Note: The following information was included in a report presented to the U. S. Senate in March 1824, concerning contracts for surveying the public lands in Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas from January 1, 1819 to April 1822.
Source reference: American State Papers, Public Lands, Volume 4, page 19, No. 423.
A comparative statement of the land measures of the United States,
and the French measures formerly used in the late province of Louisiana
Lineal measure
72 French feet = 77 English (U.S.) feet
6 French perches = 7 English (U.S.) poles = 1.75 chains
10 French perches = 1 lineal French Arpent
12 lineal French Arpents = 35 chains
Superficial measure (area)
288 Arpents = 245 acres
1 League square = 7056 Arpents = 6002.50 acres
