Research


Scope and Content Note

The reports in this series contain some or all of the following information: name of committee member making report; petitioner's name; basis of claim; evidence supporting claim; committee's recommendation; reasons for recommendation; Assembly resolution approving recommendation (there appear to be no disapprovals); and recommendations of monetary compensation when individual was ineligible for bounty lands but provided an important war service. There are also a few reports on petitions for land claims concerning forfeited estates, estates of deceased persons, and previous land purchases.