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SAVANNA li, Febmirv zj, ißc y
LONDON, Dec. 14. |
Th u hit iscert il a th t Mr. Frere
rrma it Madrid, at rlir requrll of the !
ij; a, fill government, rotne days afur he !
11 itttei! Vd to t ke hi'departure, y.t
it is rq-'a"y certain that that <Llay was [
not it* “nded with any confeqnencei fa- 1
rcr; S'* to peace. The Sp!*ni(h govern
ment mi:'ht have been inclined to accede 1
to our and .(Hands, as their requrll to Mr. 1
F.ere would induce us to fuppufe ; hut
a mandate might in the mean time h’ve i
arrived from Paris, which would render |
all the inclination and widies ot the Sn. ‘
niih government imifrCtual. We have
repeatedly delivered it as our opinion j
that war with Spain was inevitable.— j
Several letters indeed from tiffieers c.tm-
Uiandlug (hips of war olf the Spanilh
co..d; c.incur 111 dating, that near has ‘
ml tally commenc'd. The fallowing is an
ejitra t of a letter from oa board the Pi- :
lypi. ttnuSf Hated
Cape St. Mary, Yov 10
“We heard of the war with Spain!
three days ago. The Spaniards h.;vc !
commenced humilities. Otir fqmd 011
i divided ; and this being the favorite \
ihip, lias gut the St. Mary’s (lath n, j
which is a very good one. The Do ,c- !
gal is Rationed off St, Vincents. We
have already taken two I mall prir.ea
which are lent into Gibraltar.
Another letter mentions “ that a
Spaiii.h Gazette had been received, an- j
liouncitig the long expected war.”
THIS YAZOO. |
RE BOR F.
The committee of claims according to j
order have CulifiJcicd the repr.l.nta 1
tion from sundry citizens of Maffacliu- j
setts, purch.ifers under the Georgia 1
company, and the memorial of the i
agents fur perl’ons com poll ig the New :
England M.fiilfippi land company, j
with the memorial of the agent for j
sundry citizens of South Carolina, our- ■
dialers under the Upper tViddiffippi I
company ; and thereupon fub.nit the ‘
following
report :
Articles of agreement anderfji i between |
the United Su.es ai.J tfo date of G’ or- 1
gia, wete figne 1 by thei. r.fpeCtive ci;.n- ‘
mifli uurrson the 24th Javof April, j3;2. !
and CJmmuillcate>l to the fcveutl, con J
grels during their tivit fell! m. Uy tin j
tir.l artie’.r, the ftatc ot Georgia c - c I
to the United States all the rigiu, title, [
agd claim of that date to the jurisdici i 1 !
and sod of t ie lands within Hie hmi idi- 1
rio of the United States, litu it-cd fmtii j
ct the fta'e of leutHtfee, a;ij wed of a j
line running tr tm the foutheni limits ot j
toe Unfo'd States, up toe river Clu a- j
houchie, along its vclL-ru bank to tli. i
great bend tlieie.o, p.-xt a!) ve tin mini!
ot lit ‘ “ Uenee” creek, thence direiffiv 1
to Micli jack on the river TcnnclT e, 1
then eroding this li.e--, and thence run >
ni.sg up the lam: long ha writ •••,1 on:!;
to the lout hern b nm i.iry line of th • and ’te t
of rcnnellee ; upjii certain conditions )
prclfoi therein.
‘I ne preceding agreement received the /
3‘d mot tlie legulatitrc of \_reorg I,on 1h ;
day ot 1 8 -i>, ac- 1
con ling to the tenor of the th’rd ar.icle ;
i. 1 1 all the iiedoiCiiieiitioned lan Is are 1
now comp tic ! wt.iiiu th limits of the ;
MhTilfippi tcrr.it ny, i 1 virtue of ,111 art ,
of congrcf# t the 27U1 ot March, t j.
