French Grant
The French Grant (also known as the French-Grant Estates) was a land tract in the Northwest Territory, present day Scioto County, Ohio, that was paid out by the U.S. Congress on March 31, 1795.[1] This was after a group of French colonists were defrauded by the Scioto Company of purchased land grants which rightly were controlled by the Ohio Company of Associates. Not all of the settlers took the grant, some preferring to stay on the East Coast others preferring stay in Gallipolis, Ohio in Gallia County. (Gallia and Gallipolis were named for Gaul, the ancient Latin name of France.)
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Another Script error: No such module "convert". additional were granted on June 25, 1798[2] called the Second Grant. These Script error: No such module "convert". lots adjoined the first Grant towards its lower end. This grant was for eight Gallipolis residents who did not receive a portion of the First Grant.
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- ↑ 1 Stat. 442 - Text of Act of March 3, 1795 Library of Congress
- ↑ 6 Stat. 35 - Text of Act of June 25, 1798 Library of Congress
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