Eagle732 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Here's an interesting article on one camp's attempt to increase their land holdings by using Colonial law. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/harford/bs-md-ha-scouts-land-20120131%2c0%2c1328034.story (You might have to cut and paste the link) (This message has been edited by Eagle732)(This message has been edited by Eagle732) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle92 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 HEHEHE Archivists are cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle732 Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Interesting that the State's Commissioner of Land Patents is also the Maryland State Chief Archivist. The Commissioner approves the patent and the Archives gets $50,000. That's a nice little bonus that goes to a good cause. I've spent a lot of time at the Maryland State Archives doing genealogy research, it's a great place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank10 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Bad news is it's land they already thought they owned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raisinemright Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Our troop just camped there last weekend. I think the tract of land is dead in the middle of the camp and they are just correcting an error from decades ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocubdad Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Interesting that sometime over the past 400 years the state has gone from "granting" property to those who satisfy the requirements, to selling it to them at fair market value. Gee, that's a surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle732 Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Raisinenright, I was there last weekend too. Yes, they thought they owned it and now they will have to buy it from the state. My understanding is that In colonial times when the state granted land it was not given for free but rather in exchange for something, usually for recruiting and transporting new immigrants in an effort to populate the state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle92 Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 732 is correct, there were stipulations that had to be met with land grants. Didn't meet the requirements, it went back to the colony, or throne, as the case may be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwazse Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Two BCSR camp staff sailed with us this summer. They said they love the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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