Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 To the persons who derive title from myself or my late father to land in Charlotte River and Byrne's Tracts, in the Counties of Delaware, Otsego, and Schoharie
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04717.69 Author/Creator: Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 Place Written: Peterboro, New York Type: Printed letter Date: 24 May 1844 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 31.8 cm, Width: 20.4 cm Order a Copy
Discusses the authenticity of land titles, possibly for land he previously gifted to African Americans in need. Suspects that Native Americans told residents that the land titles were inauthentic in order to obtain timber from the property.
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