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Virginia House of Delegates Walker's Line Resolution, 1800 January 10

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: The collection consists of a handwritten document and transcription of the agreement made in Virginia's House of Delegates to settle the differences concerning the boundaries for North Carolina and Virginia. It was agreed upon that the state of Tennessee should be the deciding factor and mediator to dissolve the issues concerning Walker's Line and the 36 and 30 latitudes. The people that lived in the controversial region were not paying taxes nor were they dedicated to one state or the...
Dates: 1800 January 10