Certificates of relinquishment, 1821-1829.

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Certificates of relinquishment, 1821-1829.

Certificates filed under an act of Congress of March 2, 1821 state that a purchaser has filed a relinquishment on specified tracts and that any payments made on those relinquished tracts should be applied toward the purchase of another tract or tracts. Entries on each certificate include purchaser name; certificate date and number; tract legal description; relinquished tract purchase date; and relinquished tract legal description to which credit is applied.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7398518

Illinois State Archive

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United States. Kaskaskia Land Office.

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