-The L :o:id condutou of the li if an 1-
get before men lotted, recognized the
■cLims of ailu.il 1 llLrs under fueii
Ikituhor Spaiiilh grants, as wire legally
and fully executed before the 27th day
ot 0-1 iber, 17.5. and nlfo the claims’
deiiied from iu.vey or settlement, under i
the a.f of Georgia celled the Bourbon
art. ... 1
The tli id condition contained a pro- ,
viftvn whi h iclerVed, to be ditpoied of j
or appropriated by ttier United States, a
portion of the la.nl, nut exceeding five j
millions of acres, or the proceeds <d the
lame, or any part there >f, “ for the •vk-. j
po e of faustying, quiet mg, or compel i
luting (or claims other than tiiofs before !
recognize ‘.” But it was u J--iflood, 1
that the United States lhould not b_ a.]
liberty to cede any pan 01 the iuij lands!
on aetouut ot tucfi o’her claims, nor to ;
compel.(ate for the tame, unlet* mad of!
eppo i*uS), tli. in J be* paflet within’
.me year a tei the alfeat of Georges 10
the boundary i!li* blifhed by the agree- \
incut.
An ad of congress, “ re-u'\ting’ th:
jraat* I land, and providing forth da
pelal ol the la id, of the United Si ites,
iwUth ,if toe date ol FcoiwiTsc,” was ap
provedon the ja day ot Ma eh, ifior.—-
The tird feetion of tins art provided tor
confirming to residents t'.eir claims to .
lnid artc.dT cuuiiated and iuhaoitei,
lor v* ceil toe innui\ government ot
Wen biorpia, r uic Spanuh iTovernment,
had itfjed warrants >r orders ot lurvey,
before tic* 2 “'it vtf Ort s,-, ,
The leco id !cMv;o provided tor cm
firming to head of iamdies. uiulrr the li- !
mitauo is therein menu >n ■l, fitch *-• f,
ol laud as weir aetua.ly uihabt'ed mj cui
t iai.d by tiiem in the v or 1 yq-, woe
t..e Mull >d ip. tc.iiiory t w .acuatesi b>-
trie Spa nth ‘ mops.
i tic tmrd section granted to heads o
l_-ii.il.s a rigut pre-cputiio.i, w:ra re ■
i Tp Si to lanes i :t?*i ar.d c’dt'vitcd •
by th-m at t‘ < time ->f .. g the a.
i T* • ftxth sees ian r.u; i he rp
;p. iiitment of comm ffmiurs with fprr 3’ ,
.powers in relation to claims under the .
thrre fird ft-ction3 of the aA ; and af!
made provihem for afeertaining an<l clear. .
ly eltablifhid the claims rteopoized by 1
jthel.eond condition hefoie mentioned. I
I Ihe eighth fedtion appropriated so ‘
| much of the refei veil five millions of acte., j
as might be nece fny to Ltitfy the
claims, not recognized by the preceding j
| agreement, which were embtaeed by the j
I two fi (f fe, lions of the or denved i
i from If-itifh grants for lands not regrant- 1
jtdby tlic Sp ii fti government ; and also j
j cort".t ied the following appropriation,
“ so much of tl.e rtfi.iue of the Lid fuel
| millions of acre ,or the nett proceeds
thereof at may be neerfla- v for that pi r-j
I pof., (hall 1 ■ eand is hereby appropria* and!
| for tin pu’ pofeof fatisfying, quitting |
j and compei fating for fnch otlier c!aim|
Ito the auds of *he United States fou'h!
(of the date of IV-nheflee. not recognized!
1111 the above mentioned articles of a./ree-!
■ meut, and iahicn are derived from ?■v an .
or in eiended act of the Hate of T-oro'l. I
1 which congress mqy h re,after ‘hit k fii to
! p r ’ vitie tor ; Printed however, that no
o'ficr daunt th 1 fit ttt.brwect oy mis;
appropriation hut thofv ti.c evidence of
, v...;c!e i.'iall have, on or hes.,. e the* fird
1 day of (aunary next, been exhibited, lay
1.0 tiui.iiauts,, to the feeretaty 1,1 d.ue,
.and recorded in bn;!er to tie kept in ins
- office for that purpok-, ai the expn.fe of
! the party exhibiting the lame, who IhJl
pay to Uie pei lon cu p! .ye i by tr.c f • -ie
ta. yol dale, for recording tne fa n , at
the rale ol twelve and a iiah eeo.s for
| every hundred words contained in tacn
\ document ‘hns recor led ” (
j 1 tie fault fe-ct, m a.lo contained a’
I claufc. excluding fr .’il adm.lli hi in any;
j court of tne United S’ ttes every grant, ]
deed, conveyance or oihc-r writ n tv!
