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CHAPTER XIX
CENTER AND FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIPS
Field Notes of Township No. 72 North of Range 10, West of the Fifth Prin- cipal Meridian, Iowa Territory. Surveyed by Hugill & Freeman. Commenced July 9, 1841. Completed July 20, 1841.
North
Between sec. 35 & 36.
13.25 Run 2 links W.
26.88 Enter field.
40.00 Set qr. sec. post in mound, Pit 4 L links E.
59.84 Leave field.
72.25 Road to Fairfield N N E.
73.10 Enter field.
80.00 Set post in mound Cor. sec. 25, 26 . East 35 & 36 Pit 4 Links S.
23.30
Run 4 Links E S E & Leave grove. Run 3 links S.
Intersect range line 120 links S of post.
East Random between Sec. 25 & 36.
1.45 Leave field.
1.50 Road to Fairfield N N E.
17.20
Road N.
65.00 .
Leave prairie.
West Corrected between sec. 24 & 25.
39.9012 Set qr. sec. post in mound Pit 4 Links E.
79.81
Sec. cor.
July 9th, 1841. Var 10.7 E.
West
Corrected between sec. 25 36.
40.00 Set qr. sec. post in mound Pit 4 Links E.
On S W qr. os sec. 25 is situated the town of Fairfield.
80.00
Sec. cor.
Var 9.35.
North Between Sec's 25 & 26.
19.15 House I link W of line.
20.25 Leave field.
21.30 Road to Fairfield N E.
29.70
Enter field.
40.00 Set qr. sec. post in mound Pit 4 Links E.
Var 9.35 E.
40.05 Leave field.
40.75 Road W.
47.00 Road from Fairfield N W.
East 4.00
Random between sec. 13 & 24. Leave ravine.
139
80.00
Set post cor. sec. 23, 24, 25 & 26. Hick 14 S 601/2 W 641/2. Hick 12 S 49 E 56.
Land rolling, 2nd rate prairie, ex- cept few chains on north, Hick. Hazel, etc.
Var 9.20.
Random between sec. 24 & 25.
Level, dry prairie, 2nd rate. 63.65 Var 9.20 E. 79.81
Land rolling, 2nd rate, prairie.
Few chains on W. W. Oak, Hick. Hazel.
80.00 Intersect range line 35 S of post. Land 2nd rate, rolling, 15 chains on E half W B. Oak Hick, S. Oak.
North Between sec. 23 & 24.
15.60 Run 2 links S E.
18.00 Enter prairie.
40.00 Set qr. sec. post in mound Pit 4 Links E. Ravine S S W.
74.25 80.00
Set post in mound Pit 4 links S.
Cor sec. 13, 14, 23 & 24.
Land rolling, 2nd rate, prairie ex- cept a few chains on S half Hick, hazel, W. Oak.
Digitized by
140
HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
79.21 Intersect range line 145 S of post. West half rolling, East half mostly level, all 2nd rate.
79.57
Intersect N boundary 101 W of cor. Set post in mound corner sec. 1 & 2. Pit 4 links S. Land rolling, good, 2nd rate. July 10th, 1841. Var 10.00.
West Corrected between sec. 13 & 24.
39.603/2 Set qr. sec. post in mound Pit 4 Links E.
79.21 Sec. cor.
North
Between sec. 34 & 35.
2.60
W. Oak 12 in dia.
8.34
W. Oak 8 in dia.
Run 6 S E.
40.00 Set qr. sec. post in mound Pit 4 Links E.
40.00
Set qr. sec. post.
W. Oak 12 S 57 E 14/2.
Cor. sec's 11, 12 13 & 14.
Part level, part rolling, 2nd rate. Var 10.10.
75.00
80.00
East 79.61
Random between sec's 12, 13. Intersect range line 145 S of post. West half, gently rolling, E. half, level, rather wet. 2nd rate.
East
West . Corrected between sec. 12 13.
79.00
39.801/2 Set qr. sec. post in mound, Pit 4 . Links E.
79.61
Sec. cor.
Var 11.10 E
North Between sec's 11 & 12.
13.50 Road from Fairfield N N E.
40.00
Set qr. sec. post in mound Pit 4 links E.
80.10
Sec. corner.
9.35 E.
North Between sec's 26 & 27.
10.50 Road to Clinkenbairds Mill W. Set qr. sec. post in mound Pit 4 Links E. Set post cor. sec. 22, 23, 26 27. Post in mound Pit 4 links E. Part rolling part level, 2nd rate.
