Arthur St. Clair papers, 1774-1796.

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Arthur St. Clair papers, 1774-1796.

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Sheriff's writ (1774 July 7) from Westmoreland County, Pa.; decree (1788 Aug. 30) establishing a general court for the Northwest Territory at Marietta, Ohio; photocopy of St. Clair's presidential appointment (1789 Sept. 1) by George Washington as governor of the Northwest Territory; and ALS from St. Clair to Benjamin Talmadge relating to Ohio Company land warrants.

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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