Thomas B. Eastland land grant, 1838 June 30.

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Thomas B. Eastland land grant, 1838 June 30.

Land grant for 5,000 acres in Morgan County, Tenn., to Thomas B. Eastland, signed by Gov. Newton Cannon.

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Cannon, Newton, 1781-1841

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Governor of Tennessee and U.S representative from Tennessee. From the description of Newton Cannon papers, 1813-1838. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452561 ...

Eastland, Thomas B.

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Biography The route followed by Eastland was through Texas and Mexico, but after 4 months enroute West Eastland wrote to his wife "...we are still 170 miles from El Paso...gross ignorance or willful design has governed those who induced the government to make a road this route...". On Sept. 11,1849 Eastland decided to strike out on his own--to continue to Chichuahua and there book passage to San Francisco. He arrived in San Francisco aboard t...