Date Original
1784
Description
This collection contains a reprint of the deed of cession for Virginia from the Old Northwest Territory. It is dated March 1, 1784. This is a copy reprinted in 1927.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Old Northwest Territory was formed in the United States after the American Revolutionary War. It was established in 1787 by the Congress of the Confederation through the Northwest Ordinance and was the nation's first post-colonial organized incorporated territory. At the time of its creation, it included all land west of Pennsylvania, northwest of the Ohio River, and east of the Mississippi River below the Great Lakes.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Virginia
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.062.027
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Old Northwest Territory, Deed of Cession (reprinted 1927), SMC.062.027
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Old Northwest Territory, Deed of Cession (reprinted in 1927), Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
