131:, and so was not theirs to promise. In 1798, Congress published advertisements in newspapers inviting those with claims to file an account within two years. The Secretaries of Treasury and War examined the testimonies to determine the quantity of land each should receive. Acts of February 18, 1801 and April 23, 1812 named a total of 67 claimants to receive 58,080 acres (235.0 km), in the amounts of 2240, 1280, 960, 640, 320, and 160 acres (0.65 km). The claimants land was selected by drawing lots. An act of April 29, 1816 authorized the
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Faulkner, Edward Faulkner, David Gay, Martin Brooks, Lt. Col. Bradford, Noah Miller, Joshua Lamb, Atwood Fales, Charlotte Hazen, Widow of Moses Hazen, Chloe Shannon, Heir to Obadiah Ayer, Heirs of Elijah Ayer, Heirs of Israel Ruland, Heirs of Nataniel Reynolds, Heirs of Edward Antill, Joshua
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Jacob Vander Heyden, John
Livingston, James Crawford, Isaac Danks, Maj. B. von Heer, Benjamin Thompson, Joseph Bindon, Joseph Levittre, Lt. William Maxwell, John D. Mercier, James Price, Seth Noble, Martha Bogart Heir of Abraham Bogart, John Halsted, Robert Sharp, John Fulton, John Morrison
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Sprague, David Dickey, John Taylor, Heirs of Gilbert Seamans, Heirs of Anthony Burk, Elijah Ayer Jr., David Jenks, Ambrose Cole, James Cole, Adam Johnson, Heirs of Col. Jeremiah Duggan, Daniel Earl Jr., John Paskell, Edward Chinn, Joseph Cone, John Torreyre
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Refugee Road in
Columbus is named after the Tract. This road continues into Fairfield County and runs along the southern border of the tract. In Licking County, a different parallel road also named Refugee Road runs along the northern border of the tract.
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424:. The Auditor of the State of Ohio.
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432:Ohio Lands and Their Subdivision
399:- Text of Act of April 29, 1816
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659:Twelve Mile Square Reservation
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735:Ephraim Kimberly Grant
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88:During the
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211:Claimants
121:Lake Erie
62:Fairfield
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