Survey of the Northwest Lakes payroll sheets, 1843,1844.

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Survey of the Northwest Lakes payroll sheets, 1843,1844.

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Payroll sheets, July 10, 1843-July 9, 1844, of the survey teams which surveyed the Northwest Lakes including Lake Michigan and Green Bay. Each sheet includes for each member of the survey team: name, occupation, time of service, number of days worked, rate and amount of pay, signatures, and remarks. One of the surveyors was John Williams Gunnison.

7 sheets (in 1 folder)

Clarke Historical Library

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

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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...

U.S. Lake Survey

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