The handwriting style of the 1700s does not necessarily conform to more recent styles. Is it possible that what appears to be a "d" could be a "t" if...

"To be set later" "Origin unknown" "Found plastic root beer bottle" . . . Seriously, any chance the first part resembles any potential owner's ...

@mathteacher A couple of inches per half mile tends to add up. Seriously. One guy lists a distance of 2639.41 between monuments and the other guy ...

I believe this was all tossed in with the general term "alchemy" back in the day. A dozen different people take on the same task and arrive at a doze...

They appear to all be here. Even some that are a bit rough.

Welcome. You will find all sorts of surveyors on this site, including some who work with LIDAR somewhat routinely. Not me, though.

I can recall starting the measurement of a half mile of line by pulling a 25-foot offset as it would be impossible to measure a line fully occupied by...

I have seen the written words of one of the four men who surveyed the local county seat town that report a 25-foot stick and a grapevine were used for...