• Truflo, Charles ... 801
• Truly, Bennet ... 567, 569

  James ... 809

  Sarah ... 791

• Tubman, Richard ... 202
• Tuckar, Catharine, in trust ... 319

  Edward ... 318, 324

  John ... 318

  William ... 318

• Tucker, John ... 208, 209
• Tulwood, Lewis M. ... 822
• Tunno, Adam ... 205, 213, 215
• Turcourt, Drusilla ... 541
• Turnbull and Joice ... 589

  John ... 574, 575, 586, 587, 590, 777

  Robert J. ... 549

• Turner, Edward ... 792, 823
• Turner G. and Peyton Short, memorial of, for confirmation of title to lands released to them by J. C. Symmes ... 68

  Henry ... 782

  Henry and Co. ... 795

  Robert ... 789

• Turpin, Francois ... 7, 271

  William ... 813, 823

• Turvin, Richard ... 590, 744, 766
• Tutle, Christopher ... 296
• Twebaugh, Jacob ... 272, 276
• Tyler, T., heirs of ... 567, 569, 788, 791, 796
• Tyree, Benjamin ... 803
• U.
• Underwood, Thos. ... 575, 592
• Upper Mississippi Company, report on memorial of purchasers under the ... 197

  abstract of evidence of title of, to lands in Georgia ... 215

  memorial in behalf of, for an adjustment of their claims under Georgia to lands in the Mississippi territory ... 234

• Urno, Francois ... 272
• Urquhart, Wm. ... 202
• Ury, Margaret ... 799
• V.
• Vachette, Francois ... 7, 8, 272

  Pierre A. ... 517

  Pierre, heirs of ... 272

• Valcour, J. B. ... 522
• Valcourt, widow ... 272
• Valiquette, Francois ... 277, 387, 388, 450, 480
• Valleret, Louis ... 779, 789
• Valley, Alexander ... 7, 8, 79, 272
• Valli, Alexander ... 511, 516, 517

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• Valli, Alexander, Jr. ... 517
• Vandeburgh, Henry ... 77, 78, 269, 271, 270, 272, 280, 281 [510, 511, 512, 514

  Henry ... 516, 519, 520, 521, 522, 525, 526

  John ... 519

• Vander Huyden, Jacob ... 96, 99
• Vandeval, John ... 808
• Vandorne, Peter A. ... 732, 801
• Vanmetre, Joseph ... 270, 272
• Vanorsdal, Limon ... 269
• Vardiman, William ... 555, 563, 567, 574, 584, 585, 675 [710, 821
• Varlo, Westorn ... 557
• Vauchere, Anthony ... 806

  John, reps. of ... 811

  Joseph ... 568

• Vandrye, Antoine ... 7, 9, 272

  Jn. Bapte. ... 7, 9, 272, 516, 517

  Jn. Bpte. Jr. ... 7, 272

  J B., widow of ... 516

• Vause, Thomas ... 782
• Vernier, J. B. ... 321, 325
• Vesier, Louis ... 341
• Vick, Newel ... 808
• Vidal, Jacintha, reps. of ... 558

  John ... 573

  Joseph ... 792, 799, 802

• Viger, Andre ... 313
• Vigo, Francis, ... 7, 8, 75, 76, 270, 271, 272, 510, 511, 512, 516

  Francis ... 517, 513, 514, 515, 518, 520

• Viles, Thomas ... 801 or 7
• Villeret, Jean Bpte. ... 272
• Villeneuve, Charles ... 9, 77, 272, 516, 517

