A Guide to the Michael Gratz Land Grant, 1785-1787 Gratz, Michael, Land Grant 6215

A Guide to the Michael Gratz Land Grant, 1785-1787

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The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 6215

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

6215

Title

Michael Gratz Land Grant, 1785-1787

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of 1 item.

Language

English

Administrative Information

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Use Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Michael Gratz Land Grant, Accession #6215, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This grant was given to the University of Virginia Library on January 22, 1960, by Mrs. James Lewis Hook, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Scope and Content Information

This collection consists of a land grant, April 30, 1787, to Michael Gratz (1740-1811), and signed by Virginia Governor Edmund Randolph for his service during the Revolutionary War. The grant was for 28,000 acres in Fayette County, [now] Kentucky, lying along the Big Sandy River. Michael Gratz was a merchant of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in partnership with his brother forming B. & M. Gratz. During the Revolution, Michael Gratz moved to Virginia where he proved very helpful in securing supplies for the colonies.