Var 10.00.
West
Corrected between sec. 1 & 12.
East
40.20
Set qr. sec. post in mound. Pit 4 links E.
21.00
80.40
Sec. cor.
66.50
Road from Fairfield N N W.
Var 11.35 E.
78.00
Leave prairie.
80.15
North Between sec. I & 2.
25.00 Ravine.
30.00 Leave ravine E.
West
40.00 Set qr. sec. post in mound Pit 4 Links E.
40.071/2
53.00
Enter prairie. E S E.
80.15
Intersect 10 S of post. Land part level, part gently rolling, Parairie 2nd rate. Corrected between Sec. 23 26. Set qr. sec. post in mound. Pit 4 links E. Sec. cor.
59.00
Leave ravine.
Var 10.04 E.
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East
Random between sec. I & 12.
5.15
Road from Fairfield N N E.
80.00
50.00
80.40
Brush creek 5 chains N of line E. Intersect range line 150 S of post. Land rolling 2nd rate prairie.
West 40.05
Corrected between sec. 26 & 35. Set qr. sec. post in mound. Pit 4 Links E.
80.00 Set post cor. sec's 1, 2, 11 & 12 in mound Pit 4 links S. Land gently rolling, 2nd rate. Var 10.30 E.
40.00
Set post in mound. cor. sec. 26, 27 28 & 29. Land rolling, 2nd rate. S part W. Oak, Hick, Elm, Thinly timbered. Var 9.35 E.
Random between Sec's 26 & 35. Enter field.
80.10
Intersect 4 S of post. Gently rolling prairie on W half few chains on E half level, all second rate.
W. Oak 14 N 57 W 2171/2. Enter prairie. House I chain W of line.
80.00 Set post in mound.
11.50
21.75
Run 4 S W.
North Between sec. 13 & 14.
Var 10.38 E.
57.50
Random between 23 & 26. Road from Fairfield to Locust grove NN W.
HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
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North North 27.50 40.00 Set qr. sec. post in mound Pit 4 links E.
East 79.74
Random between Sec. 2, II. Intersect 8 links S of post. Land gently rolling, 2nd rate.
Corrected between sec. 2 & 11.
79.74
Var 10.53 E.
North Between sec's 2 & 3.
40.00
Set qr. sec. post in mound, Pit 4 links E.
East Random between sec. 14 & 23. Road from Fairfield N W.
80.98
Intersect N boundary 51 links West of cor.
Leave ravine.
Set post in mound Cor. sec. 2, 3. Pit 4 links S.
Few chains on N half gently roll- ing, praririe, 2nd rate. South part level and rather wet. Var 10.00 July 12th 1841.
West Corrected between sec. 14 & 23. Set qr. sec. post in mound, Pit 4 links E. Sec. cor.
80.40
Var 10.41 E.
40.00
Set qr. sec. post.
North Between sec. 14 & 15.
1.14
Road from Fairfield N W.
69.21
18.83
Enter field.
80.00
40.00
Set qr. sec. post in mound Pit 4 links E.
Leave field.
41.91 80.00 Set post in mound Pit 4 S Cor. sec. 10, 11, 14 & 15. Land level, 2nd rate, prairie. Var 10.00 E.
East
Random between sec. 27 & 34. Road from Troxells Mill N.
11.75
Road N W from Fairfield.
75.00
Enter prairie.
45.00 76.75
Road from Fairfield N E.
79.58
Intersect 120 links S of post. Land part rolling, part level, 2nd rate.
West
Corrected between Sec. 27 & 34. Set qr. sec. post.
W. Oak 12 N 43 E 6.72. W. Oak 14 S 64 E 5.31. Sec. cor.
79.58
Sec. cor.
Var 10.5.
North Between sec. 10 & II. Road from Fairfield N W.
23.25
Set qr. sec. post in mound Pit 4 links E.
17.99 26.87
W. Oak 15 in dia.
Hick 7 in dia.
Set qr. sec. post. Birch 14 S 69 W 57. Br. Oak 12 N 73 E 52.
Digitized by
3.50 42.00 45.00 48.00 61.75
80.40
Road from Fairfield N N W. Road from Fairfield N. Intersect 96 S of post. Rolling prairie good 2nd rate.
40.20
North 5.00
Between sec's 33 & 34. Leave bottom & prairie.
