. The History of Grundy County, Missouri : an encyclopedia of useful information, and a compendium of actual facts. It contains a condensed history of the state of Missouri and its chief cities ... ; its pioneer record, war history, resources, biographical sketches . the soil of Missouri belonged : I St.—To France with other territory. 2d.—In 1768, with other territory it was ceded to Spain. 3d.—October ist, 1800, it was ceded with other territory from Spain, backto France. 4th.—April 3©ti, 1803, it was ceded with other territory by France, to theUnited States. 5th.—October 31, 1803, a tempora
. The History of Grundy County, Missouri : an encyclopedia of useful information, and a compendium of actual facts. It contains a condensed history of the state of Missouri and its chief cities ... ; its pioneer record, war history, resources, biographical sketches . the soil of Missouri belonged : I St.—To France with other territory. 2d.—In 1768, with other territory it was ceded to Spain. 3d.—October ist, 1800, it was ceded with other territory from Spain, backto France. 4th.—April 3©ti, 1803, it was ceded with other territory by France, to theUnited States. 5th.—October 31, 1803, a temporary government was authorized by Congress, for the newly acquired territory. 6th.—October i, 1804, it was included in the District of Louisia^ia, andplaced under the territorial government of Indiana. 7th.—July 4, 1805, it was included as a part of the Territory of Louisiana,then organized with a separate territorial government. 8th.—June 4, 1812, it was embraced in what was then made the ■ Territoryof Missouri. 9th.—August 10, 1821, it was admitted into the Union as a State. loth.—In 1836, the Platte Purchase was made, adding more territory tothe State. The cession by France April 30, 1803, vested the title in the United States, o w wo. 26 HISTORY OF MISSOURI. subject to the claims of the Indians, which it was very justly the policy of thegovernment to recognize. Before the government of the United States could vestclear title to the soil in the grantee it was necessary to extinguish the Indian titleby purchase. This was done accordingly by treaties made with the Indians, atdifferent times. EARLY SETTLEMENTS. The name of the first white man who set foot on the territory now embracedin the State of Missouri, is not known, nor is it known at what precise period thefirst setdements were made. It is, however, generally agreed that they were madeat Ste. Genevieve and New Bourbon, tradition date of these settle-ments in the autumn of 1735. These town
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