Unaccepted copies of federal land surveyors' field notes, 1857-1872.

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Unaccepted copies of federal land surveyors' field notes, 1857-1872.

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Two sets (copies) of FEDERAL LAND SURVEYORS' FIELD NOTES, RS 953.005, were created to ensure original survey record preservation but never were accepted as true copies because of their high rate of inaccuracy. The first set was compiled by the Surveyor General's office; the second set was compiled by the Custodian of the U. S. Surveys for the State of Illinois.

ledgers 1817 volumes.

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Illinois. Custodian of U. S. Surveys.

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United States. Surveyor General

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Federal land surveys in Illinois were authorized by Congressional act (March 26, 1804), when the U. S. Surveyor General was given jurisdiction over all public land north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi Rivers. Surveys began in the western Vincennes Tract (1804) and southern Illinois (1806), then proceeded northward; covering all but most northern Illinois by 1831. When the Illinois surveys began, the Surveyor General was an independent officer under the President's direct su...