Pittston gazette centennial hand-book, 1778-1878 : one hundredth anniversary of the battle and massacre of Wyoming, July 3 & 4, 1878 : containing a complete historical sketch of Wyoming Valley .. . ng to their value. As soon as fortythousand acres should be releaned to the State, and the Connecticut settlers claiming to th<?same amount should bind themselves to submit to the determination of the Commissioners,the law was to take effect. The Pennsylvania claimants were to be compensated from the State Treasury at the rateof;?ie i:Zo;/(n-s per acre for lands of the first class, three dollars
Pittston gazette centennial hand-book, 1778-1878 : one hundredth anniversary of the battle and massacre of Wyoming, July 3 & 4, 1878 : containing a complete historical sketch of Wyoming Valley .. . ng to their value. As soon as fortythousand acres should be releaned to the State, and the Connecticut settlers claiming to th<?same amount should bind themselves to submit to the determination of the Commissioners,the law was to take effect. The Pennsylvania claimants were to be compensated from the State Treasury at the rateof;?ie i:Zo;/(n-s per acre for lands of the first class, three dollars per acre tor lands of thesecond class,./<;% cfy)/*per acre for lands of the third class, and twenty-five cents for lands ofthe fourth class. The Connecticut claimants were to receive patents from the State confirm-ing their lands, on condition of paying tiro dollars per acre for the first class, one dollar andtwenty cents for the second class,./?;% cents for the third class, and eight and one third cents forthe fourth class. Tnus, while the State was selling her wild lands to her other citizens attwenty cents per acre, she demanded of the Connecticut settlers a sum which, upon the suppo-.
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