p. 462

Carvers Grant, a large tract of land claimed by the heirs of Jonathan Carver and their assigus, extending along the Mississippi from the Falls of St. Anthony to the mouth of the Chippewa river, and running east and north, so as to embrace the whole course of the Chippewa and its branches. It has several times been decided that this claim has no foundation. It is alledged that two chiefs of the Naudowissies, one by the sign of the snake and the other by that of a tortoise on the 1st of May 1767 conveyed to Captain Jonathan Carver this tract of country in return for presents and services. The grant is said to have been confirmed by four Indians, who called themselves chiefs and warriors of the Naudowissie tribe, on the 17th day of February 1821 at Lac Travers. There is no evidence that this grant was ever confirmed by the British government, and the fact that Congress has been applied to for that purpose shows that the United States have not; and consequently, the grant is null and void.

270