Improving Independence: The Struggle over Land Surveys in Northwestern Pennsylvania in 1794
In the midst of the Northwest Indian War, the former surveyor John Adlum's operations as a land agent and his dealings with Cornplanter and other Allegany Senecas helped place a large portion of northwestern Pennsylvania in the hands of wealthy speculators. This article describes the complexity...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. - Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 2018. - 142(2018), 2, Seite 131-161 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
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2018
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography |
| Schlagworte: | Land surveying Speculators Squatters Native Americans War Treaties Physical sciences Economics Social sciences Political science mehr... |
| Zusammenfassung: | In the midst of the Northwest Indian War, the former surveyor John Adlum's operations as a land agent and his dealings with Cornplanter and other Allegany Senecas helped place a large portion of northwestern Pennsylvania in the hands of wealthy speculators. This article describes the complexity of the postrevolutionary clashes over land between governments, settlers, speculators, and Native Americans. It also demonstrates the critical role of surveyors in land speculation and settlement. |
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| ISSN: | 21698546 |