Sentence examples for donation land from inspiring English sources

Under the Donation Land Act of 1850, as a married couple they were entitled to 640 acres; the Bybees' claim, at the choice southern end of the island, was convenient to river traffic and trade, and it contained the island's highest ground, a gentle knoll where they eventually built their elegant Greek Revival house.

Helman and Hargadine filed the first donation land claims in Ashland.

In 1847, he acquired nearly 600 acre of the watershed through a donation land claim.

By 1852, about 28 donation land claims had been filed in the Rogue Valley.

The earliest homesteads in the area were recipients of the Donation Land Claim Act.

The family would settle on 640 acre of their Donation Land Claim near Cornelius.

Haystack, funded by voluntary donations, landed him an invitation to the US state department, and audiences with political parties in the UK including the Labour party.

"It was the largest donation the land trust had ever received, and we were quite taken by the generosity of the donors".

The company started making proposals for the site before the moratorium took effect, Mr. Terry said, and "it was allowed to proceed because of its donation of land as a conservation easement".

Edward imposed his authority on the Church with the Statutes of Mortmain, which prohibited the donation of land to the Church, asserted the rights of the Crown at the expense of traditional feudal privileges, promoted the uniform administration of justice, raised income, and codified the legal system.

He received $40,000 in campaign donations from land developers during his visit.