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Surveys.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Land surveys

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

John Burnet Certificate of Survey

 Collection
Identifier: M166
Scope and Contents

A certificate of survey for a 130 acre tract of land in the Natchez District owned by John Burnet. The survey was conducted by William Vousdan in 1788 on land 45 miles north of the Fort of Natchez, and bordered in part by the Bayou Pierre (in what is now Claiborne County). A sketch of the land, scaled to an inch, is on the top part of the letter.

Dates: 1788

Fritchman Family Papers

 Unprocessed Collection
Identifier: AM91-45
Form of Material

Letters, legal and financial documents, and other materials of the Fritchman family of Westmoreland and Washington counties in Pennsylvania. The majority of the materials pertain to David Fritchman, his children and grandchildren.

Dates: 1800s-1920s

Waverly D. Hanley Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M429
Abstract

This collection contains personal and business correspondence, documents, photographs, and miscellaneous materials kept by Waverly Dunlap Hanley.

Dates: 1859-1991; Majority of material found within 1908-1985

Hattiesburg Department of Urban Development / Historic Preservation Planner

 Collection
Identifier: M560
Abstract

This collection consists of materials relating to the 1991 architectural survey of Hattiesburg’s historic district. The collection is of particular interest for researchers studying the history of Hattiesburg and architecture in the early twentieth century.

Dates: 1991

Richard S. Lackey Collection

 Unprocessed Collection
Identifier: AM87-7
Scope and Contents

. Miscellaneous materials transferred from the Richard S. Lackey Genealogy Collection. Included are copies of manuscripts, land records, and Lackey's research relating to land records.

Dates: circa 1800-1873

Railroad Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M169
Scope and Contents

Organizational records of the Association of American Railroads; the Gulf, Mobile, and Ohio Railroad; the Mississippi Central Railroad; and the Illinois Central.

Dates: circa 1850-1967

U.S. Congress. Committee on the Public Lands Report

 Collection
Identifier: M227
Abstract

Regarding expediency of confirming claims to land in the Mississippi Territory founded on Spanish Warrants of Survey.

Dates: May 29, 1812