Receiver's and Register's correspondence, ca. 1823-1877.

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Receiver's and Register's correspondence, ca. 1823-1877.

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Correspondence primarily with Commissioner of General Land Office, Secretary of U.S. Treasury, Surveyor General and individual land purchasers concerns receipt and correction of Receiver's and Register's accounts; military bunty land scrip; preemption claims; delivery of land patents; selection of seminary, school and swamp lands; suspension of certificates of purchase because of conflicts with previous entries; closing of other Illinois land offices; and general operations of office.

correspondence 7 volumes.correspondence 7 cubic ft.

Illinois State Archive

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Illinois State Archive

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