B. Oak 5 S 75 E 94. B. Oak 5 S 131/2 W 88.
Hick 14 in dia.
Set post cor. sec. 27, 28, 33 & 34. W. Oak 14 S 52 W 127. Hick 10 S 58 E 100. Hickory, W. Oak, B. Oak, Rolling 2nd rate.
Var 9.35 E.
East Random between Sec's 11, 14.
40.00
79.94
Intersect 2 links S of post, land 2nd rate. W. Oak, B. Oak, Hazel.
39.97
West Corrected between sec. 11 & 14. Set qr. sec. post in mound Pit 4 links E.
79.94
Var 9.35 E.
North Between Sec. 27 & 28.
15.50 Road from Fairfield W. to Clinkin- baird's Mill.
Hick 16 in dia.
40.00 80.00 Set post in mound. Cor. sec. 2, 3, 10 & 11 Pit 4 links S. Land level, 2nd rate. Var 10.50 E.
35.57
40.00
Between sec's 23 & 22.
Road from Fairfield to Locust grove N W.
West 39.87 Set qr. sec. post in mound Pit 4 links E. Sec. cor.
80.00 Set post in mound at. Cor. sec. 14, 15 & 22 & 23. Pit 4 links S. Var 10.00 July 11, 1841.
Enter ravine S E.
39.79
Ravine S.
142
HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
45.00 61.47 80.00 Set post cor. sec. 21, 22, 27 28. W. O. 12 N 46 W 35. W. O. 8 N 72 E 36. South 60 chains good timber, W. Oak, Hick. Br. Oak, Birch, 2nd rate. Var 10.00 E.
80.00
Set post cor. sec. 9, 10, 15 & 16 in mound Pit 4 S. Land rolling, Hick. W. Oak, B. Oak, J. Oak, 2nd rate. N half prairie.
East
Random between sec. 10, 15.
Run 2 links S.
Intersect 67 S of post. West half rolling, E half level, 2nd rate.
East Random between sec. 22 & 27.
39.00 Enter prairie.
54.00 Enter field.
60.00 Leave same.
79.62 Intersect 38 S of post. Land roll- ing, 2nd rate. E half prairie, N half W. Oak, Br. Oak, Hazel, etc.
79.66
Sec. cor. July 13th, 1841. Var 10.47 E.
West Corrected between sec. 22 & 27. ,
39.81 Set qr. sec. post. W. Oak 16 N 54 W 112. W. Oak 16 S 44 W 3.50.
79.62 Sec. cor.
Var 10.15 E.
North Between sec. 21 & 22.
37.20 Road to Indian agency W.
40.00 Set qr. sec. post.
W. Oak 24 N 811/2 E 193.
W. Oak 20 N 7712 W 3.40.
Run 3 links S W.
79.67
Intersect 64 N of post West half rolling, 2nd rate. Few chains on E half rather wet.
80.00 Set post cor. sec. 15, 16, 21 & 22.
Br. Oak, 24 S 30 E 39.
Br. Oak, 16 N 40 E 694/2.
Land rolling, 2nd rate, W. Oak, Br. Oak, Hazel, S. Oak.
39.8372 Set qr. sec. post in mound Pit 4 links E.
Var 10.15 E.
79.67
Sec. cor.
Var 10.55.
East Random between 15 & 22.
5.00 Enter prairie.
79.50 Intersect 78 S of post. Rolling, 2nd rate, prairie.
40.00
Set qr. sec. post in mound Pit 4 links E.
West Corrected between 15 & 22. Set qr. sec. post in mound Pit 4 links E.
79.50
Sec. cor.
Var 10.48.
North Between Sec's 32 & 33.
9.00 Enter bottom and prairie.
North Betwen sec. 15 & 16.
23.00
Leave prairie.
37.75 Run 4 links W.
35.50
Big cedar course E 75 links Wide.
40.00 Set qr. sec. post.
40.00
Set qr. sec. post.
41.00
J. Oak 8 S 22 W 13. J. Oak 5 S 531/2 E 118. Enter prairie.
45.00
B. Walnut 40 N 4672 W 22. W. Elm 40 N 51 E 33. Leave bottom.
Digitized by
North 40.00 Set qr. sec. post in mound Pit 4 80.00 links E. Set post cor sec. in mound cor. sec. 3, 4, 9 & 10. Pit 4 links S. Land rolling, 2nd rate, prairie. On S W cor of N E qr, of sec 9 is a beautiful Elm grove. Var 11.10 E.
