UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN Illinois Historical Survey and Lincoln Room University Library 1408 West Gregory Drive 346 Library, MC-522 Urbana, IL 61801 November 9, 2004 George Patrick Austin, Texas 78744 Dear Mr. Patrick: Thank you for your letter of November 5, 2004. Enclosed with this letter please find copies of the following pages from the Illinois Historical Survey's Richard Clough Anderson Papers: "Survey No. 7185, 200 acres, Robert Eager, Warrant No. 5395" (Folder 52, Item 28) "Jefferson Co., Va., Certification of transcript of January 12, 1808, John Ager alleged to be eldest son and heir at law of Robert Ager, March 3, 1836" (Folder 93, Item 4) I want to point out, at this point, that the photocopy of "Survey No. 7185" is an enlargement of the original document. You will also find that the "Certification of transcript of January 12, 1808," is three pages long. Additionally, your check was enough to cover the costs of photocopying and shipping. We appreciate your generosity to our institution. I trust that the copies will be to your satisfaction. Please let me know if we can be of further service to you. Sincerely, Adam Groves Illinois Historical Survey lskjtelephone 217-333-1777 --------------- Note from George: Richard Clough Anderson was appointed to survey and issue land in the area west of Virginia which eventually turned out to be Ky. Ohio, and etc. A Google search for Richard Clough Anderson can explain this very complicated area far better than can I. In brief, though, it seems that many of the documents generated and stored by Richard C. Anderson and his son-in-law were never filed in Washington like most other records. After Anderson died his son-in-law didn't know what to do with all of the boxes of records so he divided them into five parts and tried to sell or give them to persons or institutions which might preserve them--I suppose! The above letter describes where I found the original land grant for my Rev War ancestor's service. Seems the materials were stored for safe-keeping in the basement of one of the history departments for safe-keeping and all but forgotten. A young lady looking for a subject for her Master's thesis was assigned the task of indexing some of the boxes. These were eventually digitalized and made available online. The introduction to the Richard Clough Anderson Papers tells where the other four parts of the documents are but I haven't researched that topic. Seems like every time we say that everything is probably in the National Archives we find that we are probably wrong. George