31To James Madison from Josiah Meigs, 6 March 1815 (Madison Papers)
The act of Congress of 6th May 1812, entitled “an Act to provide for designating, surveying and granting the military bounty Lands,” authorizes the President of the U States to cause to be surveyed a quantity of the public Lands fit for cultivation, not otherwise appropriated, and to which the Indian title is extinguished, not exceeding Six millions of Acres, vizt In Michigan Territory...
32To James Madison from Josiah Meigs, 25 February 1815 (Madison Papers)
The letters from the Land officers at Canton, which you did me the honor to refer to me, I duly received. I do not perceive any objection to a removal of the Land office from Canton to Wooster; on the contrary, I think such removal will be an accommodation to purchasers of Land in that district, and particularly as an act has passed this session, attaching to that district a tract of Land two...
33To James Madison from Josiah Meigs, 12 December 1814 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to enclose herein, for your approbation, leases of two lead mines in the Territory of Missouri, executed by the Recorder of Land titles at St. Louis, to Saml. Hammond and to Hammond & Connor. I have the honor &c. Letterbook copy ( DNA : RG 49, Division C, Misc. Letters Sent). On 13 Dec. 1814 Meigs informed Frederick Bates, recorder of land titles at St. Louis, that JM had...
34To James Madison from Josiah Meigs, 1 December 1814 (Madison Papers)
The Commissioner of the General Land Office respectfully represents to the President of the U States that by letters from the Governor of the Indiana Territory it appears that applications have been made to him for the purpose of obtaining leases of some reserved sections in that territory which exhibit appearances of salt springs—for the purpose of making experiments. By the 2d sect. of the...
35To James Madison from Josiah Meigs, 3 April 1814 (Madison Papers)
The Subscriber has the honour, respectfully to represent to the President of the United States, that an intimation has been made to him, on the part of the present Commissioner of the General Land-Office, of his wish to exchange offices. If, in the opinion of the President and Senate, this would advance the public interest, it would be acceptable to the Subscriber. The System of Surveying the...