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2 stories matching pre

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  1. The Land Company That Claimed Puget Sound — and the Settlers Who Fought Back

    A federal surveyor's report from Olympia questioned the sprawling British land claims around Steilacoom and Fort Steilacoom, siding with American settlers who had built farms inside the company's alleged grant.

    Feb 28, 1861Puget Sound HeraldFort Steilacoom, Steilacoom, Pierce CountyFollow the Money

  2. The Land Office Money That Never Reached the Books

    Register Isaac W. Smith accuses Receiver Selucius Garfielde of holding land-claim payments on private deposit and refusing to account for them—an 1861 public audit fight in Washington Territory.

    Feb 7, 1861Puget Sound HeraldOlympia, Thurston CountyFollow the Money · City Hall

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