jo. nee of any i’ueh claim, unicfs so c.v li j
j bited and recorded ; with a prov 1 >, th-i ‘
! nothin.; therein fh.iuid fi. “ condrre 1’
jto rccogiii or cf! ect tin claims of a vp*- j
1 fori ot pe ions to any ol the ids ib ‘Vej
I mentioned.” j
j ihe present appl’cnnts a- *ir ’ oo f
, claims iilledgcii to 01 *r “ii - N ; .
| date of Gee ;ia u idc a , i,_ 1
27 .1 oi jjuttaij. I 7*yJ pdf.*-: by r ,r. ,r- !
j gnl Utire of tiut li u j
A .iubfequeni 1•. figure pad ,'. -, t j
j various ohjeft.oui, ineiud;-:/ -• j
|fiaUiu;eiit and coring, p'a !.
| .tip. - 1 to in.- p,. c din..; I.t
Jing that the fain •he .ie. i.o-. -
ttl-e gran:-;, rights or .
I therefrom be*ti 1.1 11 led .
ia; and docnme’uts tiler ■ 1 <. .
the public book-, ; .1 , ■
jputiiiciy intent.
| Tiiete condidin ga ,
j ral quellion of feriuus mo, .... i, i
!the commiuee abttain *
Ia decided minio'i , , ~ ,
Jot the pi'ef iit appiici'ioiis, , , ,
j:’i ‘uld decide die .; :■(! i0 ol •
1 ori,s uao y . laim. and n.iiitr t ite ..
1 ioo and 1 of 27th j inn ,y,
I 1 lie petitioners reque.l a
1 thei: e. urn, on teems comp - ‘lb,
I he urtioles of 1 *retnunt b. \i ... ..
e.k At the fame irnr, it 1, poy., *
! in alur.ntive, ttn* ta- iv.ime oj, i
| fit!- >n iy Or fubmitteU i a•.. ~ ‘
{dcct’i >ll. The gemrn! p, .■ >it c !
j-:t ‘ug !nvi of tiie U .i.c . ... ~ , |
):tu .Ur./, the i 1 l.tnt'ii 1 ,j f!
lon tne part ol the clui -’:--eby |
j iuch apr -pofiti.,., Cl „,| ■ 1 , ‘
j fttM.t. Vlld ofi il :ps i. u IJHv t
1 ilioned, wbetoer 11 .., I
: ‘ P ur ß • *u*d ‘ . lb!e td thfc j
‘■ ‘ : v - ■ - Ge g
! ! ‘ ”U- ’hat t;:,* ;; o. e ‘mgs
!” ‘ h 'g"” ‘■ ■’ ‘or bt.,-,3
J !nv ’ V “ ‘• ‘ -is-.. 1 o(.,eh
;pr tvilion .v, ■ .
i’be reuia . P f ct .
i t lenten t of claim:, , n ;k :> I
ms the kiioivn object ), ,t a, t>:i-I
I cations; .inn f.ie eoni-. , .. c.a.uia lie.ve ‘
leu ifiJcre.i it incunt ,eut e. li.eni to a*-
j tend to the propoli 10.1 for co.npromtf.’ {
i wbictl lias tuua Seen referici to tne:u by* ’
j the liouf". I
i Aceoiding to the agreement vithj
; G orgia, tiie rclc v-d pee .nillio 1.; of!
! acres coni :* the woole ft: ;J app'! ca j
ble to any Inch pm >ufc. V.'.ul portion j
]ot this fun i wdi .-1 quoite leu fniisiyiug j
1 tne claims efpeciituy pr.ivhtcd lor by the j
t .vj lections ot the .n't or com rets, of|
ithejdot Mtrch, tde>3, the co.iuiiittte
1 . avc not Seen an eto determine, l'rora j
the rendu , ho rev. r, whatever tie lame ;
1 may be, it is prayed, that a compenlatton j
, lu, ‘y be n: a o i u count of the cLuiu of :
the present eppliearts.
