Federal Land Office (Steubenville, Ohio)

The act allowed payment for land to be spread over several years, and it was the duty of the officers to keep meticulous records of buyers, property location, and payments, and issue patents when paid in full.

[5] He purchased a plot of land on the west side of Third Street from Bezaleel Wells, founder of Steubenville, and built a two-story log cabin as home and office.

[6] In 1809, it was moved and 12 years later encased in a brick structure, where it was discovered in 1940, and preserved by citizens of Jefferson County, Ohio.

[5] Receivers, in chronological order, were Zaccheus Biggs, Obadiah Jennings, Peter Wilson, Gen. Samuel Stokely, and John Viers.

[8] Media related to Federal Land Office (Steubenville) at Wikimedia Commons

historical marker saying Federal Land Office This log building was constructed in 1801 by David Hoge on the west side of Third Street. It served as his home and as the first Federal land office in that part of the Northwest Territory known as the Seven Ranges. In 1809 it was moved, and twelve years later encased in a brick structure where it was discovered in 1940. It has been preserved by the citizens of Jefferson County.
The Steubenville Land District shrank in 1807. Star locates Land Office.