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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02010 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1807 |
| Title | Land grant for Toppan Webster |
| Date | 8 August 1807 |
| Author | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) |
| Document Type | Land transaction document; Legal document |
| Content Description | Countersigned by Secretary of State James Madison. Grants 100 acres to Webster, an assignee of Samuel Jess, on the basis of the act of Congress appropriating land for former soldiers and for the society of the United Brethren. The act had been approved by the fourth Congress in June 1796. Signed as President of the United States. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Economics Religion President Congress Military History Revolutionary War Soldier's Pay Law Government and Civics Continental Army |
| People | Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826) Madison, James (1751-1836) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency; Law |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |