Surveyor General of Arkansas Territory
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The Surveyor General of Arkansas Territory was the federal official responsible for overseeing the surveying, mapping, and management of public lands in the Arkansas Territory during the early 19th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Surveyor General of Arkansas Territory canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal government office
ⓘ
public land survey position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Arkansas Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
parts of present-day Oklahoma
ⓘ
present-day Arkansas ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| appointedUnderAuthorityOf | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archives |
field notes of deputy surveyors in Arkansas Territory
ⓘ
survey plats of Arkansas Territory ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| documentedIn | records of the United States General Land Office ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cartography
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land surveying ⓘ public land administration ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
certify surveys for land sales and grants in Arkansas Territory
ⓘ
direct deputy surveyors in Arkansas Territory ⓘ establish township and range lines in Arkansas Territory ⓘ manage survey records for Arkansas Territory ⓘ oversee public land surveys in Arkansas Territory ⓘ prepare plats and field notes for public lands in Arkansas Territory ⓘ supervise mapping of public lands in Arkansas Territory ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
contributed to definition of county and township boundaries in Arkansas Territory
ⓘ
facilitated distribution of public lands to settlers in Arkansas Territory ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| jurisdictionIncludes | public domain lands in Arkansas Territory ⓘ |
| legalStatus | federal territorial office ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Arkansas Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeEstablishedBy | United States federal land policy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officePurpose |
organize public lands for sale and settlement
ⓘ
support westward expansion of the United States ⓘ |
| officeType | territorial surveyor generalship ⓘ |
| partOf |
General Land Office
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Department of the Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates | standards for land surveys in Arkansas Territory ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Commissioner of the General Land Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
maintaining official land survey records in Arkansas Territory
ⓘ
mapping boundaries of land districts in Arkansas Territory ⓘ surveying public domain lands in Arkansas Territory ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
antebellum United States
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early 19th century ⓘ |
| usedCoordinateSystem | township and range system ⓘ |
| usedSystem | Public Land Survey System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Arkansas Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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