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Letter to Editor
September 10, 1796
The Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
A concerned citizen from Bourbon County, Kentucky, writes to printer Mr. Bradford seeking information on the legal foundation of the Ohio Company's land grant, alarmed by its potential establishment under Jay's Treaty, which could displace at least 5000 families. The letter notes public anxiety and threats against the claim. Dated September 3, 1796.
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BLESSED EFFECTS OF JAY'S TREATY.
MR. BRADFORD:
You having been an early adventurer in Kentucky, and thereby had an opportunity of knowing something of the origin of the greater part of all claims to lands in this state, I must beg the favor of you to inform me (if in your power) on what right that claim called the Ohio Company's Grant is founded.—The embarrassed situation in which at least 5000 families will be placed, provided that grant should be established, is truly alarming; and notwithstanding there are very few, who appear to believe the claim a good one, yet many discover great anxiety, when discoursing on the subject. The threats and imprecations thrown out against the company and their agents, and against Jay's treaty and its abettors, plainly evince a disposition not to submit to the claim at any rate.
If you are not in possession of the information required, please to insert the above in your paper; and any gentleman who is, will please to make it public through the same channel, and thereby receive the thanks of a very great number of the citizens of Bourbon county.
Sept. 3, 1796.
Advertisements omitted for want of room, shall appear in our next.
MR. BRADFORD:
You having been an early adventurer in Kentucky, and thereby had an opportunity of knowing something of the origin of the greater part of all claims to lands in this state, I must beg the favor of you to inform me (if in your power) on what right that claim called the Ohio Company's Grant is founded.—The embarrassed situation in which at least 5000 families will be placed, provided that grant should be established, is truly alarming; and notwithstanding there are very few, who appear to believe the claim a good one, yet many discover great anxiety, when discoursing on the subject. The threats and imprecations thrown out against the company and their agents, and against Jay's treaty and its abettors, plainly evince a disposition not to submit to the claim at any rate.
If you are not in possession of the information required, please to insert the above in your paper; and any gentleman who is, will please to make it public through the same channel, and thereby receive the thanks of a very great number of the citizens of Bourbon county.
Sept. 3, 1796.
Advertisements omitted for want of room, shall appear in our next.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Persuasive
Political
What themes does it cover?
Politics
Economic Policy
What keywords are associated?
Ohio Company Grant
Jay's Treaty
Kentucky Land Claims
Bourbon County
Family Displacement
Public Anxiety
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Bradford
Letter to Editor Details
Recipient
Mr. Bradford
Main Argument
requests information on the legal basis of the ohio company's grant in kentucky, highlighting the alarming potential displacement of 5000 families if validated under jay's treaty, and notes public opposition and anxiety.
Notable Details
Threats And Imprecations Against The Ohio Company, Its Agents, Jay's Treaty, And Its Supporters
Appeal To Other Knowledgeable Gentlemen To Provide Information Via The Newspaper
From Citizens Of Bourbon County