1831 · [np]
by [Illinois]
[np], 1831. Printed folio broadside, 7-7/8" x 12-1/4." The printed list of lands for sale consists of "Lands Relinquished to the United States Under the Act of March 21, 1828." The verso lists in ink manuscript other lands for sale, with the ink signatures of Joseph Kitchell, Register; and Smith as Receiver, dated in ink manuscript July 25, 1831. Old horizontal folds [a few short splits, some repaired]. Very Good.
"Palestine was organized as a village in 1811 and became the seat of newly formed Crawford County in 1818. Its U.S. Land Office drew many visitors, including 21-year-old Abe Lincoln, who stopped for several days en route to the Springfield (truncated)
"Palestine was organized as a village in 1811 and became the seat of newly formed Crawford County in 1818. Its U.S. Land Office drew many visitors, including 21-year-old Abe Lincoln, who stopped for several days en route to the Springfield (truncated)