Sunday, July 19, 2009

The Surveyors Of 1789--1858.

There are all kind of surveyors Land, Bays, Rivers and &c. The surveyors were some of the first explores and with out them we would have known little of this new frontier called the United States. Most of the first explores were surveyors or they had one in their expeditions. There are many different kinds of surveyors on this page and one is no less important then the other.

Note. As you read these names keep in mind that some of these names will have additional information on them. If you see a name you may be interested in you can write to me, my address can be found in my profile.
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Districts and Ports.

1789.

Connecticut.

New London, Nath’l Richards.
Stonington, Jonathan Palmer.
Middletown, Asher Miller.
New Haven, Hezekiah Rogers.

New York.

New York, John Lasher.
City of Hudson, John C. Tenbroeck.
Albany, Jeremiah Lansing.

New Jersey.

Little Egg Harbor, Ebenezer Tucken.

Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia, Samuel Meredith.

Maryland.

Baltimore, Robert Ballard.
Town Creek, Robert Young.
St. Mary’s, Robert Chesley.

Virginia.

Norfolk and Portsmouth, Daniel Bedinger.
Suffolk, Archibald Richardson.
Smithfield, James Wells.
Bermuda Hund. or City Point, Christopher Roan.
Richmond, David Lambert.
Petersburgh, James Gibbons.
West Point, John Spotswood Moore.
Urbana, Stage Davis.
Port Royal, George Catlett.
Fredericksburg, William Lewis,
Alexandria, Samuel Hanson.

South Carolina,

Edward Weyman.

Georgia.

Savannah, John Berrian.

Massachusetts.

Boston and Charlestown, Thomas Melvill.
Portland and Falmouth, James Lunt.

New Hampshire.

Portsmouth, Thomas Martin.
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1790.

Daniel Eldridge Updike, to be Surveyor of the port of North Kingstown.
Job Comstock, to be Surveyor of the port of East Greenwich.
Nathaniel Phillips, to be Surveyor of the ports of Warren and Barrington.
Samuel Bozworth, to be Surveyor of the port of Bristol.
George Stillman, to be Surveyor of the port of Pawcatuck river.
John Anthony Aborn, to be Surveyor of the port of Patuxet.
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1807.

Jonathan Palmer, of Connecticut, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue, for the port of Stonington.

John Vernor, of New York, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Albany.

Lewis Ford, of Maryland, Surveyor and Inspector of Revenue for the port of Llewellensburg.

John McKinney, of Columbia, Surveyor and Inspector of Revenue for the port of Alexandria.

Jacob Decamp, of Virginia, Surveyor of the port of Charlestown, in the district of Mississippi.

William H. Ruffin, of North Carolina, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Windsor.

James W. Moss, of Kentucky, Surveyor of the port of Limestone.

Richard Ferguson, of Kentucky, Surveyor and Inspector of Revenue for the port of Louisville.

Joseph Buell, of Ohio, Surveyor of the port of Marietta.

Jonathan Davis, of the Mississippi Territory, Surveyor of the port of Natchez.

Gideon D. Cobb, of Indiana Territory, Surveyor of the port of Massac.
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1820.

Adam Cook, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Fredericksburg.

Joseph Jones, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the district of Petersburg. Ezekiel G. Sherman, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Carter's Creek.

Eugene Sullivan, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of West Point, in the State of Virginia.

Sylvester Gavit, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Pawtucket. Thomas Duffee, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Tiverton.

Joseph Osborne, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Patuxet, in the State of Rhode Island.

Solomon Porter, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Hartford.

George Wolcott, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Saybrook, in Connecticut.

Thomas C. Feribee, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue at Indian town.

Paterson Gurby, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Winton, in the State of North Carolina.

Lewis Ford, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for Llewellingsburg, in the Revenue for the port of Albany.

William Cross, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue, Newburyport, in Massachusetts.

Thomas Waring, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Charleston, in South Carolina.

John D. Cobb, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Massack, in the State of Illinois.

John Andrews, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Cincinnati, in the State of Ohio.
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1821.

Thomas H. Jervey, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Charleston, in the State of South Carolina.

John Slocum, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Newport, in the State of Rhode Island.
Charles Pelham, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Limestone, in the State of Kentucky.

Isaac Carter, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Augusta, in the State of Massachusetts.

Joseph Prentiss, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Suffolk, in the State of Virginia.

Hervey Wilcox, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Marietta, in the State of Ohio.

William Munson, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of New Haven, in the State of Connecticut.

Nathaniel Philips, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the ports of Warren and Barrington, in the State of Rhode Island.

