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These are records of sales by the Commissioners of Forfeitures of lands confiscated from Loyalists during the Revolution.
Two volumes record land sales in the Western District, 1784-1788, and one disbound list records sales in the Eastern District, 1784-1788, providing the following information: date of sale; name of purchaser; by whom forfeited (Eastern District only); price; lot number and location; acreage (Eastern District only); and date of deed (Western District only).
One additional volume contains accounts of persons purchasing forfeited lands. The heading of each account gives the purchasers' and forfeitors' names, lands purchased, date and amount of sale. The account then lists payments made giving the amount and description of the instrument used in payment (e.g. certificates issued by the state, interest due on certificates, currency, etc.).
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