John Gardiner

John Gardiner was the chief clerk of the General Land Office during the War of 1812. Among the more noteworthy events attributed to Gardiner was his removal of the GLO’s records from Washington, during the siege by the British. His name appears on several early maps, including a Map of the bounty lands in Illinois Territory, a map of the military boundary lands in Arkansas Territory a similar map of Alabama Territory and Map of the Northern Part of Missouri Territory.