1 S tine i t tue.e emims are known to re- j
l it. to tilt lauds .vittiui a portion ofter- 1
| r lory to which there has been a claim on j
the part of Tie United States, and of;
G irgia. . i !te act oi ot tiie
7_i o: Apri', 17178, which authorized
til. edabi,.li.n “1: o. a government iu the
Ni-sufi (J , territory as therein dtfc iOcd,
“ut'; pro union lor the appoint iitnt on
! 1 unmunon-.rs, to avtjud anil ‘de.ertniiie,
vnih Inch coinuiitltoneib as might b” ap
-00 ted under ‘oe iegnatice authdrity
ot the date o; fVeorgia, all interfering
! claims of the Unued States and that
! date t > the territo'V ; aun-al.o to receive !
1 prop dais fur toe rciinqudnne.it or cefii
oi of the wll ole or any part of the other
teidiury claimed by tiie date of Georgia,
m l out or ns ordinary jurisdiction. A
up deni. n:ary s. t, of tiie 10th of May,
aulhotized the coinmifliontrs on
Inc pare ot the United States finally tu
teitic ny compiomif*- with tiie co.umifii
on r- on the part of Gtorgu, any claims
j ueuuo..vd iu tu; ad of tue 7th Apri.,
1 ney: •>*.. <t >■* rrV’ : b. . . ■ ’.,
■':! • B r V.U. . ..m . . t.i- 1
!v. m nti-.c • ... t.i **• i rs-t r~-
‘■ ~f 0 _ f,, 1, .. ... , ‘ V. ..... , rt _ j
jah’e. Tiie fame act fto authreized th j
Icommillionert or, the p “t of the United j
! Siatvs to enquire into tne c!.dm u made by |
I the ft tiler:, o any oiher perlous to any |
j part of the Sforc-.aid irm-ls and to re< eire J
! from such fettiers 4nd c.ai.aan:s any pro- j
Jpofitiojii,
j before congrd’s, for their dec’fi on there-
! or -
I In virtue of these ads, the rominiifi
| oners ot the United States, Cj..eluded
J the before m- Hi-,ned agreement with
| Georgia, ani thereby fettled the iuterfer
-1 ing public claim-.
I It is for the wtidorn of congress to
• ‘ > r ■ - , ,
, liow iar it w>uta now uc, tut iitu
| public H.i.icila, to prov ue :or termina—
i ting all quellion re stive to title, I,v the
Ia! A'aiicc >f a rcafanabl; compensation,
j lor such claims oi im.iiidudix, as might
totekre wun any gfanto, to be made by
) the United States.
I Imm the atfs of con jrefs, under which
, the Tule/Oe it was made with cieorgia, i
! and rfpeAiiiy, from the supplementary j
“Ct, it is apparent, that tile g overnment
|ot the Unit, and States, h 1 knowledge of :
. the cxulei.ee of claims oi iiniiyiciuals, to •
l?n.i within the pref; -it limits ct u,c t
MiliilTippi territory, These were either ‘
claim, tn confeq tencc of settlement, or
claims in confeq :euce of fome grant or
a of jjuvertinient. After the year
1763, mid before the 24th dav oi April .
1 802, a ji; ifdicti m over varions portion's *
of ttie p efent Milfilfinpi tenito-v wa? i
claimed o* cyp-rfi. by ;he Hr: T> and ‘
tire Spani/h governments, by the govern- !
; men: o, tee U. did cUa.es, a.-.a by*ttut ot
1 o eoegia. Die agrermnit with Georgia,
| recognized ..p,J eonliuncd the titie of set
: rlers > r f’Jth Bt i ijb or Sp-.Ptjb grants,
; ha Ibe n compl.tely exrcuted at the
jdateo *!>; treaty of fricodftiip, limits,
j nid tiao. a foil, between the United
1 State: f 1 . ‘fie king of Spain. No iu
j oii'i -ma s \t: re f ippoftd to . !* :n any par s
!of tlic 1- ids, in r o'ili 3 iriire of fom?
