[Letter] 1792 November 25, Treasury Department, [to] Israel Ludlow.

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[Letter] 1792 November 25, Treasury Department, [to] Israel Ludlow.

Instructions to Ludlow for surveying a tract of one million acres contracted for by John Cleves Symmes in the Northwest Territory. The letter outlines the area to be surveyed, the conditions of Ludlow's employment, and his protection by the army.

3 p. ; 25 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8356411

Indiana Historical Society Library

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