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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04675.09 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1799 |
| Title | Ohio land grant of 1200 acres made by Congress to Brigade Chaplain Alexander Balmain for three years military service |
| Date | 6 June 1799 |
| Author | Adams, John (1735-1826) |
| Additional authors | Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) |
| Document Type | Government document; Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Countersigned by Secretary of State Timothy Pickering. Grant made in accordance with a 1790 act called "An Act to enable the Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Line on Continental Establishment to obtain titles to certain lands lying north-west of the River Ohio, between the little Miami and Sciota," and an unspecified amendment to that act passed June 9, 1794. The document contains a description of the land Balmain received. Two notes on the verso: one by Secretary of War James McHenry attests to Balmain's entitlement to the land, and the other by Clerk Jacob Wagner states that the grant has been recorded in the office of the Department of State. Partially printed. Signed as President. |
| Subjects | Military History Revolutionary War Continental Army Land Transaction Westward Expansion President Soldier's Pay Religion Frontiers and Exploration Northwest Territory Immigration and Migration Law |
| People | Adams, John (1735-1826) Pickering, Timothy (1745-1829) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Westward Expansion; The Presidency; Religion; 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 |