Tract books of land sold within Springfield District, ca. September 1825-December 1861.

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Tract books of land sold within Springfield District, ca. September 1825-December 1861.

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Land sales were entered in tract books by legal description, presumably to ensure that any given tract was not sold more than once. Entries for each tract sold include legal description of tract, name and residence of purchaser, date sold and number acres. Tract books occasionally include date patent issued and/or canceled, notations of sections selected for seminary land and number of military land warrant location certificate.

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United States. General Land Office. Springfield District.

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The Springfield Land District Office was created by act of Congress of May 8, 1822. All land in Edwardsville District lying north of line separating townships thirteen and fourteen north of baseline for third rincipal meridian was assigned to new district. In 1831 and 1834 respectively Quincy and Northwestern Land Districts were created, encompassing some of land formerly contained in Springfield District. As other land offices located within Illinois were discontinued d...