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Land and privilege in Byzantium Land and privilege in Byzantium Mark C. Bartusis "A pronoia was a type of conditional grant from the emperor, often to soldiers, of various properties and privileges. In large measure the institution of pronoia characterized social and economic rel… OL16585470W
Kettlestick, Flat Rock, Tar Kiln, and Crooked Run Kettlestick, Flat Rock, Tar Kiln, and Crooked Run June Banks Evans With reference to family of William Ussery [wife Judith Mayes], Ms. Burns’s "KETTLESTICK, FLAT ROCK, TAR KILN, AND CROOKED RUN uses Virginia Land Records in Family History, with Blackwell, Hite, Pett… OL2055811W
Bounty and donation land grants in British colonial America Bounty and donation land grants in British colonial America Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck Lists soldiers of the British Crown who were awarded land in the colonies as inducement or reward for their military service. Covers grants made in Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New… OL24106680W
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of land Life, liberty, and the pursuit of land Daniel M. Friedenberg Examines the methods of acquiring and using land that developed in colonial America as a means to gain economic and political power. OL4119256W
List of lands, District South of French Broad & Holston, State of Tennessee, 1806-1812 List of lands, District South of French Broad & Holston, State of Tennessee, 1806-1812 George Fox Four lists from the early 1800s found in the Tennessee State Archives, the principal one being a list of all people who obtained land grants in the District South of French Broad & Holston from the S… OL5358031W
Rosalba of Santa Juanita Rosalba of Santa Juanita Clara Stites In the 1850s, nine-year-old Rosalba and her family happily live on a ranch in California until political battles following the gold rush lead to doubt over whether her family's land grant is still va… OL5951873W