Vickie, You read the record correctly. There were a number of regional land offices. Franklin was probably one of the first, North of the Missouri River where most of the early population was settling. From “A History of Missouri, Volume II 1820 to 1860”, Perry McCandless page 131 “The town of Franklin was established just prior to statehood at the gateway to Missouri’s famed Boonslick country. During the 1820’s this frntier town of more than 1,000 inhabitants served as the focal point in the region, which had lost much of its frontier appearance and had assumed the characteristics of a completed, stable society by 1830. Serving as the location of the county seat and a federal land office, Franklin was an important political center; its newspaper was a major source..........” Like Springfield in our SW MO area, Franklin was the home of the area land office where government land transactions were handled. I noted that the land in question was placed on the market in 1825 and the sale (possibly at auction) took place the same year. bill

Ok, since it was flooded where do you suggest I start searching for them? Where would they had migrated to? ----- Original Message ----- From: <WBLanders@aol.com> To: <MOLAWREN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 4:02 AM Subject: Re: [MOLAWREN-L] Where would the Franklin Land office be? > Vickie, > > You read the record correctly. There were a number of regional land > offices. Franklin was probably one of the first, North of the Missouri River > where most of the early population was settling. > > >From "A History of Missouri, Volume II 1820 to 1860", Perry McCandless > > page 131 "The town of Franklin was established just prior to statehood > at the gateway to Missouri's famed Boonslick country. During the 1820's > this frntier town of more than 1,000 inhabitants served as the focal point > in the region, which had lost much of its frontier appearance and had assumed > the > characteristics of a completed, stable society by 1830. Serving as the > location of the > county seat and a federal land office, Franklin was an important political > center; its > newspaper was a major source.........." > > Like Springfield in our SW MO area, Franklin was the home of the area land > office where government land transactions were handled. I noted that the > land in > question was placed on the market in 1825 and the sale (possibly at auction) > took > place the same year. bill >