Surveying -- Indian Territory

Subject

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Arthur H. DeRosier Collection

Collection

Identifier: WHC-M-958

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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

Bryan W. Lovelace Collection

Collection — Box L-27

Identifier: WHC-M-365

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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