Isaac Dayton, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Hudson, in the State of New York.

John H. Peterson, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the ports of Petersburg and Richmond; in the State of Virginia.

Benjamin Barney, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Slade's Creek, in the State of North Carolina.

Demphrey Jones, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Swansborough, in the State of North Carolina.

Thomas Arnold, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of East Greenwich, in the State of Rhode Island.

Samuel Boswalt, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Bristol, in the State of Rhode Island.

Charles Chilton, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Town Creek, in the State of Maryland.

Thomas Callender, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Wilmington, in the State of North Carolina.

Hervey Hunter, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Skewarky, in the State of North Carolina.

Oliver Champlin, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of New London, in the State of Connecticut.
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1822.

William Mitchell, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Swansborough. Elijah Palmer, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Stonington.
Richard S. Hackley, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of St. Augustine. Charles Jenkins, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Pensacola. Jonathan Smith, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Beverly, Massachusetts. John G. Mawney, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of E. Greenwich.
Richard Ferguson, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Louisville, Kentucky.
James Morgan, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Murfreesborough.
James Ladd, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Portsmouth, N. H. Elbridge Gerry, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the ports of Boston and Charlestown.
Hezekiah Prince, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Thomaston. Joseph Carr, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Bangor. Josiah Townsend, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Hertford, N. C. William Van Deursen, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Middletown, Con.
Henry Muse, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Urbanna.
John Saunders, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Salem.
Ebenezer Dale, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Gloucester. William D. Harrison, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Nanjemoy. William Gray, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Port Royal.
Louis Blanc, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Bayou St. John.
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1829.

Joshua Prentiss, surveyor, and inspector of the revenue for the port of Marblehead, March 3, 1829.

I. B. Barton, surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Providence, Rhode Island, March 3, 1829.

George Brown, surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Pawcatuck, Rhode Island, March 3, 1829.

Copeland Parker, surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Norfolk, March 3, 1829.

Robert Butler, surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Smithfield, March 3, 1829.

James Mosher, surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Baltimore, March 9, 1829.

John Slocum, surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Newport, March 10th, 1829.

Nathan'l Phillips, surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the ports of Warren and Barrington, March 10, 1829.

Oliver Champlain, surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of New London, March 10, 1829.

John H. Peterson, surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Petersburg and Richmond, March 10, 1829.

Joseph Prentiss, surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Suffolk, March 10, 1829.

Samuel Spotts, surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of New Orleans.

Richard Bradley, surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Wilmington, N. C.

Charles Durfee, surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Tiverton, R. I.
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1846.

Robert S. Herndon to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Velasco, in the State of Texas.

Alexander Somerville to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Cavallo, in the State of Texas.

Galen Hodges to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Matagorda, in the State of Texas.

W. C. V. Dashiel to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Sabine, in the State of Texas.

George M. Collensworth to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Corpus Christi, in the State of Texas.

A. G. W. Davis to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of La Vaca, in the State of Texas.

Charles A. Bradford, of Mississippi, to be surveyor general of public lands for the district south of Tennessee.

George W. Jones, of Wisconsin, to be surveyor-general of the public lands for the Territories of Wisconsin and Iowa.

Pierre T. Landry, of Louisiana, to be surveyor-general of the public lands in the State of Louisiana.

William Pelham, of Arkansas, to be surveyor general for the State of Arkansas, his former commission having expired.

Lucius Lyon, of Michigan, to be surveyor general of Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan.

Robert Butler, of Florida, to be surveyor-general of the public lands in the Territory of Florida.

Frederick R. Conway, of Missouri, to be surveyor-general of the public lands in Illinois and Missouri.
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1850.

Joseph Gunnison to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Eastport, in the State of Maine.

Bazaleel Cushman to be surveyor for the district of Portland and Falmouth and inspector of the revenue for the port of Portland, in the State of Maine.
William T. Averill to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Ipswich, in the State of Massachusetts.

Allen Putnam to be surveyor for the district of Salem and Beverly and inspector of the revenue for the port of Salem, in the State of Massachusetts.

Louson Nash to be surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Gloucester, in the State of Massachusetts.

Thomas Foss to be surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Marblehead, in the State of Massachusetts.

Penfield B. Goodsell to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Hartford, in the State of Connecticut.

Ezra Hotchkiss to be surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of New Haven, in the State of Connecticut.

Giles Blague to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Saybrook, in the State of Connecticut.

Francis W. Fitch to be surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of New London, in the State of Connecticut.

Asa B. Waite to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of North Kingston, in the State of Rhode Island.

