Tennessee Land Entries


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An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States


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This classic study — one of the most influential in the area of American economic history — questioned the founding fathers' motivations and prompted new perceptions of the supreme law of the land.




Colonial Bertie County, North Carolina


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Given in memory of Edward and Billie Madeley, 1999.




Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Deed Abstracts, 1763-1779


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A revision and expansion of v. 1 (c1976) of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina deed abstracts, which was planned in 2 v.; v. 2 never published.







North Carolina Headrights


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In North Carolina's proprietary period (1663-1729), the primary means of acquiring land was by headright. A free person was allowed to claim a specified amount of land for each person, including himself/herself, that he/she transported into the colony for the purpose of settlement. While the amount of land attached to a headright varied throughout the era, the most common amount was fifty acres.




Anson County, North Carolina


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Information gleaned from wills and other probate records, deeds and land grants, court minutes and a few petitions to the General Assembly.