Griffey, Irene M. | Tennessee Encyclopedia

Griffey, Irene M.Randal Rust2017-11-11T14:34:52+00:00

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After the Revolutionary War, North Carolina had little or no money in its treasury. Faced with accumulating debts to soldiers and military suppliers, the state began to grant or transfer its western land to individuals to pay for war service…