jaredfoglesmydad t1_j7cojln wrote
Reply to comment by CommentContrarian in Lead Plates and Land Claims in North America and Europe: When did the practice begin of burying lead plates to establish ownership of land, and why did it die out, and was it ever used successfully in a court of law to establish ownership? by whyenn
Oh really? In the Ohio Valley or elsewhere?
somewhatdim-witted t1_j7d26zp wrote
Yes. I read the Jesuits or maybe the Diocese of Baltimore did this down the Ohio River Valley.
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