Watson, Blake A., 1956-
Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, 2012.
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• Includes bibliographical references (p. 429-469) and index.
• February 28, 1823 — The sinne of the pattents — The Illinois and Piankeshaws — An unaccountable thirst for large tracts of land? — The Illinois purchase of 1773 — Lord Dunmore, the Wabash purchase of 1775, and revolution — Virginia fights for the Illinois country, 1775-1781 — The Illinois and Wabash proprietors unite — Virginia gives up the Illinois country, 1781-1784 — Conquest, purchase, and preemption — A time of transition — Cession, resistance, and removal — The shareholders regroup — Litigation — Argument and decision in Johnson v. Mcintosh — Closure and continuity — The legacy of Johnson v. Mcintosh — The critical response to the doctrine of discovery.

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