Annual land sales reports, 1848-1865.

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Annual land sales reports, 1848-1865.

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Annual reports, submitted by the Illinois and Michigan Canal treasurer to the canal trustees, summarize canal land sales and contain detailed listings of town lots and other tracts sold during the year (arranged by legal description) and complete "notes unpaid" (installment payments due from purchasers) lists. Reports (1852-1853) also list forfeited lots and land resold.

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