George Rogers Clark regimental land grants collection, 1773-1816.

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George Rogers Clark regimental land grants collection, 1773-1816.

Letters, land deeds, surveyors' receipts and bills concerning lands granted to the veterans of George Rogers Clark's Illinois Regiment. Individuals represented include Edmund Clark, George Clark, William Clark, John Girault, Robert Lettis Hooper, William Croghan, Beverly Randolph, Edmund Randolph, and others. Typed transcripts of six of the items accompany the manuscripts.

0.20 linear ft. (1 box + 1 portfolio)

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Randolph, Edmund, 1753-1813

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Edmund Jennings Randolph (August 10, 1753 – September 12, 1813) was an American attorney and politician. He was the 7th Governor of Virginia, and, as a delegate from Virginia, he attended the Constitutional Convention and helped to create the national constitution while serving on its Committee of Detail. He was the first United States Attorney General (1789-1794) and the second Secretary of State (1794-1795) during George Washington's presidency. Born in Williamsburg in the Colony of Virgini...

Croghan, William, 1752-1823

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Croghan was a Revolutionary War veteran, surveyor, and farmer from Jefferson County, Kentucky. From the description of Account book : manuscript, 1788-1822. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52249260 From the description of Account book : manuscript, 1784-1788. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52248592 From the description of Account book : manuscript, 1788-1822. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 80444098 ...

Hooper, Robert Lettis, 1730?-1797

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Robert Hooper was a quartermaster during the Revolution, and served in amny other official and unofficial capacities in the Philadelphia area. From the description of Scrapbook, 1912. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122489213 Robert Lettis Hooper Jr., was contracted for making land surveys in the area surrounding Fort Pitt and was engaged in other projects throughout the region for the colonial government for several years. He later became Deputy Qu...

Clark, William, fl. 1798.

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Clark, Edmund

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Edmund Clark was an American enlisted soldier during World War II (WWII) who served with various aviation units until being stationed with the 2nd Aircraft Repair Unit in Saipan. From the description of The Edmund Clark papers, 1942-1948. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 47184796 ...

Girault, John, 1755-1813

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Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818

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Surveyor; noted Indian fighter in the American midwest in the latter half of the 18th century. From the description of Documents, 1778-1818. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28287330 American Revolutionary Colonel in the Old Northwest. Clark first came to Detroit from Cleveland in 1817, and was followed by his parents in a commercial fisherman and deputy collector of customs in China, Mich. (from M.P.C., I, 501-507: Clark's "Recollections".) (blue ...

Randolph, Beverly.

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