Kentucky Land Office records, [n.d.]; 1774-1776

Descriptive Summary

Title
Kentucky Land Office records, [n.d.]; 1774-1776
Creator
Kentucky. Land Office.
Extent
12 pieces.
Subjects
Kentucky.--Land Office.
Land grants--Kentucky.
Kentucky--History--To 1792.
Surveys (land)
Arrangement
51W51: No discernible arrangement. 52M60: Arrangement is approximately chronological by date of warrant.
Finding Aid Author
Processed by: Archives Staff ; machine-readable finding aid created by:Eric Weig
Repository
University of Kentucky

Collection Overview

Scope and Content
This collection consists of a large bound volume of photostatic copies of military surveys of land made in Kentucky from 1774 to 1776 (51W51) and an undated portion of a Kentucky Land Office record book (52M60). The record book lists land grants and includes information on where the land was situated, the person who was to receive the land's name, the number of acres, by what right the person received the land, and the date the warrant was issued.

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