Receiver's and Register's incoming correspondence, January 6, 1827-September 23, 1876.

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Receiver's and Register's incoming correspondence, January 6, 1827-September 23, 1876.

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Incoming correspondence primarily from Commissioner of General Land Office, Surveyor General, Auditor of Public Accounts and private individuals concerns military land warrants, preemption claims, receipt of plans from Surveyor General, delivery of patents, forfeited land and corrections of abstracts of land sold which were sent to Auditor. After August 30, 1855, correspondence concerns land in Quincy District which was received and filed by Springfield Land District Office.

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