Joseph Paddock, junior, to be surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Newport, in the State of Rhode Island.

John G. Needham to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Pawtuxet, in the State of Rhode Island.

John M. Spencer to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of East Greenwich, in the State of Rhode Island.

William H. S. Bayley to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Bristol, in the State of Rhode Island.

Charles Randall to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the ports of Warren and Barrington, in the State of Rhode Island.

Enoch T. Carpenter to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Greenport, in the State of New York.

John D. Kellogg to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Troy, in the State of New York.

Ephraim Buck to be collector of the customs for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Bridgetown, in the State of New Jersey.

Philip I. Gray to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Camden, in the State of New Jersey.

Henry Woods to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Pittsburgh, in the State of Pennsylvania.

John B. Abell to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Town Creek, in the State of Maryland.

William Coad to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue at St. Mary's River, in the State of Maryland.

Elias T. Griffin to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland.

John Blackistone to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Llewellensburgh, in the State of Maryland.

John T. Stamp to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Nottingham, in the State of Maryland.

George W. P. Smith to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Snow Hill, in the State of Maryland.

John A. Chew to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Havre de Grace, in the State of Maryland.

Charles T. Steuart to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Alexandria, in the State of Virginia.

Thomas P. Bagwell to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Accomack C. H., in the State of Virginia.

Isaac H. Parker to be surveyor for the district of Norfolk and Portsmouth and inspector of the revenue for the port of Norfolk, in the State of Virginia.

John Cowan to be surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Wilmington, in the State of North Carolina.

William Y. Leitch to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Charleston, in the State of South Carolina.

Robert B. Stille to be surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of New Orleans, in the State of Louisiana.

John C. O'Grady to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Madisonville, in the State of Louisiana.

Henry Dart to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Pontchartrain, in the State of Louisiana.

William K. Bond to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Cincinnati, in the Slate of Ohio.

Robert C. Thompson to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Louisville, in the State of Kentucky.

William W. Greene to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of St. Louis.

William Gray to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Port Royal, in the State of Virginia.

Thomas Bourke to be surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Savannah, in the State of Georgia.
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1854.

Thomas Bennesson to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Quincy, in the State of Illinois.

Sidney S. Norton to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Port Jefferson, in the State of New York.

John Bohannon, jr., to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of East River, in the State of Virginia.

Dennis Dawley as surveyor for the district of Norfolk and Portsmouth and inspector of the revenue for the port of Norfolk, in the State of Virginia.

Charles Shelton as surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of New Haven, in the State of Connecticut.

James E. Godfrey as surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Savannah, in the State of Georgia.

G. W. Merchant as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Dumfries, in the State of Virginia.

Robert H. Webb as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Suffolk, in the State of Virginia.

John B. Norman as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of New Albany, in the State of Indiana.

Nathaniel Rudder as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Velasco, in the State of Texas.

Champe B. Thornton as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Port Royal, in the State of Virginia.

Elisha Atkins as surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Newport, in the State of Rhode Island.

William A. Linn as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri.

Walter Havens as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Greenport, in the State of New York.

Lewis Josselyn as surveyor for the district of Salem and Beverly and inspector of the revenue for the port of Salem, in the State of Massachusetts.

Gabriel Johnston as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Fredericksburg, in the State of Virginia.

Edwin Brownell as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Troy, in the State of New York.

Jesse George as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Carter's Creek, in the State of Virginia.

Samuel Melvin as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Accomack C. H., in the State of Virginia.

Samuel Porter as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Beverly, in the State of Massachusetts.

D. B. Smith as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Alexandria, in the State of Virginia.

John B. Butler as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Smithfield, in the State of Virginia.

Henry N. Sands as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Louisville, in the State of Kentucky.
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In 1826, Silas Dinsmore, principal deputy land surveyor in the district south of Tennessee, had a petition in Congress this information is about a half a page.

In 1818, Isaac Briggs, a land surveyor in south Tennessee, had a petition in Congress, this information is about one and a half pages.
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1795.

Laurence Mooney, to be Surveyor for the port of Winnton, in North Carolina.

Frederick B, Sawyer, to be Surveyor for the port of New-biggen Creek, in North Carolina.

Levi Blount, to he Surveyor for the port of Plymouth, in North Carolina.

Ebenezer Graham, to be Surveyor for the port of Bennett's Creek, in North Carolina.

Richard Jordan, to he Surveyor for the port of Lewellensburgh, in Maryland.
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1840.

James R. Thompson, surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Town Creek, in the State of Maryland,

Alexander K. Phillips, surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Fredericksburg, in the State of Virginia.

