Registers of old treasury warrants, nos.1-23,082, October 15, 1779- December 24, 1783; December 11, 1793- May 19, 1794.

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Registers of old treasury warrants, nos.1-23,082, October 15, 1779- December 24, 1783; December 11, 1793- May 19, 1794.

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Registers recording in columns the name of the warrantee, the quantity of land to which he was entitled, the amount of composition money paid, the date the warrant was issued and its number, the date of each survey returned on that warrant and it's quantity, the name of the county in which the land surveyed was situated, and information regarding the recording of the grant. Not all columns are filled in for each entry.

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