Cyrus Griffin Letter, 1779 | Illinois History and Lincoln Collections

Title: Cyrus Griffin Letter, 1779

Collection identifier: 673

Extent: 1.0 item

Creators

Subjects (links to similar collections)

Forms of Material (links to similar genres)

Administrative Information

Service Location	Boxes	Request
Illinois History and Lincoln Collections Main Library, Room 324	Folder 1	Request Folder 1

Submit request (Aeon) |

Printer-friendly |

Scope and Contents: In this letter of Nov. 2, 1779, Cyrus Griffin, President of the Continental Congress, reports to the Speaker of the House of Delegates of Virginia regarding the Indiana and the Vandalia Land Companies' appeal to the Continental Congress for redress. Virginia had previously refused to recognize their land grants.