Receiver's quarterly accounts, October 1, 1834-March 31, 1856.

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Receiver's quarterly accounts, October 1, 1834-March 31, 1856.

Chronological accounts of disbursements and receipts were totaled quarterly for return to U.S. Treasury. Entries for disbursements include date, amount and cause (e.g., salaries, printing, travel, furniture, advertising). Entries for receipts usually were made for land purchases and include date of purchase, Receiver's receipt number, name of purchaser, legal description of tract, number of acres, price per acre, amount received in military scrip and warrants and total amount of purchase price.

ledgers 3 volumes.

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The Danville Land District Office was created by an act of Congress of February 19,1831. Land lying north of line separating townships sixteen and seventeen north of baseline for second and third principal meridians, formerly parts of Vandalia and Palestine Districts, was assigned to new office. In 1834 Northwestern and Northeastern Districts were created, partially from that portion of Danville District lying north of line separating townships thirth and thirt-one north. ...