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RG 87-155 Surveyor Field Notebooks, 1815-1918

Object Type: Folder
In Folder: Survey Notes



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Notes from the external lines survey covering boundaries in Leelanau and Grand Traverse Counties, Michigan (see below for specific townships). These notes were compiled by Sylvester Sibley and John Hodgson in 1839.

Leelanau

Notes from the internal lines survey of Skania Township, Marquette County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1852 by Adam D. Sullivan.

Marquette

Notes from the internal lines survey of Wells Township, Marquette County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1852 by Martin M. Hall.

Marquette

Notes from the internal lines survey of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan in 1817 by Joseph Fletcher (most likely).

Wayne

Notes from the internal lines survey of Bruce Township, Chippewa County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1845 by James H. Mullett.

Chippewa

Notes from the internal lines survey of Marenisco Township, Gogebic County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1851 by Algernon Merryweather.

Gogebic

Notes from the internal lines survey of Menominee Township, Menominee County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1848 by John Mullett.

Menominee

Notes from the internal lines survey of Parma Township in Jackson County, Michigan in 1825 by Lucius Lyon.

Jackson

Corrections to old surveys, conducted by Lucius Lyon in 1826. Corrected survey areas include: Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County; Van Buren Township, Wayne County; Bloomfield Township, Oakland County

Washtenaw

Notes from the internal lines survey of Ronald Township, Ionia County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1831 by Orange Risdon.

Ionia

Notes from the internal lines survey of Egelston Township, Muskegon County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1838 by John Mullett.

Muskegon

Notes from the external lines survey covering boundaries in Sanilac County and Huron County, Michigan (see below for specific townships). These notes were compiled by Hervey Parke in 1834.

Sanilac

Notes from the internal lines survey of Laird and Elm River Townships, Houghton County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1848 by Sylvester W. Higgins.

Houghton

Notes from the external lines survey covering boundaries in Ottawa and Kent Counties, Michigan (see below for specific townships). These notes were compiled by Robert Clark Jr. in 1837.

Ottawa

Notes from the internal lines survey of Hulbert Township, Chippewa County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1850 by Wells Burt.

Chippewa

Notes from the internal lines survey of Hudson Township, Mackinac County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1845 by Henry Brevoort Jr.

Mackinac

Notes from the internal lines survey of Berlin Township, Ionia County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1830-1831 by John Mullett.

Ionia

Notes from the internal lines survey of Alpena Township (including Thunder Bay Islands), Alpena County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1857 by Josiah Knauer.

Alpena

Notes from the internal lines survey of Denmark Township, Tuscola County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1834 by Orange Risdon.

Tuscola

Notes from the internal lines survey of Green Township, Mecosta County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1838 by John Hodgson.

Mecosta

Notes from the internal lines survey of Stronach, Norman and Brown Townships, Manistee County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1847 by Orange Risdon.

Manistee

Notes from the internal lines survey of Burns Township, Shiawassee County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1823 by Hervey Parke (most likely).

Shiawassee

Notes from the internal lines survey of islands in Sherwood Township in Branch County, Michigan in 1845 by William Brookfield.

Branch

Notes from the internal lines survey of Mills Township, Midland County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1831 by Hervey Parke.

Midland

Notes from the external lines survey covering boundaries in Antrim and Kalkaska Counties, Michigan (see below for specific townships). These notes were compiled by John Hodgson in 1839.

Antrim

Notes from the internal lines survey of Grand Blanc Township, Genesee County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in approximately 1823 by Joseph Wampler.

Genesee

Notes and map of meander of the lighthouse reserve at the entrace of Agate Harbor, Keweenaw County, Michigan. Submitted by Charles Noble in 1853.

Keweenaw

Notes from the external lines survey covering boundaries in Mackinac and Schoolcraft Counties, Michigan (see below for specific townships). These notes were compiled by William A. Burt in 1841.

Mackinac

Notes from external lines survey covering townships in Washtenaw, Lenawee, Livingston and Genesee Counties, Michigan. Individual townships are listed below. These notes were compiled in 1816 by Benjamin Hough.

Washtenaw

Notes from the internal lines survey of Allis Township, Presque Isle County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1851 by George H. Cannon.

Presque Isle

Notes from the external lines survey covering boundaries in Livingston County, Ingham County and Shiawassee County, Michigan (see below for specific townships). These notes were compiled by Joseph Wampler (most likely) in 1824.

Livinston

Notes from the internal lines survey of Ellis Township, Cheboygan County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1850 by Francis Coleman.

Cheboygan

Notes from the internal lines survey of Portage, Chassell and Torch Lake Townships, Houghton County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1846 by Leonidas S. Scranton.

Houghton

Notes from the internal lines survey of Sumner Township, Gratiot County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1832 by Orange Risdon.

Gratiot

Notes from the internal lines survey ofGreenland Township, Ontonagon County , Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1847 by Sylvester W. Higgins and Hiram Higgins.

Ontonagon

Notes from the internal lines survey of Ironwood Township, Gogebic County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1848 by William Ives.

Gogebic

Notes from the internal lines survey of Sheridan Township, Newaygo County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1838 by James H. Mullett.

Newaygo

Notes from the internal lines survey of Benton Township, Cheboygan County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1854 by George H. Cannon.

Cheboygan

Notes from the external lines survey covering boundaries in Calhoun County, Michigan (see below for specific townships). These notes were compiled by John Mullett in 1825.

Calhoun

Notes from the internal lines survey of Torch Lake and Schoolcraft Townships, Houghton County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1845 by William Ives for Douglass Houghton.

Houghton

Notes from the internal lines survey of Homer Township, Midland County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1831 by Hervey Parke.

Midland

Notes from the internal lines survey of Echo Township, Antrim County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1857 by Edward D. Atwater.

Antrim

Notes from the internal lines survey of Mt. Forest Township, Bay County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1846 by John Mullett.

Bay

Notes from the internal lines survey of Sherman Township, Osceola County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1838 by Sylvester Sibley.

Osceola

Notes from the internal lines survey of Arvon Township, Baraga County and the Huron Islands, Powell Township, Marquette County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1846 by William Ives.

Baraga

Notes from the internal lines survey of Montmorency Township, Montmorency County, Michigan. Notes were compiled between 1855 and 1857 by Josiah Knauer.

Montmorency

Notes from the internal lines survey of Almira Township, Benzie County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1850 by Lucius Lyon.

Benzie

Letter from the General Land Office instructing the resurvey of the baseline at T1N & T1S R4E in 1849.

Livingston

Notes from the internal lines survey of Burt Township, Alger County, Michigan. Notes were compiled in 1850 by William Ives.

Alger

Notes from the external lines survey covering boundaries in Berrien County, Cass County and St. Joseph County, Michigan (see below for specific townships). These notes were compiled by William Brookfield in 1827.

Berrien

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