U.S. Lake Survey payrolls and reports, 1841-1846.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

U.S. Lake Survey payrolls and reports, 1841-1846.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145786406

Payroll lists of mechanics and seamen employed at Green Bay and Racine, Wisconsin on the Survey of the Northern and Northwestern Lakes, and letters and reports from Lieut. J. W. Gunnison and Capt. Stanbury, U.S. Topographical Engineers, to W. G. Williams, superintendent of the survey, at Buffalo, New York.

0.1 c.f. (1 folder)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6849328

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

U.S. Lake Survey

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rc2hpc (corporateBody)

Gunnison, J. W. (John Williams), 1812-1853

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hm5swr (person)

John Williams Gunnison, army topographical engineer in charge of surveying a route to the West for the Pacific Railroad, was born in New Hampshire and graduated from West Point in 1835. He served as ordnance officer in the Seminole War in Florida and in making surveys in Georgia. After further surveying work in the Wisconsin Territory, he was assigned to Captain Howard Stansbury's party to explore the Great Salt Lake region. While leading a survey for the exploration and survey of a railroad rou...