Index to land bounty books for French and Indian War service.

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Index to land bounty books for French and Indian War service.

These records give the name of the warrantee, his rank and unit, the number of acres in his warrant, and the number of the warrant. The warrantee is not necessarily the person who performed the service. No cross reference is made to the soldier in those instances in which the warrantee is an assignee.

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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...