East Random between sec. 3 & 10.
51.25 Road from Fairfield North.
56.75 66.53
Br. Oak 12 in dia.
West Corrected between sec. 3 & 10.
North Between sec. 3 & 4.
81.80
Intersect N boundary 10 W of cor. set post in mound. Var 10.15 E cor sec. 3 & 4 Pit 4 links S rolling prairie 2nd rate.
39-75
Run 3 links S W. Hick 12.
1.00
79.66
Corrected between sec. 10 & 15.
West 39.83 Set qr. sec. post in mound Pit 4 links E.
Between sec. 9 & 10.
HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
143
80.00 Set post cor. sec. 28, 29, 32 & 33. W. Oak 20 S 581/2 W 128. W. Oak 12 N 56 E 27. Land part rolling, part bottom, mostly good timber, W. Oak, Hick. B. Oak, B. Walnut. Var 9.35 E.
North Between sec's 20 & 21.
2.50 Br. Oak 10 in dia.
40.00
Set qr. sec. post. W. Oak 18 S 8812 E 178.
46.00
62.00
East
Random between Sec. 28 & 33.
30.00
Enter bottom.
31.25 Creek 5 links S.
40.00 Enter prairie.
46.40 Enter field.
59.50 Leave field.
62.00 Leave hollows & prairie.
79.33 Intersect 117 S of post. West half, good timber, 2nd rate W. Oak B. Oak, Lynn, bottom Ist rate.
West 39.661/2 Set qr. sec. post.
Br. Oak 16 S 20 W 1772. Br. Oak 18 N 51 W 144.
41.73
W. O. 16 in dia.
45.84 W. O. 12 in dia.
57.58 W. O. 12 in dia. Sec. cor.
79.33
Var 10.25 July 14, 1841.
North Between sec. 28 & 29.
4.00 Road to Clinkenbairds mill W.
6.13
Pin Oak 14 in dia.
33.00
Enter field,
79.60
Sec. cor.
July 15th, 1841. Var 11.16 E.
North Between Sec. 16 & 17.
26.18 Lynn 18 in dia.
27.00
Enter bottom.
29.72 Br. Oak 12.
30.20 Creek 4 S E.
35.14
W. Elm 14.
Leave bottom.
Set qr. sec. post.
B. Oak 16 S 13 W 39.
W. Oak 10 N 39 E 3572.
Br. Oak 14.
Run 2 W.
79.76
Intersect 78 S of post.
73.00
Part good timber, W. Oak, Hick. B. Oak, Pin Oak.
West Corrected between sec. 21 & 28.
32.33 B. Oak 16 in dia.
36.43 Hick 10 in dia.
39.88 Set qr. sec. post.
East
Random between sec 9 & 16.
3.50
Leave prairie.
6.00
Run 3 S W.
Var 11.03 E.
20.00
Enter prairie.
J. Oak 7 N 2512 W 203. Enter prairie. Road from Fairfield to Locust grove W. Leave prairie.
68.00 80.00 Set post cor. sec. 16, 17, 20 & 21. Br. Oak 12 S 77 E 22. Br. Oak 10 N 72 W 154. Rolling 2nd rate, W. Oak Br. Oak, Hick, undergrowth hazel, S. Oak. Var. 10.25 E.
East Random between sec. 16 & 21.
22.00
Enter bottom.
26.90
Creek 3 links E S E.
58.00
Run 3 links S.
79.60 Intersect rolling, 2nd rate. Part good timber, W. Oak, B. Oak, Elm, Buckeye Br. Oak, under- growth, Hazel.
West Corrected between sec. 16 & 21.
39.80 Set qr. sec. post.
Buckeye 10 S 11/2 E 2112.
Br. Oak 8 N 30 E 5772.
40.54
B. Oak 30 in dia.
44.85
W. Oak 18 in dia.
40.00 Set qr. sec. post. Hick 16 S 62 W 281. Hick 10 S 8 E 173. Leave field.
47.75 80.00 Set post cor. sec. 20, 21, 28 & 29. Double W. Oak 16 S 42 E 122. Br. Oak 12 S 22 W 201. Rolling 2nd rate, part good timber, W. Oak, Br. Oak, Hick. Pin Oak. Var 10.30 E.
East Random between Sec. 21, 28.
63.00
Ravine.
46.66 62.40
Enter prairie.
