Surveys of private claims, 1827-1853.

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Surveys of private claims, 1827-1853.

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The series contains surveys of private claims, 1827-1853, made by the Office of the Surveyor General of the United States, for the Territory of Florida and for the State of Florida. Each survey includes a certification that attests the property has been surveyed and the boundaries marked. It includes the property owner's name, a map of the tract surveyed, and a property description. The surveys document the land grants and private claims that the United States Board of Land Commissioners or the Florida District of the United States General Land Office confirmed as private land claims.

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United States. General Land Office. Florida District

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The United States General Land Office was established in 1812. Its function was to survey and manage the public lands of the federal government. In 1824, the post of Surveyor General of the United States for the Territory of Florida was established to survey the public lands in Florida, using a township and range system with the base and meridian lines beginning at Tallahassee. The selling of the surveyed federal lands began in 1825 in Florida. The Florida District Gener...

United States. Board of Land Commissioners.

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Surveyor General of the United States, for the Territory of Florida.

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Surveyor General of the United States, for the State of Florida.

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