Approved and Dated

/S/ Douglas E. Leach, 17 Apr 1981
/S/ Lawrence B. Goodheart, 17 Apr 1981


TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapter

I. INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

II. NORTH CAROLINA'S LAND LAW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

III. THE TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

IV. THE MEN AND THEIR SPECULATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

V. EPILOGUE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Appendix

1. LIST OF CLAIMANT'S FILING FEES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

2. LIST OF REGISTRATION LIMITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

3. LIMITATION OF CLAIMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Bibliography

(In preparation.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

LIST OF TABLES

1. Revolutionary War Grants, North Carolina 1782 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

2. Report From Thomas Jefferson to Washington, November 8, 1791. . . . 54

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

1. Reserved Lands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2. Land Sales and Pre-emption Claims: Procedure for Title . . . . . . . . . . . 28

3. Land Grants to Military Warrants: Procedure for Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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