United States, General Land Office records, 1854-1967

Overview of the Collection

Creator
United States. General Land Office
Title
United States, General Land Office records
Dates
1854-1967 (inclusive)
Quantity
15 items + 2 vols
Collection Number
0813, 1100
Summary
Letters sent from Washington Surveyor General to General Land Office, fee patents and land allotment records of the office
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
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Languages
English

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Accession No. 0813-001: United States, General Land Office records, 1855Return to Top

6 items.

Scope and Content: Letters sent from Washington Surveyor General to General Land Office, 1855.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Purchased from National Archives after 1958, 1958-01-01

Description
United States, General Land Office records

Accession No. 1100-002: United States, General Land Office records, 1884Return to Top

1 volume.

Scope and Content: Restricted fee patents: Nisqually, Squaxin, Puyallup, Skokomish.

Bound volume recording land allotments to individual Indian families belonging to the Nisqually, Squaxin, Puyallup, and Skokomish tribes, 1884.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Public Records (use unrestricted when access is granted)

Acquisition Info: Purchase, Ben Lee, Everett, 1993-12-01

Description
United States, General Land Office records

Accession No. 1100-003: United States, General Land Office records, 1866-1967Return to Top

.21 cubic feet (1 box)

Scope and Content: Homestead entries of Washington Territory, 1866-1867. Affidavits in land cases (book), 1905.

See also Microfilms Nos. 179, 348 in Newspapers-Microcopy.

Restrictions on Access: Public Records (public disclosure laws may restrict access to some files).

Restrictions on Use: Public Records (use unrestricted when access is granted)

Acquisition Info: Unknown. Pre 1958

Description
United States, General Land Office records

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Other Creators

  • Corporate Names
    • Hudson's Bay Company (creator)
    • Puget Sound Agricultural Company (creator)
    • United States. General Land Office (creator)
    • United States. Surveyor General of Washington (creator)

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)