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Contains 22 Results:

Land Grant 882, 1839 November 15

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5, item: 4
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

This collection contains 22 documents listing land grants that were granted to the trustees of the Nashville University and East Tennessee College. All were signed in 1839 by Governor James K. Polk and Secretary Luke Lea. While each grant was sold to an individual, only some of the documents contain individual names. Each document is for a different tract of land and the grants include exact geographic locations.

Dates: 1839 November 15
Found in: Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville / MS-0141, State of Tennessee Land Grant Collection

Land Grant 887, 1839 November 18

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 5, item: 5
Scope and Contents Note From the Collection:

This collection contains 22 documents listing land grants that were granted to the trustees of the Nashville University and East Tennessee College. All were signed in 1839 by Governor James K. Polk and Secretary Luke Lea. While each grant was sold to an individual, only some of the documents contain individual names. Each document is for a different tract of land and the grants include exact geographic locations.

Dates: 1839 November 18
Found in: Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville / MS-0141, State of Tennessee Land Grant Collection

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