Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-11-16

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long-and ere this letter reaches you, 1t
is more than probable that tins vast EN-
pire will have iirtie else TO do than quiet
ly organize q gorernmeHt tor the"tSstces
So lar as re ards this ana the otter IN
ternal provinces, the revolution Is com
plete-snd every thing Is progressing WITH
order and security; accompanied 0y the
undivided appreciation ana rejoicing o.
the people.
The change will have the most bench
cial effects upon my contemplated settle
ment in this province.
The new government promptly conhr-
med the proc ceilings OF the Old 10 regard
to nv grant of land-and Las already fur
nlshed ME with every facility a. to guides,
&c. for exploring the country This Ia
Dor | shall commence i'll two or three
days
NV affairs now stand thus:--l have lib
erty to .etLle three hundred or moe fam
lies in this pro, Ince-and an vested with
the right al selecting the place OF settle
ment in any part OF the province, deemed
most advantageous Tor the settiers-after
ma king the Sc section. am to designate
its limits by natural boundaries. as ar as
practicable. and am authorized to include
within the boundaries, sufficient land to
secure to each individual settler at least
1000 acres Of land tor agricultural purpos-
es, anu an additional quantity to settlers
in proportion to the SIZE OF their families,
= nd
they possess tor cultivatins the soil. or
advancing the settlement
have also the power of sounding the
coast. and selecting town site. and lay
ing off the town. The site 30 selected to
be port of entry-and the set ers are
authorized to introduce every description
of property they thins proper except
merchandise for trad.) free OF duty.
In addition to the land for agricultural
purposes, each settler will be allowed an
add tional tract for vschery, and he will
re- Give town lot
For the information of the settlers |
submit the following AZ the outline which
propose to pursue in regard to the
grants OF lands.
propose to give each individual set
tier one tract of land, binding on TIE river
or by s,me water course, ha!f male IN
front. BY two miles in depth for farming
and one other tract of Que anu halt miles
square to be located back from, the river
for vachery
To those settlers who have families.
propose the following addition to their
grants:
Say to each married woman, leo acres,
to each child 50 acres,
for each save 40 acres,
To be laid off adjoining the farming
tract: and double that quantity adjoining
tie vachery tract.
Should this rule be pursued, married
man with two children and ten slaves
would receive 1860 acres of land to lie
laid of in an ob!ong square, binding on
river or some water course, Tor farming
purposes; and $50 acres Ior vachery,
making together 1900 acres of land be-
SIDE a town lot; and so on in the same ra-
to. where individual do not possess slaves,
bu; bsng with them property ard the
means OF cuttiva ing larger tracts OF land,
than would answer single settler.
The lands an. lots TO be laid of. des;s-
mated and assigned to the settlers upCn
just principles, hereafter to be adcp;tt:
having tor tnei, basis something IKE .es
above outline, as to the quantity Of lara
to be gron ed To cause the lands &c be
surveyed. and effect all the obiect neoss
sary to perfect and deliver each settler MS
grant will require much labor snd sx
pense. To cover these expenses, and to
allow me a moderate compensation for
the time emplo, ed IN effecting these and
other objects necessary to the settlers: II
is expected that each settler Will advance
five dollars upon receiving bis authorit!
to settle within the grant; and that he
will pay from five to ten cents per acre
for the good lands granted TO him; say.
one ha { to be paid when he receives his
grant and the other half one year thersat-
ter
These payments to exempt the settler
from all cost and charges a. to surveying
the lands and perfecting grants. But on
this Subs et as well as the quantity ofand
to be granted, and all others coupled with
the settlement, such notifications shall
be made and such course pursued ass a.
be equitable towards the settlers, snd
deemed by me the most promotire 0ftheir
interests.
Great facilities and advantages will be
given to steady Industrious mechanics.
And it is of great importance that the
settlers should make their arrangements |
to arrive on their lands by the month of