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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 [Act of Congress granting lands to heads of families in Vincennes and the Illinois Country]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05567 Author/Creator: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Document signed Date: 6 December 1790 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 40.5 cm, Width: 24.6 cm Order a Copy

Approved by George Washington and signed by Jefferson on 3 March 1791. Docketed 25 March 1791 by Timothy Matlack, Clerk of the Senate.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Matlack, Timothy, 1736-1829
Washington, George, 1732-1799

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