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Indiana Company papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: B030

Scope and Contents

This collection contains photocopies of papers related to the Indiana Company's land dispute ranging from 1763 to 1791.

Dates

  • 1780-1791

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Literary rights, including copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their legal heirs and assigns. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts. The publisher must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Historical Note

"Indiana Company originated with a group of Indian traders and their merchant backers who lost goods during Pontiac's War (1763). The Iroquois, to compensate for these losses, presented the traders with a large tract of land (now part of West Virginia) in a treaty agreement. Company executives attempted to secure royal confirmation of the title, but the claim was swallowed up in the project for the Grand Ohio Company. When the Revolution broke out, the Indiana Company reorganized and proceeded to sell land, but Virginia blocked its operations and contested its land claims. The company eventually brought suit against Virginia in the U.S. Supreme Court (Grayson v. Virginia), but the case was ultimately dismissed on the ground that the Court had no jurisdiction under the Eleventh Amendment."

Source: "Indiana Company." Encyclopedia.com. Accessed 2021 August 27 https://www.encyclopedia.com/history/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/indiana-company.

Extent

0.04 Cubic Feet (2 small oversize folders)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2021/08/27 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid created 2021/08/27 by Lauren Patton.
Title
Indiana Company papers
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository

Contact:
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