80.00
Set post cor. sec. 8, 9, 16 & 17. Br. Oak, 18 N 737% E 31676. B. Oak 5 S 73 E 257. Land 2nd rate, W. Oak Br. Oak, Hick. Hazel, S. Oak.
Var 10.40.
Hick 12 N 711/2 E 166. Pin Oak 4 S 2 E 152. 79.76
Sec. cor.
Digitized by
66.25 Creek 4 links S.
37.00
40.00
Corrected between sec. 28 33.
144
HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
79.20 Intersect 147 S of post. Land rolling 2nd rate. Few chains on W half good timber, W. Oak, B. Oak, Br. Oak, Hick.
W. Oak, Lynn, Br. Oak, Elm, Hick- ory, Hackberry.
On N W qr. of sec. 32 is a good saw and flouring mill.
West Corrected between sec. 9 16.
39.60
Set qr. sec. post in mound Pit links E. Sec. cor.
79.20
Var 11.43 E.
East
Random between sec 29 & 32. Road N N W from Clinkenbairds mill.
40.00
Set qr. sec. post in mound Pit 4 links E.
34.30
Enter field.
80.00
Set post cor. sec. 4, 5, 8 9.
44.40
Land rolling, and rate, prairie.
72.25
Var 11.40 E.
East
Random between sec. 4 & 9.
79.80
Intersect 77 S of post. Land roll- ing, 2nd rate, good timber, W. Oak, Hick. Br. Oak.
West
Corrected between sec. 4 & 9.
19.70
House.
40.0212
Set qr. sec. post in mound Pit 4 links E.
80.05
Sec. cor.
Var 11.40 E.
20.00
On line.
North
Between sec's 4 & 5.
39.90
Set qr. sec. post. Br. Oak 20 N 5 W 41.
40.00
Set qr. sec. post in mound Pit 4 links E.
53.90
W. Oak 12 in dia. Elm 20 S 35 W 56.
83.50
Intersect N boundary 10 links, E.
59.80
W. Oak 16 in dia.
Set post in mound Pit 4 links S. Land gently rolling.
67.79
W. Oak 12 in dia.
2nd rate prairie. Var 10.15 E. July 16th, 1841.
West
Random between sec. 30 & 31.
North
Between sec. 31 32.
8.00
Enter bottom.
12.92
Br. Oak 12 in dia.
10.00
Enter prairie.
32.78
Elm 14 in dia.
28.00
Leave prairie.
39.78
Elm 16 in dia.
37.50
Leave bottom.
40.00 Set qr. sec. post.
56.00
Enter bottom.
W. Elm 14 East 31.
61.00
Cedar river 75 links E S E.
Hick 10 S 521/2 W 16.
74.00
Cedar river N W 60 links.
42.20
Enter bottom.
Hackberry 10 S 3514 E 21.
58.80
Hackberry 10 in dia.
W. Elm 14 N 33 E 33.
62.15
Cedar river S E 75 links.
Offset 187 W.
Bottom subject to overflow, good timber, W. Oak, Elm, Hick. Lynn, Maple, Hackberry, B. Oak.
63.87 Over Cedar river 15 chains S E of line is a saw & flouring mill.
East
Corrected between sec. 30 & 31.
72.86
Br. Oak 16 in dia.
00.42
W. Elm 20 in dia.
74.00
Leave bottom.
6.02
Lynn 12 in dia.
80.00
Set post cor. sec. 29, 30, 31 & 32.
24.51
W. Oak 30 in dia.
W. Oak 24 S 571/2 E 451/2.
37.40
Set qr. sec. post.
W. Oak 16 S 86 W 76.
W. Oak 14 S 5 E 17.
W. Oak 12 North 64.
S of creek Ist rate, N of creek 2nd rate, part rolling, bottom wet.
41.08
B Oak 10 in dia.
Digitized by
.
Offset S 20 links.
80.05
Intersect post.
Land rolling, 2nd rate, prairie.
West Corrected between sec. 29 32.
21.50 Run 2 links S.
42.10
Leave same.
Run 4 links S E.
Road from Fairfield to Clinken- bairds mill W S W.
North Between sec. 8 & 9.
9.25
The left bank at mill is 20 ft high and contains an extensive bed of coal.
Var 10.10 E.
N 45 E.
50.00
Bottom 3 chains S of line.
Road to Clinkenbairds Mill N N E.
77.40
Intersect N boundary at post.
50.00
Var 10.43 E.