■ grants from the United S'atet : no ad of
j c .ig ft for in -king such grants had ever
’ netn pa.T, and. I’lte claims, in consequence
iol fame grant or o t of government, tin
i ie. the and tc of G'vg , were v.iri ms and ‘
j ■ xtennve Some of t hem, being derived
j tmni for- cy or settlement uuder tiie adt
c umnordy called the Bourbon aid, were
x;;h i.!y 1 cropnizd ai.J cauifirmed as
. mug a <•.... jl’ ion of the aiTeerrmnt.
; Car .||, r r maiued a- .1 pni r tr f n ! je& |
>t eerj 1 >,r the o'it’imdfioivrs of the
’ 1 ,s s under the fupp'.ementary |
a t h 1 e neutior.ed.
11 x*l cnee ol fu.’h claims ‘"is made .
• ■ “ t-ie e iiii iidfioners of the Iht
c it - wn.i ; e.eed with those of
’ ‘■ I J ! ‘ rto tne close of that ne
! c ” n fi ‘ncej on this lubjeed
• 1... U i.tcui ay agents ot the par
.ierneo in iiitcrcds ; arid docu
•* r *T 11l : b the number and
•’ ‘■ claim.; were ia the potieifion of
.. com mffiouerc.
:e that ttm., in comidiance with
‘U us congress and the jd of March,
1 !■> 3, v.... nets of the refpe&ive claims
S ‘ * ** : *■ Lot applicants atvc bteu ck
11’ . c i to me iccicrary of i!,re, and re
e ■ “■ *i in h-soiilee, at the c.<pct.ir 01 ;he
nan 1. o.
j ‘h’ crmfi lrrinq these various r>nf;e
----"ol ’ s. the committee are ot opinion tint
i u | s I’ r * per to make fori c ie.. ill.ove pro
j villous for the puipofe of fettling the
j cxitling claims on iucn lerins as than ap
-1 pear to he r.-afoncble.
j.t is ‘.r-eli knar,m, however, that tli;
j claims ot the present applicants are not
jme only claims rs! i£rf g- ’ i to be deriv
ed from fome aft of the date of Gcor
■ s*'>a.
Fhe Itgifl iturc of that date tiaiTed an
*a, of the 21 and December 1798, for ie
fi’ vingtl.e kici.il traeffs of land therein •
a- fenbrd dunri, the* term of 2 years, fi.r j
tli eeg imjM u ~ re peftively, diiliuguifia- j
i eel t y ihc “BUt*s of he Uncial 1 }~,izoc, j
j uii Sr,,. Carolina Tattoo and the Terraeej. !
\ fee ; and for iffiiiug to them grants for j
I thole tis on tlic* conditions fp_ci(ied !
]mi the rCt. ineie LnJs are witiiia tiie j
j linvts ol the piclcut Mdiidopi I'erritoiy. |
j Evidences of claims, on the .part of the ‘
j two 1 azoocompauiiiies, or of purchakrs |
! ’ ri >rr tbvm, tm account of tranfadioiii j
j ’•--Ltive to that aA, have teen exhibiiid \
j to ihefecrettetaiy of date, and recorrhd I
j in It s other, tinder the act of congrtis of ;
I t!ie 3d of March 1803,
j by Me -cl of the tyth of Januaiy,
!I 79 j-* Polled Kv the legislature of Geor
! fi 11 > pt niliein was made for the sale of
j knir tracts of laud therein deferibed, to
J t,l ‘'Uprelive companies didinguidicd by
. the names of thr Georgia, the Ge orgia,
! J,/ ;:r’e pi, the upper Mijijippi, and the
\ ‘lenmje, with certain * relcrvations of
; rights for citizens of Georgia.
I Ihw present applicants claim as. re-pur
ciiafor.. by var.aas coaveya.ices Jcured
of them rfpetlively, from the grantees
in the three original companies didin
gudhed by the names of the Geor va, tli?
