Indiana Historical Society publications . making of a state became possible, and for that reason theyare worthy of study and consideration. When General Har-rison came to Vincennes his principal work was to establishroads and houses of accommodation between the settlements,fix the boundaries of the old Vincennes Tract and KaskaskiaGrant, make provision for the security of traders in theIndian country,127 etc. He did so, created a state, and foundhis way to the White House. 126 Browns Western Gazetteer (1817), p. 71 (p. 358, Eel River);Indiana Historical Societys Publications, Vol. 2, page 34,
Indiana Historical Society publications . making of a state became possible, and for that reason theyare worthy of study and consideration. When General Har-rison came to Vincennes his principal work was to establishroads and houses of accommodation between the settlements,fix the boundaries of the old Vincennes Tract and KaskaskiaGrant, make provision for the security of traders in theIndian country,127 etc. He did so, created a state, and foundhis way to the White House. 126 Browns Western Gazetteer (1817), p. 71 (p. 358, Eel River);Indiana Historical Societys Publications, Vol. 2, page 34, Vol. 4, p. 5, pp. 240, 242, 423 and 454; Esareys Indiana, p. 243; Bantas His-tory of Johnson County, pp. 9-14, 17 and 117; Brant and Fullers His-tory of Johnson County, pp. 293-297; Plat Book 3, p. 4, Vol, 12, N. & E.; Tract Book 1, pp. 261-267, Indianapolis District (atoffice of Auditor of State). 127 Indiana Historical Societys Publications, Vol. 4 ,p. 253; EarlyTravels in Indiana, p. 232. 402 Trails and Surveys. PLATE 9- Trails and Surveys 403 Part II. PIONEER SURVEYING IN INDIANA. This article is intended to serve only as an introduction toa neglected field of interesting information. No attempt ismade to cover all the Indiana surveys, or any one surveycompletely. Typical cases, or cases more or less historical,have been selected with a view of showing how vast is thefield of information to be found in the old official survey rec-ords, provided he who searches understands something aboutsurveyors field notes, their terms, abbreviations, etc., andcan, in a measure, convert them into common language, andre-locate his findings on an ordinary map. As far as pos-sible, technical terms and professional formula have beeneliminated in this article. The authority quoted, so far aswritten records are concerned, refers to the state field notesand maps in the office of the Auditor of State, of the state ofIndiana. Other references explain themselves. There were seve
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