W 30 links. No 20 links.
HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
145
47.71
W. Oak 14 in dia.
63.81
Br. Oak 14.
71.88 W. Oak 12 in dia. Sec. cor.
77.40
77.31
Sec. cor.
Var. 10.22 E.
North Between sec. 29 & 30.
7.06 W. Oak 10 in dia.
40.00
Set qr. sec. post.
17.70 W. Oak 8 in dia.
Hick 12 S 8 E 2.
24-50 Road from Clinkenbairds mill N W.
E. Elm 14 N 7314 W 1572.
31.25
W Oak 14 inches dia.
42.93
R. Elm 6 in dia.
40.00 Set qr. sec. post.
49.00
Run 2 links W.
W. Elm 12 N 74 W 38.
72.12
Br. Oak 12 S 57 W 5812.
80.00
Set post cor. sec. 17, 18, 19 20.
Creek 8 links E.
W. Elm 12 N 7 E 315. Double Elm 10 S 41 E 164. Land rolling 2nd rate, W. Oak,
74.50 76.68
W. Oak 16 in dia.
80.00 Set post cor. sec 19 20 29 & 30.
W. Oak 24 S 47 E 57.
W. Oak 16 N 83 W 47.
12.75
Run 2 links S.
42.50 Enter prairie.
56.00 Road from Fairfield N W.
Var 10.55 E.
66.00
Leave prairie.
East Random between sec. 20 29.
3.80 25.60 Enter field.
Run 3 links S.
30.25
Leave field.
West Corrected between sec. 17 20.
Set qr. sec. post.
Elm 12 S 15 E 135.
Elm 12 N 65 W 88.
79.38
Sec. cor.
Var 11.18 E.
West 39.54
Corrected between sec. 20 29. Set qr. sec. post.
Br. Oak 16 N 27 W 103. Br. Oak 16 S 15 E 126.
44.41 79.08
Hick 8 in dia. Sec. cor.
Var 11.10 E.
West Random between Sec. 19 30.
15.75 46.80
Enter field.
Leave field.
East
36.79
Corrected between sec. 18 19. Set qr. sec. post. Elm 6 S 32 W 29. Br. Oak 7 N 19 E 25. Sec. cor.
July 19th, 1841. Var 10.30 E.
Corrected between sec. 19 30.
North Between sec. 17 & 18.
18.00 Enter prairie.
24.50
Road from Fairfield N W.
43.78 Hick 14 in dia. 55.66 W. Oak 14 in dia.
Red Oak 18.
60.24 Vol. I -10
66.34
Hick 16.
Var 10.10 E. July 17th 1841.
North Between sec. 19 & 20.
8.00
W. Oak 30 in dia.
50.50
Hick 14 in dia.
53.05 58.00 Enter prairie. 66.00 Leave prairie.
Run 4 links S W.
Hazel, S. Oak, Thorn.
Var 11.30 E. July 18th, 1841.
East Random between sec. 17 20.
Land rolling 2nd rate, W. Oak, Hickory, Br. Oak.
79.38 Intersect 31 N of post. Land roll- ing, good 2nd rate. Hazel, S. Oak, Thorn, Cherry, Elm.
79.08 Intersect 35 S of post.
Land gently rolling, 2nd rate, 20 chains on W half good timber, W. Oak, Hick., B. Oak.
39.69
West Random between sec. 18 & 19. 76.79 Intersect W boundary 148 links S of post. Br. Oak 12 N 29 E 108.
Br. Oak 12 S 40 E 90.
Land rolling, 2nd rate, W. Oak, Br. Oak, S. Oak, Hazel, Thorn, cherry.
Run 3 links S.
70.10 77.31 Intersect W boundary 78 S of post. Hick 16 N 68 E 245. Br. Oak 14 S & E 1091/2. Land rolling, 2nd rate, W. Oak, Br. Oak, R. Oak, Hick.
76.79
West 37.31 Set qr. sec. post. W. Oak 14 N 20 E 691/2. Hick 6 S 30 W 118.
40.00 Set qr. sec. post in mound Pit 4 links E. 52.00 Leave prairie.
Digitized by
Elm 30 in dia.
Elm, Hickory, Undergrowth
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HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
80.00 Set post cor. sec. 7, 8, 17 & 18.
West
Random between sec. 6 & 7.
Jack Oak 12 N 29 W 57. Elm 12 N 52 E 118.
35.50
52.00
Leave prairie.
