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Land office   /lænd ˈɔfəs/   Listen
Land office

noun
1.
A government office where business relating to public lands is transacted.






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"Land office" Quotes from Famous Books



... in 1909 by William Boone Douglass, Examiner of Surveys in the General Land Office, Santa Fe. Following is an abstract of the government ...
— The Book of the National Parks • Robert Sterling Yard

... however, his twenty-fifth birthday occurred before election, thus this obstacle was removed. In his district a most spirited canvass took place, and out of over thirty-five thousand votes cast, his opponent was declared elected by only five. He was appointed register of the land office at Springfield, but resigned this position in 1889. He became Secretary of State the following year, and in 1841 was elected a judge of the Supreme Court at the age of twenty-eight. This position he also resigned two years ...
— Hidden Treasures - Why Some Succeed While Others Fail • Harry A. Lewis



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