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Domestic News
May 31, 1845
Weekly National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
Settlers in southeastern Iowa are in great excitement and have armed themselves, with over 600 taking up arms, to prevent the sheriff from selling valuable half-breed lands, including Keokuk, under a court decree favoring a New York company.
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TROUBLES IN IOWA. The Milwaukie Sentinel says there is trouble brewing on the half-breed lands in Iowa. A great excitement prevails among the settlers. They have repeatedly met under arms to prevent the sale of the lands by the sheriff under a decree in favor of the New York company. More than six hundred had taken up arms at the last accounts. Those lands are in the southeastern part of Iowa, very valuable, and include Keokuk, a place probably destined to be larger than any other on the Mississippi north of St. Louis.
What sub-type of article is it?
Riot Or Protest
Legal Or Court
What keywords are associated?
Iowa Land Troubles
Half Breed Lands
Settlers Armed
Sheriff Sale Prevention
New York Company
Keokuk
Where did it happen?
Southeastern Part Of Iowa
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Southeastern Part Of Iowa
Event Details
Trouble brewing on half-breed lands in Iowa with great excitement among settlers who have repeatedly met under arms to prevent sale by sheriff under decree in favor of New York company; more than six hundred had taken up arms at last accounts; lands very valuable including Keokuk.