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  1. The Fur Company’s Land Empire Is Declared Public Domain

    A letter from Washington City reports that the Hudson’s Bay and Puget Sound Agricultural companies’ territorial claims have been ruled forfeit, opening their Nisqually and Fort Vancouver lands to American survey and settlement.

    Jul 22, 1859Puget Sound HeraldFort Nisqually, DuPont, Pierce CountyFollow the Money

  2. Brawl in the U.S. Land Office

    A legal dispute over a homestead claim near Avondale erupts into a violent physical confrontation between rival attorneys in a federal courtroom.

    Aug 3, 1888The Seattle Post-IntelligencerDuPont, Pierce CountyFollow the Money · Scandal

  3. The Pioneer Argument

    An old timer writes in to dispute the recorded history of the first white child born in Washington Territory.

    Mar 9, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerFort Nisqually, DuPont, Pierce CountyExclusion & Resistance

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