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I found 3 sources concerning the original grass-roots, organic, peaceful, conflict resolution process concerning land stewardship so far in my very limited study.
The first source is from Thomas Jefferson in his Notes on the State of Virginia. Example:
"The mode of acquiring lands, in the earliest times of our settlement, was by petition to the general assembly. If the lands prayed for were already cleared of the Indian title, and the assembly thought the prayer reasonable, they passed the property by their vote to the petitioner. But if they had not yet been ceded by the Indians, it was necessary that the petitioner should previously purchase their right. This purchase the assembly verified, by enquiries of the Indian proprietors; and being satisfied of its reality and fairness, proceeded further to examine the reasonableness of the petition, and its consistence with policy; and, according to the result, either granted or rejected the petition. The company also sometimes, though very rarely, granted lands, independently of the general assembly. As the colony increased, and individual applications for land multiplied, it was found to give too much occupation to the general assembly to enquire into and execute the grant in every special case. They therefore thought it better to establish general rules, according to which all grants should be made, and to leave to the governor the execution of them, under these rules."
The second source is from the congressional record concerning an offer to the German mercenary troops who were at that time rioting in the blood of the innocent in America. The idea was to offer the enemy sanctuary in liberty, allow the enemy to own land on the promise that they would not only improve the land, but they would also defend it, out of natural self preservation forces.
The third, and potentially most useful source is "American Nightmare: How Government Undermines the Dream of Homeownership," which includes examples:
"At the time of the Revolution, Virginia offered actual settlers 400 acres and North Carolina offered 640 acres "at the merest nominal price." Settlers in Main could also get 100 acres merely for clearing 16 within four years. Within tree years, Virginia settlers were required to build a house, plant one acre, and keep stock for one year, or they would lose the land."
and:
"In 1785, Congress asked a minimum of 1$ an acre in cash for blocks of at least 640 acres. The lands were to be sold at auction, but only after lands had been surveyed. Surveys were slower than anticipated, and only about 1.5 million acres were sold to private parties, mostly speculators, under this system."
The "law of the land" (legem terrae) which is the common law (which is adaptive) is very specific concerning how to settle land disputes, or any dispute, as the whole country, through their trials by jury (trial by the country), establishes consent, or no consent, to any claim of law whatsoever, including lawful claims of land stewardship. People trained like well trained dogs to salivate at the ringing of a bell, or the hamming down of a gavel, are subjects of tyranny/dictatorship, which is in the words of Lysander Spooner: stupid and servile. The people, as a whole, always have the power to consent to, or not consent to, any supposed law, including supposed laws governing land stewardship.