Eli Moore, surveyor of the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of New York.

William Williams, surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of East River, in the State of Virginia.

Joseph Litton, surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the purr of Nashville, in the State of Tennessee.

Nathaniel P. Porter, surveyor of the port of Louisville, in the State of Kentucky.

Aaron Hart, surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Pittsburg, in the State of Pennsylvania.
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1822.

Ephraim H. Mahurin, to be Surveyor of the Customs, and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of White Mountains, in the district of Portsmouth.

Reuben Moores, to be Surveyor of the Customs, and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Hudson, in the district of New York.

James Claypole, to be Surveyor of the Customs, and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Chester, in the district of Baltimore.

John Chew, to be Surveyor of the Customs, and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Havre de Grace, in the said district.

George W. Biscoe, to be Surveyor of the Customs, and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Nottingham, in the district of Annapolis.

William A. Lenton, to be Surveyor of the Customs, and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Dumfries, in the district of Tappahannock.

John S. Tapscott, to be Surveyor, of the Customs, and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Yeocomico, in the district aforesaid.

William Armstead, to be Surveyor of the Customs, and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Hampton, in the district of Norfolk.

Willis W. Parker, to be Surveyor of the Customs, and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of South Quay, in the district aforesaid.
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1821.

Copeland Parker, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Norfolk, in the State of Virginia.

Robert Butler, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Smithfield, in the said State.

Thomas L. Shannonhouse, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of New Biggin Creek, in the State of North Carolina.

Samuel Matthews, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Nixonton, in the said State.

John Nichols, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Tombstone, in the said State.

Bathurst Dangerfield, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Alexandria, in the said District.

William Emerson, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of New Orleans, in the State of Louisiana.

John B. Barton, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Providence, in the State of Rhode Island.
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1824.

Alexander Hunter, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Savannah, from January 28th, 1824.

James Palmer, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Windsor, North Carolina, from February 10th, 1824.

Mathew Jenkins, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of St. Johns, East Florida.

Ezra Stiles Meigs, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Pensacola.

James Macrae, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Dumfries, Virginia.

H. G. S. Key, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Llewellensburg.
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1790.

Daniel Eldridge Updike, to be Surveyor of the port of North Kingstown.
Job Comstock,to be Surveyor of the port of East Greenwich.
Nathaniel Phillips, to he Surveyor of the ports of Warren and Barrington.
Samuel Bozworth, to be Surveyor of the port of Bristol.
George Stillman, to be Surveyor of the port of Paweatuek river.
John Anthony Aborn, to be Surveyor of the port of Patuxet.
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1823.

John Coffee, of the State of Alabama, to be Surveyor of the Public Land, in the State of Alabama.

William Rector or the State of Missouri, to be Surveyor of the Public Lands, in the States of Illinois and Missouri, and in the Territory of Arkansas.
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In 1848, Henry Washington, surveyor of lands of Florida, had a Act in Congress. This information is about a half page.
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1854.

Daniel L. Willcomb as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Ipswich, in the State of Massachusetts.
Sidney B. Smith as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Pawtuxet, in the State of Rhode Island.

William Shands as surveyor of the customs for the district of Richmond and Petersburgh and inspector of the revenue for the ports of City Point and Bermuda Hundred, to reside at City Point or Bermuda Hundred, in the State of Virginia.

John Gladding, jr., as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Bristol, in the State of Rhode Island.

William E. Cozzens as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of North Kingston, in the State of Rhode Island.

John Dix as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Corpus Christi, in the State of Texas.

José M. Covarrubias as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Santa Barbara, in the State of California.

Canby Pennington as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Havre de Grace, in the State of Maryland.

William Hayden as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Hartford, in the State of Connecticut.

John Henry Brown, as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of La Vaca, in the State of Texas.

Andrew Agnew, as surveyor for the district of Perth Amboy and inspector of the revenue for the port of New Brunswick.

Charles Fagot as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Pontchartrain, in the State of Louisiana.

Augustus G. Millard, as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of East Greenwich, in the State of Rhode Island.

A. Benton Moses as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Nesqually, in the Territory of Washington.

William Martin as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Alton, in the State of Illinois.
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1829.

William Cross, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Newburyport, Massachusetts, 4th January, 1829.

Joseph Aborn, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Patuxet, Rhode Island, 4th January, 1829.

Thomas Durfee, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Tiverton, Rhode Island, 4th January, 18, 1829.

Eugene Sullivan, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of West Point, Virginia, 4th January, 1829.

Ezekiel G. Sherman, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Carters Creek, Virginia, 4th January, 1829.