I Bectgia ••IJiJJ'.'Pi, S: the Upper
p‘> out arc not the holders of ail the
‘. .ai rs Under the Georgia company, which
have been exhibited and recorded, as
foture mentioned, in tii?o£Bccof the ft
( Orctai y of ilate.
; caviUfiicis of claims on the pTt of va
rious pui'chafers, under the grant to
. .-...1 . company u.ve been, 1.1 ii.ee
manner, exhibited and recorded • none of
tvic’’ -re embraced by tiie prelent appii
-1 cations.
S D*;iween fome of these numerous
tj cla iTisihere are conflicting pretenlions
| Purcbaf-S have been made by different
• t clam, ins, under circumltancts which
1 j may ucicivc various degrees of cc.ifiaera
1r ■ 1 it a’ Ii .li itli.Ci n n :a J-. ak j
: Irii *. . \Jt‘ t 11 \- .ii W lui 18.4 V |
, 4 I
I U.: ICl’. ‘Lti:’l > <1 j iwCtinty I. Jl* OOUl.i !
j : ijme puymcit at* • uit or nv* j
! ne-, due from puio.is now become mloiv- ;
i v “V . , ;
i In which of a!! t lisle cases any coni pen- ‘
| tatioii would be reasonable ; a id to what 1
j eutuu- fileh compenUtiem lhould be made j
arc enquiries cJaatially deserving atten- (
tij;i in l'elcrciiCc to any equitable compro-!
mi* c. j
The committee have not all that Li- J
tare if they had at command all the legal
means of information, which might be
deemed requilite for iavedigating this
-nafs of eLaiuis, and for discriminating
between them ami ultimately toimmgj
an opinion m each case, accoiwmg to j
thou, p pr.-periy w.uct. J
are xno.vn to be cdubiiihed m ce*uit-i of j
( 1
liiat a complete examination ma tie;
iiah and that t..e degree of c> mp rua ion,.
whien may be tcaloaabic in any of tbe-I
caies, may be adjiulei i.. a LwsLetoiy j
! liiattr.er, tue coiturt.itee Conll'cr u proper.
, that the rethonty, to o_ given ie*r this
pu.pofc, lliou. 1! 1 , u_ ‘as :n v eStien-i, if I
! requifit;-, to ail the claims which have been ‘
: men’ ion and,
j The filkwAr r . Tl'Tin is according-]
‘fly recommended to the hotifc.
Re;lived, That three cotnrr: Toners !
beaut honied to receive propoiitiuns of!
compiomue and l.ttlea.eiu, iroin the fe
ve .1 companies or perfoiK, ua*. cc ’
( c.ai.r.s lo puhlic lands with th? p-eLut
(limits of the Nfiffifiippi territo.y, and a
inally to adjult ands- tie the fame in
i *"" n mar.miter as in their opiniot. .viii con
duce to the interett of thcUnited Stares *
Previa /, that in tuch settlement the
coinmilfionerx (Hal! not exceed the limits
p efenbed by the convention with the
date of Georgia. j
[cnY 1
COMMIT I LL ROOM,
IR,
_ Jan. S'h, 1305. !
•’ nh a _ view to a fubjad referred to :
the committee of claims, 1 have now the
•: honor to request fu-h information as
j You mr.v th’nk proper to communicate in {
1 a ’ !at “ Jl i to tne following obj. fts of tnqui- ’
, r r- *
! t. What is afeertained or estimated to
|be the quantify of land neceffEiy for
’ Ltisfying claims, fpeciatiy provided
i y -he acts I>f congress relative to the
:L'” L “ foutu of the ltate of Tn.nef
! fee
j z. At the time o* figiirng the articles
■ °J Hg'cetpent and eej/ion between the Uii't- i
. ed State* .and the the ftatr of Georgia, j
wmeh Could require five mil ions of acre., !
• or the proceed* thereof, to be pi?, cd a- ‘
ptiie <b fjiofalof the Glided States, “fi-the ;
; pt'tpoie of fr.tisfyiug', qitietmg or cow
p:nfet;,-.g for” the fame ? j
j 3. What c!_:ms were contemplated,'in !
making the rtfervatiorf of five millions of ■
aet'.i according to the provisions in tne ■
fird of those ’
Your having been jc-incl in the comfo
mduo. tor t'.e fi *! lenient and ifonics with i
G org’ t, and the cutN.-ritr fpecNllr!