Land rolling, 2nd rate, Part prairie, part hazel.
Var 11.10 E.
East
Random between sec. 8 & 17.
20.60 Run 3 S E.
22.50
Enter prairie.
80.02 Intersect 10 S of post. Land rolling, 2nd rate. 20 chains on W half, J. Oak, and Hazel.
East 35.83
Corrected between sec. 6 & 7.
Set qr. sec. post in mound Pit 4 links E.
75.83
Sec. cor.
West Corrected between sec. 8 & 17.
40.01 Set qr. sec post in mound Pit 4 links E 80.02 Sec. cor.
North
Between sec. 5 & 6.
40.00
Var 11.15 E.
West Random between sec 7 & 18.
7.00 Enter prairie.
30.50 Leave prairie.
60.00 Road N W.
76.50 Intersect W boundary 188 S of post. B. Oak 6 S 28 E 36.
B. Oak 30 N 75 E 661/2. Land gently rolling, 2nd rate, East part, prairie.
W. half W. Oak, Br. Oak, B. Oak, Elm.
East Corrected between sec. 7 & 18.
36.50 Set qr. sec. post. Elm 12 N I E 6132.
Hick 4 S 49 W 19.
76.50 Section corner.
Var 9.50 E.
North Between sec. 7 & 8.
30.00 Enter prairie.
40.00 Set qr. sec. post in mound Pit 4 links E.
80.00 Set post in mound, Cor. sec. 5, 6, 7 & 8.
Pit 4 links S. Land gently rolling, 2nd rate.
Few chains on S. half, J. Oak, B. Oak, Elm, Hazel.
Var 11.40 E.
East Random between sec. 5 & 8.
20.90 Run 2 links S. 79.96 Intersect 178 N of post. Land rolling 2nd rate.
West Corrected between sec. 5 & 8.
-
39.98 Set qr. sec. post in mound. 4 links E.
Pit
79.96 Sec. cor.
Var 10.25 E.
This Township is good soil, and rolling. The north east half is prairie, South west part prairie, part hazel, part good timber. Fairfield a town on South west quarter of Section twenty-five, contains aobut two hun- dred inhabitants.
I have re-run and re-measured the East line of section No. I of Township No. 72, Range 11, and found it to be 83.85 chains.
I hereby certify that in pursuance of a contract with George W. Jones Surveyor General of the United States for Wiscon- sin & Iowa bearing date the Ist day of April, 1841, and in strict conformity to the laws of the United States, and the instruc- tions of said Surveyor General, I have sur- veyed and subdivided into Sections Town- ship No. 72, Range No. 10 in the Territory of Iowa. And I do further certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the true and original field notes of said Survey and sub- division executed on aforesaid, and signed by IRA CLOFLIN,
Chairman.
DAVID CROSS, THOMAS HUGILL, Markers.
HUGH R. SKINNER, JAMES E. FREEMAN, THOMAS HUGILL, Dep. Surveyors, By Freeman.
75.83
Intersect W Boundary 386 S of post.
B. Oak 16 S 24 E 76. B. Walnut 10 N 40 E 202.
Land rolling, 2nd rate, B. Oak, W. Oak, B. Walnut, Hazel.
Var 9.20.
Set qr. sec. post in mound Pit 4 links E.
82.00
Run 3 links S W.
84.40
Intersect N boundary at post. Land rolling, 2nd rate.
Var 10.15. July 20 1841.
Digitized by Google
Run 2 links W S W.
.
Digitized by
Twp. No. 72 _Range No. 11 W.5. Mer.
8546
683.30
86.03D
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A
A
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6
12
185.9/D
85.65
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A
7
11
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8558
1
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A
Prairie
A
15
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13
85.95
Fix
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A
20
21
22
NO
2-
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A
A
1
AB/YA 4
2
29
F
26 ...
Prairie
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85,37
AA
Cedar
31
32
4
35
36
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A
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2.84.53
5
5
9
Q
P
P
Scale 800hairs to I inch
Surveyed in 1843 by admin Burt D.S.
Digitized by
82.03
86,64
86.66
5
4
4
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Fields
YO
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8
78 "S
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16
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8591
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Fields
28
30
True Meridian
SawMix
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CHAPTER XX
LOCUST GROVE TOWNSHIP
Field notes of the subdivision of Township No. 72, north of Range No. 11, west of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Iowa Territory. Surveyed by Alvin Burt October, 1843.
