United States. Wooster Land Office.
Biographical notes:
An act of Congress dated May 10, 1800, established federal land offices in Steubenville, Cincinnati, Chillicothe, and Marietta to facilitate the sale of land in the Northwest Territory.
The last federal land office in Ohio at Chillicothe closed in 1876 and all federal land office records were transferred to the Auditor of State's Office in 1877. These records were subsequently transferred to the State Archives at the Ohio Historical Society.
From the description of Register's quarterly report of lands applied for payments received, and tracts reverted to the United States (credit system), 1816-1820. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 33119737
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