James Gibbon, Collector of the Customs for the district of Richmond and Manchester, Virginia, 4th January, 1829.

Adam Cooke, Surveyor and inspector of the Revenue for the port of Fredericksburg, Virginia, 4th January, 1829.

Joshua Prentiss, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Marblehead, Massachusetts, 3d March, 1829.

John B. Barton, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Providence, Rhode Island, 3d March, 1829.

Sylvester Gavit, Surveyor, and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Pawcatuck, Rhode Island, 3d March, 1829.

Copeland Parker, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Norfolk, Virginia, 3d March, 1829.

Robert Butler, Surveyor, and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Smithfield, Virginia, 3d March, 1829.

Seth W. Nye, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of New Orleans, Louisiana.

Richard Bradley, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Wilmington, North Carolina.
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1818.

John Sanders, Massachusetts, Surveyor of the port of Salem. Ebenezer Dale, Massachusetts, Surveyor of the port of Gloucester.
Henry Muse, Virginia, Surveyor of the port of Urbanna.
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1825.

John S. Tapscott, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Yeocomico.

Timothy Savage, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Middletown, Connecticut.

Reuben Moores, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Hudson, New York.

Andrew Marschalk, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Natchez, Mississippi.

John Hempstead, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Hartford, for four years, from the 14th January, 1826.

William Mitchell, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Swansborough, for four years, from 29th January, 1826.

Jonathan Smith, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Beverly, for four years, from 29th January, 1826.

John G Mawney, be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of East Greenwich, R. I. for four years, from 29th January, 1826.

Richard Ferguson, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Louisville, for four years, from 29th January, 1826.

James Ladd, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Portsmouth, for four years, from 29th January, 1826.

Elbridge Gerry, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Boston and Charlestown, for four years, from 29th January, 1826.

Josiah Townsend, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Hertford, for four years, from 29th January, 1826.

Henry Muse, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Urbanna, for four years, from 29th January, 1826.

John Saunders, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Salem, for four, years, from 29th January, 1826.

Ebenezer Dale, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Gloucester, for four years, from 29th January, 1826.

William Gray, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Port Royal, for four years, from 29th January, 1826.

Louis Blanc, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Bayou St. John, for four years, from 29th January, 1826.

William Willard, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Saybrook, for four years, from the 12th March, 1826.

William D. Harrison, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Nanjemoy, for four years, from 11th April, 1826.

William Hammond, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the poet of North Kingston, for four years, from 23d April, 1826.

James Glentworth, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Philadelphia, for four years, from 6th May, 1826.

John T. Vernon, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Albany, for four years, from 6th May, 1826.

James Claypole, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Chester, for four years, from 10th May, 1826.

John Chew, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Havre de Grace, for four years, from 10th May, 1826.

George Washington Biscoe, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Nottingham, for four years, from 10th May, 1826.
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1790.

Samuel Jasper, to be Surveyor of the port of Currituck Inlet, in the State of North Carolina.

Thomas Davis Freeman, to be Surveyor of the port of Plymouth, in the State of North Carolina.

Thomas Davis Freeman, to be Surveyor of the port of Plymouth, in the State of North Carolina.

Benjamin Bartlett, to be Surveyor of the port of Suffolk, in the State of Virginia.
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1826.

Samuel F. Denison, as Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Stonington, 24th December, 1826.

Benjamin B. Baker, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of South Quay, 24th December, 1826.

John B. Jones, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Currituck Inlet, 2d March, 1827.

Thomas Hance, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of New Brunswick, 2d March, 1827.

James J. Boyd, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the district of Portland and Falmouth, from 3d March, 1827.

John S. Westwood, Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Hampton, 3d March, 1827.

Edward Tiffin, Surveyor General of Public Lands in the States of Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan Territory, 17th February, 1827.

John Coffee, Surveyor of Public Lands in the State of Alabama, 17th February, 1827.

George Hudson, now Surveyor, to be also Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Snow Hill.

George Viekers, of Maryland, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Chester.
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1831.

Stockley D. Hays, Surveyor of south Tennessee.
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1799.

Lamberton Cooper, Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Middletown, Connecticut, and Surveyor for the same port, 22d April, 1799.

Robert Chesley, Inspector of the Revenue for the port of St. Mary's, in the District of Nanjemoy, and Surveyor for the same, 1st May, 1799.

Peter Kemp, jun., Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Urbanna, in the District of Tappahannock, and Surveyor for the same, 31st May, 1799.

James Taylor, Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Beacon Island, and Surveyor for the same, 14th June, 1799.

