Letters received and sent, 1854-1908.

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Letters received and sent, 1854-1908.

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Letters received by the surveyor's office in St. Paul (1857-1907), and copies of letters sent by the surveyor's offices in Detroit, Michigan (1854-1857) and in St. Paul (1857-1908). They relate to all aspects of the survey of public lands in Minnesota and in parts of Michigan, including appropriations and expenditures, surveyors' contracts and instructions, progress of survey work, contested surveys, availability of land for sale, railroad lands, illegal timber cutting, and Indian reservations. Correspondents fall into three major categories: U.S. General Land Office personnel, deputy surveyors, and the general public.

11.3 cu. ft. (11 boxes and 9 folders in partial box).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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United States. General Land Office

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Under regulations approved on March 20, 1915, tracts set aside as villa sites under the provisions of an act of April 12, 1910, within the former Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana, were offered for sale at public auction, beginning at Polson, Montana, on July 26, 1915. The sale was adjourned to Dayton, Montana, on August 6 and concluded at Kalispell, Montana, on August 7, 1915. There were 889 parcels of land, not less than 2 nor more than 5 acres in area, fronting on Flathead Lake, and under ...

United States. Office of Surveyor General of Minnesota.

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United States. Office of Surveyor General of Michigan.

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