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| Title: | Heaton, David F. Papers |
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| Dates: | 1837-1853 |
| Size: | .5 linear ft. (1 box) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | The David F. Heaton Papers contain personal and professional correspondence, documenting Heaton's work as a clerk in the General Land Office during the presidency of Andrew Jackson and in the private sector as an expert in land transfer and ownership. The collection also contains family correspondence exchanged between Heaton, his wife, and his sons. |
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David F. Heaton clerked in the General Land Office in the Washington D.C. during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. He lost his position following the election of James K. Polk in 1844, and went into private practice as an expert in land patents, claims, and grants..
The David F. Heaton Papers contain personal and professional correspondence, documenting Heaton's work as a clerk in the General Land Office during the presidency of Andrew Jackson and in the private sector as an expert in land transfer and ownership. The collection also contains family correspondence exchanged by Heaton, his wife, and his sons.
| Box 1 Folder 1 | Business Correspondence |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | Business Correspondence |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | Business Correspondence |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | Business Correspondence |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | Business Correspondence |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | Business Correspondence |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | Business Correspondence |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | Business Correspondence |
| Box 1 Folder 9 | Business Correspondence |
| Box 1 Folder 10 | Business Correspondence |
| Box 1 Folder 11 | Personal Correspondence |
| Box 1 Folder 12 | Personal Correspondence |
| Box 1 Folder 13 | Personal Correspondence |
| Box 1 Folder 14 | Personal Correspondence |
| Box 1 Folder 15 | Personal Correspondence |
| Box 1 Folder 16 | Personal Correspondence |
| Box 1 Folder 17 | Personal Correspondence |
| Box 1 Folder 18 | Personal Correspondence |
| Box 1 Folder 19 | Personal Correspondence |
| Box 1 Folder 20 | Personal Correspondence |