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English
Abstract
Three land grants from the United States General Land Office to George S. Pigott, for the state of West Virginia, dated 1867.
Each document grants 160 acres to Pigott as part of the Morrill Act of 1862. The Morrill Act provided each state with 30,000
acres of Federal land for each member in their Congressional delegation. The lands, or the proceeds from their sale, were
to be used to establish and fund educational institutions that focused on agriculture and the mechanical arts. These three
documents are part of the total land grant package that helped create West Virginia University. They were signed by President
Andrew Johnson.
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, Morrill Act, Land Grants, A&M 5174, West Virginia
and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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