Josiah Reid, Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Thomaston, in the District of Waldoborough, and Surveyor for the same, 27th June, 1799.
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1803.

Jared Mansfield, of Connecticut, Surveyor General of the lands of the United States, North West of the Ohio.

Isaac Briggs, of Maryland, Surveyor of the lands of the United States, South of the State of Tennessee.

Thomas Durfee, of Rhode Island, Inspector of Revenue, and Surveyor for the port of Tiverton, in Rhode Island.

Callender Irvine, of New York, Inspector of the Revenue, and Surveyor of the port of Buffalo Creek, in New York.

Charles Gibson, of Maryland, Inspector of the Revenue, and Surveyor for the port of Easton, in Maryland.

Thomas Dudley, of North Carolina, now Surveyor of Swansboro', in North Carolina, to be Inspector of the Revenue for the same.
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1854.

John Ingalls as surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue

David Babson as surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Gloucester, in the State of Massachusetts.

Samuel Maxwell as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the ports of Warren and Barrington, in the State of Rhode Island.

Jason Beckwith as surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of New London, in the State of Connecticut.

Clark Elliott as surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Middletown, in the State of Connecticut.

Edward Ingraham as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Saybrook, in the State of Connecticut.

John Hastings as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Pittsburgh, in the State of Pennsylvania.

Sydney Evans as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of St. Mary's, in the State of Maryland.

W. A. Quynn as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Nottingham, in the State of Maryland.

William R. Laws as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Hampton, in the State of Virginia.

Samuel B. W. McLean as surveyor and inspector of the revenue, for the port of Cincinnati, in the State of Ohio.

Edward Dashiell as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Memphis, in the State of Tennessee.
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1830.

Daniel Burrows, to be Surveyor for the District, and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Middletown, in the State of Connecticut, May 22, 1830.

John Chew, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the Port of Havre de Grace, in the State of Maryland, May 10, 1830.

George W. Briscoe, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the Port of Nottingham, in the State of Maryland, May 10, 1830.

James Wade, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the Port of Swansborough, in the State of North Carolina, May 2, 1830.

Lyman Briggs, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the Port of Madisonville, in the State of Mississippi, May 23, 1830.
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1838.

Marcus C. Ryan to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Windsor, in the State of North Carolina.

William Durand, jr., to be surveyor of the customs and inspector of the revenue for the district of New Haven, in the State of Connecticut, from the 16th of January, 1838, when his present commission will expire.

Edward Palfray to be surveyor for the district of Salem and Beverly and inspector of the revenue for the port of Salem, in the State of Massachusetts, from the 29th Jan'y, 1838

Alphonso Mason to be surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Gloucester, in the State of Massachusetts, from the 29th Jan'y, 1838, when his present commission will expire.

James G. Mowney to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of East Greenwich, in the State of Rhode Island, from the 29th Jan'y, 1838, when his present commission will expire.

William Gray to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Port Royal, in the State of Virginia, from the 29th Jan'y, 1838, when his present commission will expire.
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1809.

Joseph Marquand, of Massachusetts, to be Surveyor of the district of Newburyport.

Isaac Carter, of Massachusetts, to be Surveyor and Inspector of Revenue for the port of Augusta.

William M. Daws, of Massachusetts, to be Surveyor and Inspector of Revenue for the port of Thomaston.
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1803.

George Walcott, of Connecticut, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for Saybrook, in the district of Middletown,in Connecticut.

Erastus Granger, of New York, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue of the port of Buffalo Creek, in the district of Niagara.

Aaron Hassert, of New Jersey, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for New Brunswick, in New Jersey.

Peterson Gurley, of North Carolina, to be Surveyor and Inspector of Revenue for Winton, in the district of Edenton, in North Carolina.
Thomas T. Forebee, of North Carolina, to be Surveyor and Inspector of Revenue for Indiantown, in the district of Cambden, in North Carolina.
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1835.

Andrew Elliot to be surveyor for the port of Wheeling, in the State of Virginia, from the 3d March next, when his present commission will expire.

John B. Jones to be surveyor for the port of Currituck Inlet, in the State of North Carolina, from 2d March next, when his present commission will expire.

Benjamin J. Harrison to be surveyor for the port of Louisville, in the State of Kentucky, from the 3d of February next, when his present commission will expire.

John W. Bingey, surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Ponchartrain, in the State of Louisiana, from the 3d March next, when his present commission will expire

John T. Vernor to be surveyor for the port of Albany, in the State of New York, from the 6th of May last, when his former commission expired.

John S. Westwood to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Hampton, in the State of Virginia, from the 3d March next, when his present commission will expire.
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1811.

