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Letter : Niagara Falls, Chippawa, to Lewis Burnell, Brantford
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Letter : Niagara Falls, Chippawa, to Lewis Burnell, Brantford, 1845 Dec 13.
Physical Description
1 item (3 p.) ; 33 cm.
Language
English
Provenance
Purchased from Warren Baker on the Frederick W. & Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 1998.
Biographical / Historical Note
Joseph Brant, leader of the six Iroquois nations on the British side during the American Revolution. He was awarded a grant of land on the Grand River in Ontario in 1800.
Thomas C. Street, lawyer, businessman, and politician.
Summary
ALS regarding Street's claim to a part of the 5000 acres of land granted to Joseph Brant. Street encloses a copied list of documents claiming title to the land, which makes up the first two pages of the letter.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
References
Thomas C. Street. Letter, Niagara Falls, to Lewis Burnell. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
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Thomas C. Street. Letter, Niagara Falls, to Lewis Burnell. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
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