Courtesy of State Historical Society of Iowa, 30 September 1850
Description
This letter was a report from surveyors commissioned by the U.S. Supreme Court to confirm a boundary line between Missouri and Iowa.
Full Transcript of Surveyor Letter from Messers, Hendershott and Minor
Transcribed Excerpts from Surveyor Letter from Messers, Hendershott and Minor
Source-Dependent Questions
- Using evidence from the text, give two examples of ways that surveyors’ lines in the 1800s could be lost.
- According to the text, how did the surveyors in 1850 try to prevent confusion over their line in the future.
- According to the surveyors, what was wrong with John Sullivan’s line?