  Charles ... 522

  Genevieve ... 9

• Villeraye, Jno. Bpte. ... 10, 78, 272, 517
• Vilray, Jn. Bapte. ... 7
• Vincennes, report of Winthrop Sargent, on land claims of the inhabitants of ... 574

  list of heads of families settled at, on and before 1783, and residing there in 1790 ... 7

  authority of the court of the district of, to grant concessions of land ... 11

  directions by the secretary of the Northwest Territory, to land claimants at ... 10

  report of the Secretary of State on the subject of certain claims at ... 11

  report in Congress on the same subject ... 12

  petition of sundry inhabitants of, for confirmation of certain Indian grants ... 26

  report on the validity of Indian grants to the inhabitants of ... 26

  report on petition of Amos Aile, for confirmation of certain grants by the district court of ... 63

  instructions of Winthrop Sargent to the surveyor of Knox county, with a list of persons entitled to lands ... 75

  report of Gov. St. Clair, on the settlement of land claims at ... 81

  fraudulent grants of land by the court of, in the Indiana Territory ... 111

  letter from commiss'rs of land claims at ... 264

  supplemental report of the commissioners of land claims in the district of ... 508

  list of lands confirmed by the different governors ... 509

  list of lands confirmed in district of, in virtue of militia rights ... 518

• Vincennes, Church ... 516
• Vinger, Jacob ... 291
• Vincent, James ... 814
• Vinning, Uriah ... 822
• Virginia, report on military bounty lands, reserved in the cession to the U. States ... 17, 1

  letter of the governor of, to Congress on the same subject ... 2

  report of superintendents for the continental line on the quantity of land located on the southeast side of the Ohio, and also that between the Scioto and Little Miami ... 2, 3

  quantity of land for which certificates for land warrants have issued ... 3

  resolutions of legislature of, on military. bounty lands reserved ... 12

  petition of sundry officers and soldiers on the same subject ... 12

  certain reservations in the cession of, in the N. W. Territory ... 19

  relief asked in the case of the location of military bounty lands in the district since ceded to the Chickasaws ... 20

• Virginia, report adverse to granting compensation for locations under, in the Chickasaw country ... 71

  license from the crown to the first colony of, to make a settlement ... 83

  second charter from King James to the first colony enlarging their limits ... 84

  the charter declared to be avoided by writ of quo warranto ... 84

  Charles I. declares the government of the colony to be in himself ... 84

  military warrant, application to renew a lost one refused ... 100

  application for the location of a warrant issued to a Lieutenant in the state establishment, north of the Ohio, refused ... 119

• Virginia Military Land Warrants, report granting further time for the location of ... 282
• Virginia Yazoo Company, tract of land granted to the, by Georgia ... 121

  memorial of the, asking for compensation under the articles of cession with Georgia ... 157

  evidences of the completion on their part of the contract with Georgia ... 158

  sundry depositions showing in what the payments were to be made ... 158

  protest of, against the withdrawal of what had been paid by J. B. Scott ... 160

  unfavorable reports on the memorial of the ... 180, 163

  documents respecting the connection of, with the Upper Mississippi Company ... 180

  abstract of the evidence of title of, to lands in Georgia ... 210

• Visger, Jacob, Esq. ... 352, 447
• Von Heer, Maj. B. ... 96, 99
• Vousdan, Wm. ... 558, 780, 783, 785, 789, 795

  Wm., heirs of ... 558, 780

• Voyer, Joseph, heirs of ... 430
• W.
• Wabash and Illinois Land Companies, reports on memorial of, to surrender certain Indian purchases on certain conditions ... 173, 66, 21, 22

  Land Company, additional memorial of ... 146, 63

• Waddell, James ... 820
• Wade, James ... 781
• Wadsworth, Thomas ... 550
• Wailes, Edward Lloyd ... 583, 584, 589, 701, 728, 770
• Wainwright, Henry ... 207
• Walback, John B. ... 820
• Waldburger, J. ... 205, 219
• Waldo, Sarah ... 211
• Walker, Abraham ... 579, 590

