Papers relating to land in Northwestern District, ca. 1828-1956.

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Papers relating to land in Northwestern District, ca. 1828-1956.

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Papers cover various activities mainly conducted by Northwestern Land District Office. Documents include preemption declaration statements and affidavits, plats and surveys, military land warrants, Register's certificates, Receiver's receipts, lists of land remaining unsold at Galena when land office moved to Dixon, land patents, relinquishments, swamp land affidavits and correspondence with General Land Office, Auditor of Public Accounts, Surveyor General and private individuals. When Northwestern Office closed in September 1855 files were transferred to Springfield District Office, where officials placed material related to further sales of public land in Northwestern District. In 1879 Auditor of Public Accounts was given custody of all files maintained at Springfield Land District Office. He then proceeded to interfile his records, dating ca. 1829-1956, with those of appropriate district. In Northwestern District files Auditor's records include abstracts of land sold; corrections of errors in abstracts of land sold; lists of state land sales; abstracts of school land selected; lists of land sold for nnpayment of taxes; and correspondence with Northwestern and Springfield District Offices, Surveyor General and private individuals.

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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...

Illinois. Auditor's Office

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In 1865 counties and cities were authorized to issue bonds in support of subscriptions to the capital stock of railroad companies or in aid of any public improvement (L. 1865, p. 44). In 1877 bonding authority also was extended to other local governmental units including towns, townships, school districts, and other municipal corporations (L. 1877, p. 158). Each bond issued by a local unit had to be registered with the Auditor. When the bonds for any one unit totaled $5,000 or more the Auditor w...

United States. General Land Office. Northwestern District.

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The Northwestern Land District Office was created at Galena by Congressional act of Juen 26, 1834. District was composed of land which formerly had been part of Quincy District lying north of the line separating townships twelve and thirteen north of baseline for fourth principal meridian, as well as small part of Danville District. On November 2, 1840, district office was moved from Galena to Dixon. Northwestern District Office was abolished on September 3, 1855, and responsibility for selling ...

United States. Surveyor General

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