Letter signed Alex Pope, register, Land Office, Cahaba, to Reuben Lewis, Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia. He writes concerning land granted to Meriwether Lewis per Act of Congress in 1807. Title is being given to William Moore of Madison County based on a power of attorney given to Richard Searcy. He needs an assignment signed by Reuben because it will be easier than to attempt to get them from Searcy who is in Batesville, Arkansas Territory, “the mails in that direction being so uncertain.” (3 pages), 1829 Oct 8

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Meriwether Lewis Papers is an artificial, or subject-based, collection gathered to record the Lewis and Clark Expedition. During the re-processing of the Meriwether Lewis Collection in 1999, several items were removed from the collection and returned to the archival collection in which they originally belonged. (Please consult the separation record at the end of this finding aid.)

Dates

1829 Oct 8

Conditions Governing Access

The Missouri Historical Society asks researchers to assist in the preservation of the collection by using either the microfilm or the published versions of documents at all times. Permission to access the original documents in the Meriwether Lewis Papers must be obtained from a member of the archives staff.