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Surveying -- Indian Territory

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur H. DeRosier Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WHC-M-958
Scope and Contents

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Photocopies of correspondence (1780-1842) between William and Diana Dunbar regarding the American Revolution, New Orleans, and the Napoleonic Wars in Europe, along with correspondence (1901-1903) between the Department of the Interior and its surveyor, Charles L. Wood, regarding townsite locations and surveys in Indian Territory.

Dates: 1780-1903
Found in: Western History Collections / Arthur H. DeRosier Collection

Bryan W. Lovelace Collection

 Collection — Box L-27
Identifier: WHC-M-365
Scope and Contents

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A journal kept by Joseph R. Smith of New York, recording his experiences while on a surveying expedition through Indian Territory. Smith describes the expedition's encounters with hostile Comanches, friendly Osages, severe weather and insect hordes. Also included in this collection are photocopies of a legislative document (1858) and a published article (1850), both regarding Creek Nation boundaries.

Dates: 1850-1858
Found in: Western History Collections / Bryan W. Lovelace Collection
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