Document: Kaskaskia, [Illinois Territory] 1809 Dec. 31.

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Document: Kaskaskia, [Illinois Territory] 1809 Dec. 31.

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Describes land claims made in and around Fort Chartres and Cahokia. Signed by federal land commissioners Michael Jones and Elijah Backus.

1 item (2 p.); 43 cm.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Backus, Elijah, 1726-1798

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Elijah Backus was a justice of the peace in New London, Connecticut. From the description of Documents, 1770-1783. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234338446 Elijah Backus (1726-1798) of Norwich, Connecticut, operated an iron works. From the description of Papers: Norwich, Connecticut, 1757-1807. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122601787 Receiver of the Land Office, Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory. From the description of Letter...

Jones, Michael, d. 1822.

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United States. Land Commissioners.

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Board federally appointed in 1804 to examine all land claims in Illinois country. From the description of Document: Kaskaskia, [Illinois Territory] 1809 Dec. 31. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 34799083 ...