  Charles ... 556, 574, 584, 587, 589

  George ... 205

  George ... 217, 218, 219, 223, 224, 227, 228

  Isaac ... 221

  John ... 568

  Joseph ... 568

  John and Tandy ... 581, 722, 772

  Martha ... 96, 99

  Peter ... 571, 789

  Peter, Jr. ... 568

  T. and J. ... 587, 666

  William ... 294, 380, 478, 822

  Zachariah ... 819

• Wall, John ... 782, 786, 791, 792, 806

  Micajah ... 582, 586, 602, 705, 719

  William ... 555, 574, 584, 587

• Wallace, George, Jr. ... 269, 276, 510, 517

  George, Jr. and Co. ... 270

• Wallis, John ... 589
• Walls, James ... 8
• Walter and Moore ... 789

  William, Jr. ... 207

• Walton, John J. ... 797, 798, 803

  Oliver ... 821

• Wamach, John ... 581, 588, 652, 724
• Wambersie, Emanuel ... 205
• Ward, Charles ... 575, 584, 591

  Daniel ... 550

  Daniel, reps. of ... 550

  Daniel ... 578, 587

  Joseph ... 208

• Ward, John, report on the petition of the children of ... 237

  Joshua ... 550

  Samuel ... 207, 208, 209

• Warrant, application for renewal of a lost Virginia military, refused ... 100

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• Warrants, granted for military services, report on the expediency of extending the time for location of ... 103

  boundaries of the tract of country reserved for the satisfaction of ... 103

  difficulties in locating the, arising from inaccuracy of surveys ... 103

• Warrington, James ... 215, 222
• Warth, Robert ... 519
• Washhum, Lemuel ... 821
• Washington, Thomas ... 208
• Waters, Mark ... 821
• Watkins, Anderson ... 223

  Andrew ... 807

  James ... 579, 586, 790

  James ... 819

  Samuel ... 78, 517

• Watley, Wyche ... 581, 603, 719, 772
• Watman, David ... 812
• Watrous, Charles, reps. of ... 790
• Watson, Jeremiah ... 815

  Marston ... 202, 203, 207

  Samuel ... 784

  William ... 521

• Watts, Edward ... 217, 219, 225

  Frs. Ashton ... 791

  James ... 524

  James, heirs of ... 524

  John ... 804

  Robert, reps. of ... 803

  McNutty and Sampson ... 10

• Waugh, David ... 550

  David, heirs ... 550

  D., heirs of ... 813

• Wayne County, Indiana, now Michigan, memorial of the inhabitants of ... 196

  different species of land titles in ... 196

• Wayne, Richard ... 205
• Weaver, Joseph ... 287, 293, 305
• Webb, William ... 787
• Webber, William ... 579, 591, 739, 748, 764
• Weekley, William ... 578, 591, 735, 767
• Weekly, George ... 581, 590, 591, 731, 735, 752, 763, 764

  John ... 578, 591, 739, 765

• Weeks, Caleb ... 794

  Nicholas ... 589

• Weibble, Henry ... 96
• Weld, Benjamin ... 207
• Wells, Absalom ... 821

  James A. ... 203

  John ... 821

  Robert ... 227

  Samuel L. ... 806

  Samuel, reps. of ... 802

  Simeon ... 591

  Thomas ... 276, 807

  William ... 269, 271

  William ... 520, 521, 522

• Welsh, Nathaniel and Patrick ... 96
• Welton, William ... 269, 271, 270
• Wescott, George ... 205
• West, Cato ... 776, 813
• West, Cato, and others, report on memorial of ... 88

  James ... 813

  Littleberry ... 810

  William ... 779, 818, 819

  William, Jr. ... 819

• Western Reserve, report on the expediency of accepting the cession of the, by Connecticut ... 83
• Westfall, Abraham ... 517, 514, 522

  Isaac ... 271, 270, 272

  John ... 271, 509, 517

  John N. ... 522

• Westmoreland, Joseph ... 583, 584, 587, 699, 719, 771
• Wetmore, Seth ... 202, 203, 204, 206

  William ... 202, 203, 217

• Whaley, Simpson ... 581, 589, 670, 721
• Whatley, Wyche ... 586, 671
• Wheat, Solomon ... 581, 585, 601, 725, 727, 770

