. The New England historical and genealogical register. © o5o »^ i if==i f C_ •?•-• OSa -iaags a o © ~ o a23 w £ £ £ cw>5 .4 J» d rt 5 o g/£ 6 « ~ ° © c-^° ° k3 rd J2 ©. ijlo -d ~ .°13. cj o Is «3 9 £* — . H M d — (— O tl_l >^^| W £ c ^^ «3 2 © F -9-9 o o >» © =3 -^» © >. I I . 1911] First Ownership of Ohio Lands 229 Original Proprietors of Galliopolis, Ohio Following is a copy of a document accompanying the returns of a surveyand partition of lands in Ohio found in the General Land Office, DraftingDivision, Washington, D. C., while this writing was in preparation. Thedocument is a


. The New England historical and genealogical register. © o5o »^ i if==i f C_ •?•-• OSa -iaags a o © ~ o a23 w £ £ £ cw>5 .4 J» d rt 5 o g/£ 6 « ~ ° © c-^° ° k3 rd J2 ©. ijlo -d ~ .°13. cj o Is «3 9 £* — . H M d — (— O tl_l >^^| W £ c ^^ «3 2 © F -9-9 o o >» © =3 -^» © >. I I . 1911] First Ownership of Ohio Lands 229 Original Proprietors of Galliopolis, Ohio Following is a copy of a document accompanying the returns of a surveyand partition of lands in Ohio found in the General Land Office, DraftingDivision, Washington, D. C., while this writing was in preparation. Thedocument is a ms. letter folded and stitched in a leather book of field notesbearing this inscription stamped on die cover: A Survey of the Tract of LandGranted by Act of Congressto the French Inhabitantsat Gallipolis. List of Actual Settlers & Putnams Letter, dated12th May 1796. Superscription on the letter: Oliver Wolcott, Esquire, Secretary of theTreasury of the United Marietta May 12th 1796 By the papers herewith enclosed you will perceive that the Lands pro-posed by the Act of Congress of the Third of March 1795 to be grantedto the French inhabitants of


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