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North American Land Company Plan of Association of the North American Land Company

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01528.02 Author/Creator: North American Land Company Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Pamphlet Date: February 1795 Pagination: 25 p. ; 20.5 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy

Copy of the original prospectus of the company, established February 1795. Lists the articles of agreement and the location and acreage of the company's land holdings comprised of a total of six million acres. Printed in Philadelphia by R. Aitken and Son.

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