North Between sect. 35 & 36 Var. 11.09 E.
53.80
W. Oak 20 in dia.
12.43 Hickory 12 in diameter.
80.00 Road E & W.
30.00 Enter Bottom E & W.
80.00 Set post corner of Sect. 23, 24, 25 & 26.
B. Oak 12 S 59 W 39. Birch 10 N 79 E 15.
W. Oak 24 S 88 E 1368.
54.00 Cedar Cr. 75 E.
East Random between sect. 24 & 25.
56.36 Maple 20 in Diam:
15.00 Leave field N & S.
60.00 Leave bottom E & W.
26.40 Drain South.
69.00
Drain S E.
63.85 Enter field N & S.
80.00 Set post corner of sect. 25, 26, 35 & 36.
80.46 Intersect 42 links so.
B. Oak 20 S 88 T 4 E 75.
Same.
W. Oak 22 N 43 W 55.
Land roling and rate.
West
Corrected.
Set quarter section post.
Hickory 12 W 58 E 108.
East
Random between sect. 25 & 36.
80.46
Section Corner.
21.00
Drain S E.
23.50
Drain South.
North Between Sect. 23 & 24 Var 10° 30'.
House 50 1ks. W.
65.20
Pond S W.
36.00
Leave fields E & W.
79.87
Intersect 8 Lines south.
40.00
Set quarter, Sect. post.
Land same.
Elm 9 S 70 E 16.
West
Corrected.
46.00 Enter prairie E & W.
3.50
W. Oak 28.
69.00
Enter field S E N W.
39.9333 Set quarter Sect. post.
80.00
Set post Cor. of Sect. 13, 14, 23 &
Hickory 14 S 20 E 9.
24 and made Mound of Earth Pit 8 1ks south.
79.87 Section Corner.
Land Same.
Oct. 16th, 1843.
North Between Sect. 23 & 26 Var 10º 52' E.
East
Random between Sect. 13 & 24.
9.10 W. Oak 24 in dia.
18.90 Leave field N W.
27.50
Enter fields E & W.
19.20 Road N W.
37.50 Road E & W.
50.00
Stream 10 S E.
40.00
Set quarter, Sect. post.
60.80
Road N & S.
W. Oak 15 W 8814 E 261.
66.30
Enter field N & S.
147
Digitized by
W & B oak, Hickory, Elm, Maple, Birch, Hazle, Oak & Crabapple Brush.
40.00
W Oak 12 S 10 W 74.
53.00 · Enter bottom N E.
34.00
B. Oak 30 S 52 E 43.
Hickory 12 N 9 W 70.
63.50 Road N & S.
40.00 Set quarter Sect. post.
148
HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
Leave field N & S.
79.96
Intersect E Boundary 198 1ks South of Post Land. W1/2 Same. E1/2 roling W & B Oak, Elm, Hickory & Hazle.
West
Corrected.
West
Corrected.
39.98
Set quarter Sec. post.
B. Oak 12 N 661/2 E 419.
Sec. Cor.
Between sect. I & 12 Var. 10º 06'.
80.34
Sec. Cor.
40.00
Set quarter sec. post & Made Mount of earth Pit 7 1ks East.
North Between Sect. 13 & 14 Var 10' 24'.
49.70
Road N W.
24.00
Leave field E & W.
83.00
Leave fields E & W.
24.27 Hickory 12.
24.50 Read E & W.
32.25
Stream 10 S E.
Land gently roling, 2nd rate, fields- prairie.
October 17th, 1843.
B. Oak 12 N 26 E 42.
B. Oak 10 S 52 W 33. Enter field E & W.
North Between Sect. 34 & 35 Var 11º 8'. B. Oak 16. 4.44
Enter wet prairie bottom E & W.
Leave wet prairie E W.
Set quarter sect. post.
B. Oak 30 S 77 W 70.
B. Oak 20 N 81 E 244.
Same.
42.75
Cedar Br. 75 E. Hick. 15 in diam.
East
Random between sect. 12 & 13.
78.25
Leave bottom E & W.
36.00 Leave fields N & S.
79.00
72.50 Stream 10 S.
80.00
Set post cor. of sect's 26, 27, 34 & 35.
W. Oak 15 N 72 E 53.
W. Oak 15 N 51 W 49.
Land (except bottom) rolling, 2nd rate-bottom level & wet, W & B. Oak, Hickory, Elm, Maple, etc.
West Corrected.
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