Ezekiel Gilbert Shearman, of Virginia, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue, for the port of Carter's Creek.

John B. Essylstine, of New York, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Cape Vincent.

Samuel Ridden Whiting, of Massachusetts, to be Surveyor of the port of Bangor, in the district of Penobscot, and Inspector of the Revenue for the same.

William Cross, of Massachusetts, to be Surveyor of the port of Newburyport, and Inspector on the Revenue for the same.

Evariste Blane, of the Orleans Territory, to be Surveyor of the port of Bayou St. Johns, and Inspector of the Revenue.
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1796.

Rufus Putnam, of the Northwestern Territory, to be Surveyor General.

Henry William Lange, of Georgia, to be Surveyor for the district of Savannah, and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Savannah.

James Rowland, of Virginia, to be Surveyor of Richmond and Manchester, and Inspector of the Revenue for the same.
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1849.

Andrew Agnew to be surveyor for the district of Perth Amboy and inspector of the revenue for the port of New Brunswick, in the State New Jersey, from and after the 25th day of February, 1849, when his present commission will expire.

Charles B. Lenes to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Bayou St. John, in the State of Louisiana, his late commission having expired.

A. H. Wildes to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Ipswich, in the State of Massachusetts, from the 13th of January, 1849, when his present commission will expire.

Caleb H. Booth, of Iowa, to be surveyor-general of the United States for the district of Wisconsin and Iowa.
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1833.

Joshua Prentiss to be Surveyor for the district, and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Marblehead, in the State of Massachusetts, from the 3d of March, 1833.

J. B. Barton to be Surveyor for the district, and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Providence, in the State of Rhode Island, from the 3d of March, 1833.

George Brown to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Pacatuck, in the State of Rhode Island, from the 12th of March, 1833.

Charles Durfee to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue tot the port of Tiverton, in the State of Rhode Island, from the 11th of March, 1833.

James Mosher to be Surveyor for the district and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, from the 11th of March, 1833.

Joseph Prentiss to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Suffolk, in the State of Virginia, from the 10th March, 1833.

Robert Butler to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Smithfield, in the State of Virginia, from the 3d of March, 1833.

Richard Bradley to be Surveyor for the district, and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Wilmington, in the State of North Carolina, from the 11th of March, 1833.

Miles Elliot, junior, to be Surveyor and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of Hertford, in the State of North Carolina, from the 14th of March, 1833.

Samuel Spotts to be Surveyor for the district of Mississippi, and Inspector of the Revenue for the port of New Orleans, in the State of Louisiana, from the 11th of March, 1833.
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1814.

Edward Tiffin, late Commissioner of the General Land Office, to be Surveyor General of the United States.

Josiah Meigs, late Surveyor General of the United States, to be Commissioner of the General Land Office
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1789.

Peter Kemp, for Surveyor in the district of Rappahannock, State of Virginia.

Charles Chilton, For surveyor of Town Creek, in the District of Patuxent, State of Maryland.
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1834.

Samuel Hall to be surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Portsmouth, in the State of New Hampshire, from the 29th day of January last, when his commission expired.

Joseph Noble to be surveyor for the district of Salem and Beverly and inspector of the revenue for the port of Salem, in the State of Massachusetts.

Aaron Forster to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Beverly, in the State of Massachusetts.

Alphonso Mason to be surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Gloucester, in the State of Massachusetts, from the 29th day of January last, when his commission expired.

William Willard to be surveyor and inspector for the port of Saybrook, in the State of Connecticut, from the 12th instant, when his commission expired.

Daniel Burrows to be surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Middletown, in the State of Connecticut, from the 22d lay of May next, when his commission will expire.

Henry V. Low to be surveyor of the district of Perth Amboy, and inspector of the revenue for the port of New Brunswick, in the State of New Jersey, from the 23d instant, when his present commission will expire.

John Chew to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Havre de Grace, in the State of Maryland, from the 10th day of May next, when his present commission will expire.

Henry Muse to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Urbanna, in the State of Virginia, from the 29th day of January last, when his commission expired.

Henry Muse to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Urbanna, in the State of Virginia, from the 29th day of January last, when his commission expired.

William M. Loftin to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of St. Andrew's Bay, in the Territory of Florida, from the 3d day of April next, when his present commission will expire.

Ambrose Crane to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of St. Mark's, in the Territory of Florida, from the 24th day of January last, when his commission expired.

Charles Larrabee to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Cincinnati, in the State of Ohio, from the 3d instant, when his commission expired.