! vetted in the fecvetxrv o'” the treafnrv,
an: c; dideraiio* s which, i’ is h'lyico, will
.uni,:.- at.y apoiogile kir any personal
ine.aiienicuee wuaich yon may cxneri—
uice i 1 furuilhing the deli red informa
, tiua.
I have the bono r to be,
6tr, woh conlideratjon,
Your very humble iervant,
(Signed)
! SAMUEL \V. DANA.
j Hon. AibeßT G.M.LATIK,
Sec’ry oj tut trccjicy.
fcopvj I
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. !
jun. 9 rb, i So;, j
j
I ’iaJ the honor to receive your letter
j of yeiloroay.
1° the fn ft query an answer cannot i
H given with any degree of precision, i
The commiffiouers of the Natchez dis-)
i tricl, state that moie than two thousand |
Claims had been fi.ed, but do not fay for i
w.ial q :ai.tity of land the claims were!
laid. No information on the UlbjeCt, j
i has been received from the tiouile d:f- •
I trict. It is believe i that many claims, I
! derived from Hriiidi grants, are itil j
out (landing ; not having been filed in •
. time with the proper reguter.
In a"lwer to the lVcond anti third
queries, I beg leave tc state, that as
there were not any documents m the
poiTeiiion of the cotniniffioners who treat
ed v.ith those of Georgia, refpetli.ig the
number a n d amount ot claim?, other
than those derived, or pretended to be
derived fro n Georgia, to land within
the MifiiiUopt territory, any climate
made at that time, oi the amount
of those claims, mud oave been con
jectural. What the conjectures and
objeiit of the the -ether commiilioneri.
eiti.er of the United States or of Georgia,
may have been, it is not tor rr.e to fay.
I’he articles of agreement and ceflion
mult (peak for themfeives ; and if an
elucidation oi vne mu utioa ol the part iy
ij n >w to be iouuht for, rhe where than
in •he inurnment i • f, the af> of run
•gr. is ,whieh|was pals and immediately after
and toe repen tm. de the enfumg par by
the com mi ill oners of the United States,
may be more lately depended upon a,
fourcesof ioi.'rmatto , than the reeollcc
tun of cor,tc ‘enc.'S in which nothin- was
reduced to writing.
My own impreflion was, that the five
mihions of acres would be fufUcicnt tc
cover all the claims of fettlcrs, Biitifh
graaires aid others not exoresfly provid
ed.tor by the articles of agreement, a .&
• i, -- .. ~otic, j . r *
Ir-■: - 'n %* • .it .'"rci ?.)
! litc that th” dfe’tt 1 ‘ i: : rlaufe Lvoutd fi’ ’
j I li. to pie .Ulit Ccugi'c'S from vn'iitltH’ y
j coimrn.iiig, at fume suture time, the laid
T'Jeorgin cl-mns ; 2.Tv, to lea.*; it in their
1 power *0 eoinpromife with that defer;
‘turn of claimants by rilowiiig la ineefi afi
the for pi hi of five rmtliions of acres, x.
j they might think proper ; without, at
j the fame time, pledging the govern merit
• !'’ enter into a comprojjiifc, if, noon a
•lull view of all the rtrcumftafteet c*f<* \
different course was thoug lU ttiuic CJ _
ble. 61
I Have th? honor to be
Very ,- ip CtfuJiy, fir,
* °’ Jr oLcdicui iei var.t,
( (Signed) ’
: “ LB!- RT GALLATIN.
. Uov s. \V fa,. • . t ■
it.a, cams man
, 3J the com,..Hu. ofUatcHs.
; C OPV j
OCM.'fl TTEL ROOM,
January l±i..,iSo(.
SIR,
’ _vie*r t*a fuhjea referred t*
i : e have the non
or of r-qnedmg intimation rcipectiug
; the follow cnq.itrj ; “
j What are tise lcveral defer,ptions o.
