 | Charles Davies - Surveying - 1839 - 376 pages
...Surveying the Public Lands. 151. Soon after the organization of the present government, several of the states ceded to the United States large tracts...several grants .covered the same premises. In the year 1802, the following method of surveying the public lands, was adopted by Colonel Jared Mansfield,... | |
 | Charles Davies - Surveying - 1839 - 376 pages
...Surveying the Public Lands. 151. Soon after the organization of the present government, several of the states ceded to the United States large tracts...cases, several grants covered the same premises. In the year 1802, the following method of surveying the public lands, was adopted by Colonel Jared Mansfield,... | |
 | Charles Davies - Navigation - 1841 - 414 pages
...Surveying the Public Lands. 151. Soon after the organization of the present government, several of the states ceded to the United States large tracts...cases, several grants covered the same premises. In the year 1802, the following method of surveying the public lands, was adopted by Colonel Jared Mansfield,... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - History - 1853 - 334 pages
...several of the States ceded to the United States large tracts of unoccupied land, and these, with other lands, since acquired by treaty and purchase, constitute what is called the public lands. 11 Previous to 1802, there was no general plan for surveying the public lands, or in fact, no surveys... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Navigation - 1858 - 356 pages
...several of the States ceded to the United States large tracts of unoccupied land, and these, with other lands, since acquired by treaty and purchase, constitute what is called the public lands. Previous to 1 802, there was no general plan for surveying the public lands, or in fact, no surveys... | |
 | John Warner Barber, Henry Howe - United States - 1861 - 748 pages
...the public-lands, great confusion existed for the want of a general, uniform plan, and in consequence titles often conflicted with each other, and, in many cases, several grants covered the same premises, leading very frequently to litigation most perplexing and almost interminable. Now, the precise boundaries... | |
 | John Warner Barber, Henry Howe - Mississippi River Valley - 1865 - 778 pages
...the public-lands, great confusion existed for the want of a general, uniform plan, and in consequence titles often conflicted with each other, and, in many cases, several grants covered the same premises, leading very frequently to litigation most perplexing and almost interminable. Now, the precise boundaries... | |
 | Charles Davies - Navigation - 1866 - 448 pages
...— VARIATION OF THE NEEDLE. 1. Soon after the organization of the present govein ment, several of the states ceded to the United States large tracts...conflicted with each other, and in many cases, several granta covered the same premises. In the year 1802, the following method of surveying the public lands,... | |
 | Charles Davies - Leveling - 1871 - 448 pages
...a in the applisuch cases as 110. Soon after the organization of the present government, several of the States ceded to the United States large tracts...lands were parcelled out without reference to any M S 600 E 27.89 N N 28f° E 19.82 5 N 57° W 21.10 6 S 47° W 21.87 general plan, in consequence of... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Navigation - 1878 - 564 pages
...several of the States ceded to the United States large tracts of imoccupied land, and these, with other lands since acquired by treaty and purchase, constitute what is called the public lands. Previous to 1802, there was no general plan for surveying the public lands, or in fact, no surveys... | |
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Soon after the organization of the present government, several of the states ceded to the United States large tracts of wild land, and these together with the lands since acquired by treaty and purchase, constitute what is called the public lands or public... 
