Clarksville, Virginia land grant meeting minutes
Collection — Folder: S263
Identifier: S0263
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one item, which is a photostat of two handwritten pages of proceedings from a meeting held in Louisville on August 7, 1784. Attending the meeting were the trustees appointed by the Commonwealth of Virginia for the town of Clarksville. They met in accordance with "An act for surveying and apportioning the land grants to the Illinois Regiment and establishing a town within the said grant." The men present at the meeting were: Walker Daniel, George R. Clark, John Montgomery, John Bailey, Robert Hood, and Abraham Chaplin. George R. Clark was given permission to erect the mill which he was building on a branch above the lots laid off for Clarksville.
Dates
- 1784
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Historical Note
The trustees of the town of Clarksville, Virginia, held a meeting on August 7, 1784, to survey and apportion land granted to the Illinois Regiment and establish a town within that land.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is one item.
Custodial History
This photostat was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed 2014/06/12 by Nikki Stoddard Schofield.
- Title
- Clarksville, Virginia land grant meeting minutes
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
