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In 1904 the Eastern Cherokees won a million dollar judgment against the U.S. because of its violations of the treaties of 1835-36 and 1845. The payments were to go to all living persons who had been...

In 1904 the Eastern Cherokees won large cash settlements from the United States because of violations of the treaties of 1835-36 and 1845. Over a million dollars was appropriated by Congress to...

In 1904 the Eastern Cherokees won a million dollar judgment against the U.S. because of its violations of the treaties of 1835-36 and 1845. The payments were to go to all living persons who had been...

In 1904 the Eastern Cherokees won large cash settlements from the United States because of violations of the treaties of 1835-36 and 1845. Over a million dollars was appropriated by Congress to...

In 1904, the Eastern Cherokees won a million dollar judgment against the U.S. because of its violations of the treaties of 1835-36 and 1845. The payments were to go to all living persons who had been...

In 1904 the Eastern Cherokees won large cash settlements from the United States because of violations of the treaties of 1835-36 and 1845. Over a million dollars was appropriated by Congress to...

In 1904 the Eastern Cherokees won a million dollar judgment against the U.S. because of its violations of the treaties of 1835-36 and 1845. The payments were to go to all living persons who had been...

This volume contains information taken from the General Entries Books in the Register of Wills Office in Bel Air, Maryland, and the Maryland State Archives. About 2,500 names are alphabetically...

A treasure trove of descriptions of events from the perspective of the early settlers of the border regions beyond the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains (and extending as far as Cincinnati and parts...

From the Preface: Allen H. Bent, in the Introduction to his admirable Bibliography of the White Mountains, published in 1911, makes the doubtless somewhat surprising remark that "the White Mountains....

Abounding with biographical and historical data, this book is a definitive history of Cincinnati, one of America's three major urban centers of German heritage (St. Louis and Milwaukee are the...

The first American settlement in what is now Missouri was in 1787. Until 1803, France and Spain passed control of the Louisiana Territory back and forth. In the Louisiana Purchase, ownership passed...

Tax lists of Somerset (1723), Talbot (1733), Chester Hd. (1721) Marks of Cattle of Kent, Somerset & Talbot. Petitions. Levy records of Kent, Talbot, Somerset, Queen Anne's. Militia Returns of Cecil,...

The New York Civil List for 1867 (the thirteenth year of its publication) is herewith presented. ... The Public Records in the office of the Secretary of State, and all other authentic sources of...

"This work is not intended to be a roster or listing of names. It is meant to bring substance and meaning to the lives of those who fought for their beliefs in the Civil War. Histories have been...

This publication provides a comprehensive collection of court records from 1819 to 1821 for Clairborne County, Tennessee, with a full-name index which lists the page number in the original document...

This publication serves as a general guide to deeds for Claiborne County, Tennessee, during the years 1801-1865. Names of grantors and grantees, date, corresponding book and page number, and amount...

A scholarly, but readable, presentation of the origins and history of more than one thousand Irish and Scottish families. The social and individual history of clans and families. Also heraldic coats...

Hundreds of surnames are listed here; many have a description of their use-origins and the root from which they arose. Additionally, the text is laced with anecdotes about the origins of phrases and...

A four-century account of the development of the Colesville community, this book covers people and events of this crossroads town from pre-settlement through its early settlers to the present.Author:...

As the author notes in her introduction, this volume might have been better titled "Colonial Days in New Netherland" because much of the material pertains to the fifty year period of Dutch rule, as...

Contains rent rolls for Kent County, 1681-1688, Sussex County, 1681-1688; 1693 Tax Assessment list for all three counties; Kent County Quit Rents, circa 1701-1713 & Sussex County Quit Rents,...

Soldiers and sailors from the area that became Delaware, from colonists arriving in New Sweden, to July 4, 1776. Names taken from many sources.Author: Henry C. Peden Jr.Publisher: Heritage...

A detailed history covering the large area encompassing the present towns Lee, Madbury, Durham, Somersworth, Newington, and Rollingsford as well as Dover. Has many biographical sketches, several 17th...

This volume contains short genealogies for early families in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Families include Acton, Barnes, Basil, Bateman, Battee, Beard, Bedingfield, Belt, Besson, Bickerdike, Bird,...

This volume continues to focus on families living in Kent County and Sussex County, tracing lineages of early settlers into the early 1800s. The primary sources of information are court records...

This volume continues to focus on families living in Kent County and Sussex County, tracing lineages of early settlers into the early 1800s. The primary sources of information are court records...

This book is intended to be a guide to identifying as many colonial soldiers and sailors of Maryland during its first hundred years as possible. In most cases, entries contain the name of the soldier...

This hefty work offers a very detailed history of the Mobile area which was under Spanish, French, British, and American domination at various times. The author examines: Exploration (1519-1670), the...

Andrew's & All Faith's Parishes, St. Mary's County - Elise Greenup Jourdan. This work is a compilation of colonial records of these three counties. The very early Charles County records included...