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1Title:  James Backus Field Notes     
 Creator:  Backus, James 
 Dates:  1789 
 Abstract:  James Backus (1764-1816) was a surveyor who measured land in the Territory northwest of the Ohio River. The collection consists of three bound volumes of notes taken while surveying in the 16th and 17th ranges in the Old Northwest Territory. 
 Call #:  MS 3429 
 Extent:  0.10 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Backus, James, 1764-1816. | Surveying -- Public lands -- Northwest, Old. | Northwest, Old -- Surveys.
 
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2Title:  James Backus Family Papers     
 Creator:  Backus, James Family 
 Dates:  1788-1889 
 Abstract:  The collection consists of general correspondence between members of the Backus family of Norwich, Connecticut, and other members of the family, and of the Woodbridge family who emigrated to Marietta, Muskingum, or Norwalk, Ohio; together with a folder of Marietta, Ohio, newspaper clippings from the 1880s. 
 Call #:  MS 1548 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Backus, James, 1764-1816. | Backus family. | Woodbridge family. | Marietta (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
 
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