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List of the townships in Billings County and McKenzie County, North Dakota with the dates they were surveyed and the names of the surveyors.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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Report on the 1873 Yellowstone Expedition.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1873-08-09
Governor Roosevelt asks Gifford Pinchot to recommend “scientific authorities” who can advise him on the worth of the State Land Survey. Roosevelt reminds Pinchot of their upcoming meeting to discuss the new Forest, Fish and Game Commission.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1900-04-17
A supervising engineer of the United States Reclamation Service provides information on the surveying of an unnamed reservation near the La Paz Arroyo in Arizona.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-05-31
William Emlen Roosevelt writes to President Roosevelt about questions relating to the property lines of the Sagamore Hill home. A surveyor put markers in the incorrect place. The president and Edith are advised to look at it in person and provide the deed if they are in possession of it. Archie Roosevelt has been a pleasure to have and plans to return next summer.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-23
Regional Chief Bandy encloses information regarding the surveying of Billings and McKenzie Counties, North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1952-03-12
Secretary of War Taft has had news about probable majorities for the election in Maine. He has received an invitation to speak in Brooklyn, but cannot make this work, as he already has too many engagements lined up. Taft has read President Roosevelt’s letter of acceptance and approves of everything in it. The process of buying lands from the friars in the Philippines is running into some issues, as one of the companies is threatening to rescind a contract due to a new survey of the lands in question and a decrease in the price.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-09-14
Caspar Whitney is preparing to visit South America in order to write a book for MacMillan’s, similar to James Bryce’s American Commonwealth. Whitney contacts President Roosevelt to see if there is anything he can do for him during the upcoming trip, officially or unofficially.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-04
Series of letters documenting the response to a complaint from Imus, Cavite, Philippines, that a Mr. McGregor was conducting some sort of survey while accompanied by two armed American soldiers. Government and military records dispute this claim and the complaint was deemed groundless.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-11