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Meigs, Return Jonathan, 1740-1823

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1740-12 - 1823-01-28

Biography

Colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was one of the settlers of the Northwest Territory in what is now the state of Ohio.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Cherokee Papers, 1804-1871

 Collection
Identifier: 28
Scope and Contents These papers consist of a miscellaneous collection of material including some correspondence of Col. Return J. Meigs, Senator Harlan, President Grant, Col. Stand Watie; documents regarding sale of two slaves from the James Vann (1811) estate; names entitled to draw in land lottery of Gold Region in Georgia (1832); Old Settlers' Council Proceedings (1838-1865), and a list of 119 Old Settlers' names. There are Sequoyan documents and notes on his syllabary, a map of New Echota, and a Brainerd...
Dates: 1804 - 1871

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  • Subject: Slavery -- Indian Territory X