  Thomas ... 578, 587

• Wheeler, Bryant ... 822
• Whitaker, Daniel ... 775
• White, Dempsey ... 803

  Isaac

  James ... 558, 812, 814

  John ... 812

  John Hampton ... 782, 810

  Joseph ... 808, 820

  Larkin ... 816

  Matthew, reps. of ... 782

  Reuben ... 814

  Thos. L. reps. of ... 810

  Thomas ... 807, 812

• Whitesides, William ... 540
• Whitley, Solomon ... 560
• Whipple, Elizabeth ... 792
• Whittle, Elizabeth ... 793

  Maria ... 658

• Widner, John ... 517
• Wikoff, William ... 217, 556
• Wilds, John D. ... 819
• Wiley, John R. ... 788
• Wilkes, Jacob ... 278
• Wilkins, Andrew ... 517

  John, Jr. ... 815

  and Minor ... 792

  Thomas ... 782

• Wilks, Simeon ... 578, 738, 767
• Wilkinson, Abner ... 804
• Willermy, Marie ... 468, 475
• Williams, Ann ... 787

  Benjamin ... 202, 203

  David, reps. of ... 787

  Eli ... 204, 208

  Francis ... 509, 518

  Hezekiah ... 803, 805

  James ... 561, 792, 794, 795

  John Cadwallerder ... 787

  Katharine ... 205

  Margaret ... 790

  Maria ... 569

  Maria McIntosh ... 787

  Mary ... 787

  Stephen ... 581, 588

  Thomas ... 208, 209

  Thomas, Jr. ... 209

  Wm. ... 569, 582, 586, 651, 705, 719, 770

  William ... 787, 794

• Williamsom, William ... 202, 203, 208, 211, 227
• Willis, Asneth ... 784

  Francis ... 222

  Henry ... 561

• Wilmore, John ... 517, 522
• Wilson, Alexander ... 517

  Alexander, heirs of ... 517

  Francis ... 76, 517

  Isaac ... 522

  James, Esq. ... 204, 217, 219

  John ... 202, 790

  Joseph ... 582, 588, 644, 723

  Thomas ... 278

• Wilton, William ... 557
• Winifree, Jacob ... 550, 799
• Winn, Richard ... 568
• Wicks, William ... 785
• Wisdom, Sol. H. ... 571, 824
• Wiseman, Davenport ... 815
• Withers, Jesse ... 781, 785
• Woods, Archibald ... 224

  John ... 583, 584, 586, 814

  Thomas H. ... 818

• Woodward, A. B., letters of, in relation to the situation of the public lands and land titles in Michigan ... 245, 246, 260
• Woodward, Joseph ... 207, 209
• Wooldridge, Win H. ... 820
• Wooley, Melling ... 796
• Wooster, Joseph L. ... 215, 228
• Wooton, Hardy ... 579, 589, 646, 714
• Worley, Caleb ... 821
• Worthington, James ... 278

  William ... 278

• Wortman, Samuel ... 275
• Worsham, Richard ... 221
• Wraye, John ... 791
• Wright, Hezekiah ... 815

  John, heirs ... 352

  Samuel ... 221

• Wyandot Indian, reports recommending a confirmation of a grant by the, to Isaac Zane ... 83, 110
• Wyant, Christopher ... 77, 276, 278, 510, 511, 517, 513, 515 [516, 518, 522

  Jacob ... 278

• Wyatt, Peyton ... 224
• Wylie, James ... 803

  Louisa, reps. of ... 782

  Thomas ... 221

• Wynne, William ... 218
• Y.
• Yarborough, James S. ... 775

  Joseph ... 221

• Yax,John ... 448

  Michael ... 389

  Pierre ... 380, 464, 481

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• Yax, Simon ... 411
• Yazoo. See South Carolina Yazoo Company and Virginia Yazoo Company.
• Young, Daniel ... 585, 639, 713

  Edward ... 585, 689, 713

  Robert ... 225

  Samuel ... 571, 573

  Samuel C ... 566, 573, 792, 793, 812

• Young, Thomas, claimant under the Georgia company, memorials of ... 185, 186

  Thomas ... 205, 210

• Youngs, George ... 208, 20

  Robert ... 225

• Z.
• Zane, Isaac, reports authorizing the confirmation of a grant to, by the Wyandot Indians ... 110, 83