, eta tins, th; evidences of which have been
; ‘■‘■'enrded in me office or itata
under the cigluii section ot thencl or con
gress ot the 3d of March, 1813, relative
to tre nanus “ louth of the ttace of Ten
aelfee.”
I hsve the honor to be,
Sh, with consideration,
1 our very humble lervant.
‘(Signed)
SAMUEL W. DANA.
lire Secret t/y of State.
w . T Co"y.7
; DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
Jan. 17 th, 1 Soc.
1 . , SIR ’
j I i.ave the bonorto rtclofe in confe.
; quence ofyonr requeff of the i 4 tfi : „|t
( ‘ f *■ ‘evcral d-.fcriptfoas of
etainas recorded in this office, under the
Bth feftion of the rd> of Congress of the
, 3 r - of Marc a scfoj, a relative to lan 7?,
. south ol the date of Terielfee. T|,j,
i Late tr.tttt lias been itvide by Mr. Ciaw
ford, the pc;foil appointed to record the
evidences in question, and who inform*
me ne La.-> reason to believe from the
venation ne has had with you, that tt
; conform# with your view in making there,
queff.
I ha- e the honor to be
Sir, very rcfoeA'ully,
mo *‘- obedient servant,!
(algtH'd)
JAMES MADISON"*’
‘lioM SanttEL W. Dana.
[copy^
STATEMENT.
Accompanying a letter from the feretar
of date of the 17 th January, 1805.
There arc recorded in the departmen
of date original titles to Georgia lands t
the following delcription, *0 wit.
Cla: ring under the ail of 1789.
??'* company, and
lhe aout.i Carolina i azoo compan
Under the above companies there a
but few claimants other than the orig :
a! pji-chafers from the date of Georg, *
: under.the ail of 179 J.
• he Georgia company, ’ \ r
Upper MfobTfippi company, !■ A
i'ennedee company, and “ y
; ihe Georgia and Mtfiiflippi compii J
; Uni.er the four lalt mentioned ccmpf|
! met. theie are at ieait twelve hundred pujjfl
I chad's derived from the grants by thl
itate of Georgia. 1 fl
STATEMENT
Refpcaing the claim of sundry
S..ulh Carolina,purchafers under
Upper Miffiftippi company. ]H
1 795 January : Due of grant ilTßjj
cd to John B Scott, John C.
gr.le, and Wane Hampton, called
Upper Mi (fi flip pi company.
January 16. Deed from John M
S” >u, of all hit. (hare to Wade Hamfij
ton ; recorded in the office of the
ry of the flat- of Georgia.
January 17. Deed for John H
Nightengale, of a!! his (ham to
■ ampton ; recorded <is above.
.'796 . Pel-rum y 13. Deed from
T “ r ‘- ! 'tt.s to the truttees fer the putfß|
let . ccmphred in pucfuancc ot a
attorney, dated Dec, 7th 170?. BT
statement!: W
lee.peelir.g the claim ol (urulry
or Maflachufetts, 5 purchasers under
Georgia company. S
17 9 J January 13. Date of grant B’
.utd to the Georgia company. B
AugnJ 21. Deed from original pMu
tees to James Greenleaf, recorded in
office of the fccretary of the state Mr
Lrcorgia. V '*
October 20. James Greenlcifs agM.
ment for filler.
CP.der. Cffic-al certificate
ment io tul lof the balance of the
deration money ; for which Ihe land
moil gaged, to the executive ( ,f the lK e
of Georgia, under the act ot the ‘ißf
January, 175;. M”
Otii-bcr . Executive order far (M.
sing iatisfaizion on the ntoitgage,
ceuvenng up ihe fame.
i<ne>vler 24th. Deed* from .
Greenleaf to purchafirs. W’
March G. Deed from Wade liß .
ton of the whole, to fundiy
.'jouifi Carolina, recor :e.l as above. I
■dptil 23. Official ceit ficatc of
ment .n full of the b..lance of the
ation n.oney—tor which the.l dß.’..
moitgaged, to the eacecuNve of iiJ.. f .