The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-01-11
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Lincoln, E/dry.
CommiiIioners of the United States, appointed
in periuance of an act of Congrefs, entitled
I" An A0 for ansrnicable fettiement of limits
with the Fate of Georgia, and authorizing the
ehabihrnent Of government in the Mififlip-
pi Territory" and of an ACT supplementary to
the fame act.
GENTLEMEN,
The ynderigned having exhibited claims TO
certain portions of the territory, lately coded by
the fate of Georgia to the United States, and
the vouchers in fupport thereof which they truft
are full and satisfactory, do now, in conformity
TO the further proviions of faid acts of congref,
fuhmit to your confederation and opinion, the
following proportions, which they offer as the
terms of compromise OF the claims of them
felves, and OF their reflective conhituents.
The individuals, and companies of individu-
ais, whole claims the undersigned reprefent, will
releafe TO the United States all their right, title,
and interef, in, and TO the territory. lands and
foil by them claimed on the following conditi-
ons that is to fay
FrR That the government of the United
States viii, during the prefent FELTON, Of con-
grefs, provide bv law, for the appropriation
of five millions of the mott valuable acres of
the land coded to the United States by the
fate of Georgia, in fuch manner as not to in
terfere with their engagements to the fate of
Georgia, in their late act of ceffion, or the
grants therein recognized, to be difpofed of
under the authority of the United States, for
a fun not lefs than two dollars per acre. clear
Of all expenie or charge, for the purpofe of
compenfatiug for the claims, for which the
faid five millions of acres are therein re-
iervcd; and that faid FIVE millions Of acres
}lla be the frft fold, after quantity of other
OF tire coded land. iha be difpofed of, iuffi-
ciept to pay the Gate of Georgia the one MILL
on two hundred and fifty thoufand dollars,
contracted to be paid in their faid aGf Of cef-
fion.
Sssoad. In order to make complete fettIement
OF faid compensation at this time, and to veft
the title of claimants in the United States, AS
foon as may be, the undersigned, for them
ielves and thofe whom :hey reprefent, pro-
pofe and content, that the proceeds ofthe fales
OF the faid five millions of acres of land be
now eftimated at the minimum fun of ten mil
lions of dollars, and that the fame be divided
and apportioned between the United States,
for the purpofes hereinafter exprefTed, and the
individuals and companies of individuals,
whole claims the undersigned reprefent, in
the following manner.
Third The United ftates fliall retain, out of
the faid grofs fun or ten millions of dollars,
the proportion of tSUo bmdyeI and ffty tbou-
Errd dollars. for the purpofe Gf they think it
juh and ft) of quieting, compenfating for
any claims, iuppofed TO fall within the defcrip-
ton ofthofe, for which the faid FIVE millions
of acres of land were referved in the cefIion
aforefaid, other than thofe, which derive their
title from the fate of Georgia, under the act
Of faid fate, psffcd January feventh, A. D..
l705, and granted to four companies, called in
iaid act, "7I5s Georgia company" &c The Gear
gia Ml,iNEe!pi eo.s'anr," :. 1be 7enne6se conf
PAM" and &c The Upper AilrE5oi eomtany.''
Fourth. Of the remainder of faid grofs fun,
io,o' millions eight hundred and /fqenty-fz,e
f5outand dollars, lhall be the apportionment
to the holders of the title of "T.be Georgia
-smpaRy," out of which the United States
tall retain the proportion of t7vo btn2red and
fly tsoyEaud dollars, to reprefent one million
OF acres land, referved in faid grant for citi-
Zens' rights, to be difpofed of to thofe who
may lawfully reprefent the fame the re-
manning proportion of four millions fx bun
as'ed md tcve1tg-fUe tboniand dollars, mall be
apportioned among thofe, who now hold the
rehdue of the title of the faid " Georgia Com
psny," according to their reflective interefts
therein And whereas il is fjiggehet, that
CLANS may be made TO fome parts of the land
GRAINED TO the iaid &c Georgia Co,ubany," by
the ACT aforeiaid, and under the fame grant,
other than thoie reprefented by the under
Signed, and fonie Of the individual claims un.
der faid grant may conflict with each other in
States may make claim to fome part thereof,
under the fame grant II is therefore propo-
fed and agreed, that in cafe any fuch claims
ibal be made, or 70 conflict, the fame ihall be
adiudged and decided on, according to the
rules which govern in courts of law and chan
Gerry, by the commifIioners TO whom thefc
proportions are addrched, or in cafe the par
ties fhall not agree thereto, by three arbtra-
tors, one of whom l1a be chofen by each par
~, and the third by both the parties ;-and
in cafe both parties Glall not agree in the
choice of third arbitrator, ne fhalI he chofen
by the other two arbitrators; and the award
in writing, under the hands of faid commit
oners, or any two of them, or of fad arbitra.
tors, Or any two ofthern, after a hearing of the
parties by tine three, ihal be fnaI And the
United States fhall retain the proportion of al.
iowance made to any claimants in faid Geor.
ga company, who iiiall not agree to fuch com.
prenfe, and releaie their title to the United
States, agreeably to fuch decifion And the
United States ihall 1lfo retain all fuch portions
of the aggregate refdue fun aligned to Caid
Georgia company, as fhall not appear TO be re-
prefented by any claim, or eftablilbed by de-
clifton as aforefaid, but fubiecf 10 the contin.
gency herein after meniioned-It is under
food, however, that thofe claimants in faid
Georgia COMPANY, whole claims do not appear
10 be f1biect to contTOyerfy an aforefajd n, ali