Land warrants and certificates, 1782-1837.

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Land warrants and certificates, 1782-1837.

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The majority of these warrants and certificates were issued by Virginia prior to Kentucky statehood. The remainder was issued by the Commonwealth. Several of the warrants in the group were issued on behalf of John Carter or Frederick Warnick. The most recent document in the group, dated 1837, bears a clear impression of another version of the Kentucky state seal, this showing the two figures farther apart than previously was the case.

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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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...