Roskruge land grant files, 1807, 1880-1894 (bulk 1880-1894).

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Roskruge land grant files, 1807, 1880-1894 (bulk 1880-1894).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48991738

Summary: Land grant survey documents, mostly surveys by Roskruge and contracts between George Roskruge as surveyor and John Wasson as surveyor general, relating to surveying private land claims in Arizona, both handwritten and typewritten, 1880 to 1894. The land grants include Arivaca (La Aribac), Kino Springs (Maria Santisima del Carmen alias Buenavista), Tumacacori (San Jose de Tumacacori), Calabazas (Los Nogales de Elias), San Rafael del la Zanja, and Sonoita (San Jose de Sonoita).

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7601130

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Roskruge, George James, 1845-1928.

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Pioneer Arizona surveyor; appointed U.S. deputy land and mineral surveyor in 1880, served four years as Pima County surveyor and three years as City Engineer of Tucson, and in 1893 was appointed chief clerk in the U.S. Surveyor General's Office. Also served as U.S. Surveyor General from 1896 to 1897. He is known as the father of Arizona Masonry and was the National Rifle Association Secretary for Arizona. From the description of Roskruge papers, 1872-1928 (bulk 1872-1900). (Arizona H...