Andrew Marschalk to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Natchez, in the State of Mississippi, from the 3d day of Jan'y last, when his commission expired.

William Patterson to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Madisonville, in the State of Louisiana, from the 22d day of May next, when his present commission will expire.

William Duncan to be surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, from the 23d instant, when his present commission will expire.

George W. Briscoe to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Nottingham, in the State of Maryland, from the 10 day of May next, when his present commission will expire.

Robert Digges to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Nanjemoy, in the State of Maryland, from the 3d instant, when his commission expired.
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1790.

John McCollough, Surveyor, Wilmington, Swansborough, of North Carolina.
William Benson, Surveyor, Edenton, Windsor, of North Carolina.
Zachariah Rhodes, to be Surveyor of the port of Patuxet, in the State of Rhode Island
Thomas Arnold, to be Surveyor of the port of East Greenwich, in the State of Rhode Island.
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1844.

Martin Russell as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Troy, in the State of New York.

Thomas A. Cooper as surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania.

George Hudson as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Snow Hill, in the State of Maryland, under the act approved the 15th of June, 1844.

James W. Roach as surveyor and inspector of the revenue at St. Mary's River, in the State of Maryland, under the act approved June 15, 1844.

William Walston as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Accomack C. H., in the State of Virginia, under the act approved the 15th of June, 1844.

Edward Hopkins as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Darien, in the State of Georgia, under the act approved the 15th of June, 1844.

Benjamin Stiles as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Hardwick, in the State of Georgia, under the act approved the 15th of June, 1844.

William Maxwell as surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Sunbury, in the State of Georgia, under the act approved the 15th of June, 1844.

David Hayden as surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of New Orleans, in the State of Louisiana.
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1831.

William Halloway to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of North Kingston, in the State of Rhode Island, from the 15th of February, 1832.

H. G. S. Key to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Llwellensburg, in the State of Maryland, from the 19th of February, 1832.
Francis B. Armistead to be surveyor and inspector, of the revenue for the port of East River, in the State of Virginia, from the 9th day of January, 1832.

John Shellman to be surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Savannah, in the State of Georgia, from the 2d of January, 1832.
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1833.

Joshua Prentiss to be surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Marblehead, in the State of Massachusetts, from the 3d of March, 1833.

George Brown to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Pacatuck, in the State of Rhode Island, from the 12th of March, 1833.

Charles Durfee to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Tiverton, in the State of Rhode Island, from the 11th of March, 1833.

James Mosher to be surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, from the 11th of March, 1833.

Joseph Prentiss to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Suffolk, in the State of Virginia, from the 10th of March, 1833.

Robert Butler to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Smithfield, in the State of Virginia, from the 3d of March, 1833.

Richard Bradley to be surveyor for the district and inspector of the revenue for the port of Wilmington, in the State of North Carolina, from the 11th of March, 1833.

Miles Elliot, jr., to be surveyor and inspector of the revenue for the port of Hertford, in the State of North Carolina, from the 14th of March, 1833.

Samuel Spotts to be surveyor for the district of Mississippi and inspector of the revenue for the port of New Orleans, in the State of Louisiana, from the 11th of March, 1833.
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1858.

William E. Cozzens to be surveyor of the customs for the port of North Kingston, in the State of Rhode Island, from the 31st day of January, 1858, when his present commission will expire.

Francis M. Dimond, 2nd, to be surveyor of the customs for the port of Bristol, in the State of Rhode Island.
James Fisher to be surveyor of the customs for the port of Pawtuxet, in the State of Rhode Island.

Walter Spencer to be surveyor of the customs for the port of East Greenwich, in the State of Rhode Island.

Walter Spencer to be surveyor of the customs for the port of East Greenwich, in the State of Rhode Island.

7 comments:

Surveyors london said...

Fantastic blog! I actually love how it's simple on my eyes as well as the data is well written. I am wondering how I may be notified whenever a new post has been made. I have subscribed to your rss feed which really should do the trick! Have a nice day!

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Dennis Segelquist said...

Thank you for all the kind words you can be notified also my signing up as a follower.

Surveyors Perth said...

Thanks for the information, can you please update the list with current surveyors.

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Dennis Segelquist said...
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Dennis Segelquist said...

I would like to up date this page however, this info came from the Library of Congress and these names are the only ones listed. If I do another page on Surveyors which may be soon it will be a whole new page.

Surveyors Perth said...

So Dennis are you planning to create another page with the latest data?
Will wait to hear about the update from you.


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Dennis Segelquist said...

I just did a page on Surveyors of Mass., in the civil war. Date 2-1-13. This will be the only new page on Surveyors.