Land grant, 1795 December 28, to Abraham Kochenour.

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Land grant, 1795 December 28, to Abraham Kochenour.

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Governor Brooke grants Kochenour 43 acres of land in Shenandoah County, Va. Signed by W[illia]m Price, Re[gister] L[and] Off[ice]. Printed form with manuscript insertions. Bears seal of Virginia.

1 p. : parchment ; 31 x 39 cm.

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library

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Kochenour, Abraham.

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Price, William, 1801-

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Brooke, Robert, 1751-1800.

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Virginia. Land Office

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After the conclusion of the French and Indian War, the British government issued a proclamation designed to prevent clashes between the settlers and Indians. This proclamation of 1763 forbid settlement west of the Alleghany mountains. From the description of List of complete military warrants under the Proclamation of 1763 from the Virginia Land Office,. (Library of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 318646134 The act which established the Land Office passed the General Assembly...