U.S. General Land Office notice to settlers
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a photostat copy of a notice to settlers put out by the General Land Office in 1853. The notice includes instructions for "claiming the benefits of the Donation Law" as well as provisions for widows and orphaned children of "white settlers" in the Oregon Territory. The notice also alerts settlers to the extension of the Donation Law from 1853 to 1855.
Also included is a public copy of the congressional act to create a "Surveyor General of the public lands in Oregon".
Dates
- 1853 April 30
Creator
- United States. General Land Office (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
Conditions Governing Use
Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
Established in 1812, the General Land Office (GLO) sought to meet the needs of settlers during the western expansion of the United States. Field offices were established and closed as patterns of migration and settlement dictated. The office was transferred to the new Department of the Interior in 1849. The duties of the General Land Office included overseeing the settlement of the Oregon Territory following the provisions of the Donation Law of 1850, which allowed settlers to establish limited claims at no cost per acre. This act lasted through 1855, when the cost of settlement went up to $1.25 per acre.
Source: http://www.blm.gov/or/pubroom/lohistory.php
Extent
0.1 linear feet (1 container) : 1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Established in 1812, the General Land Office (GLO) sought to meet the needs of settlers during the western expansion of the United States. The collection consists of a photostat copy of a notice to settlers put out by the General Land Office in 1853.
Physical Location
Shares a clamshell with other collection(s).
Processing Information
Collection processed by staff.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
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- United States. General Land Office
- Title
- Guide to the U.S. General Land Office Notice to Settlers
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team and Austin Munsell
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
