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Plain facts: : being an examination into the rights of the Indian nations of America, to their respective countries; and a vindication of the grant, from the Six United Nations of Indians, to the proprietors of Indiana, against the decision of the legislature of Virginia; : together with authentic documents, proving that the territory, westward of the Allegany mountain, never belonged to Virginia, &c

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: M.DCC.LXXXI. [1781].
Call number: 622323
Creator: Wharton, Samuel (1732-1800)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased by Joseph J. Felcone, Inc. on behalf of The Huntington from Bloomsbury Auctions (Jay T. Snider Collection), Lot 160, November 19, 2008.
Dimensions: 18 cm (8vo)
Associated people: Aitken, Robert, (1735-1802,); Randolph, Edmund, (1753-1813,)
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