U.S. Land Office locations

ROSS, BRIDGEMAN, HENN, WILSON, SPRINGER, THOMPSON, HAWKINS, VAN ANTWERP, WALLACE, CULBERTSON

Posted By: Joey Stark - Jefferson Co. Volunteer
Date: 5/20/2006 at 20:21:54

"1879 History of Jefferson County", Page 469

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE. The United States Land Office was removed from Burlington to Fairfield in 1842. William ROSS, Arthur BRIDGEMAN, Bernhart HENN, George WILSON, Francis SPRINGER, and James THOMPSON were Registers, and John HAWKINS, V.P. Van ANTWERP, W.H. WALLACE and J.W. CULBERTSON were Receivers. In 1856, the office was removed to Chariton, in Lucas County.

[Also posted to the Des Moines and Jefferson Counties' Documents boards]

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s) mentioned.