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Excerpt from Reminiscences of Quincy, Illinois: Containing Historical Events, Anecdotes, Matters Concerning Old Settlers and Old Times, Etc
Quincy was for many years, and still is substantially in a business and historical point, the most important place Of the old Military Bounty Land Tract. Its history includes somewhat its surroundings, and particularly the laws which attach to its locality. By an act of Congress approved May 6, 1812, and other acts concerning Military Bounty lands, all the country lying between the Mississippi and Illinois rivers at far up as 15 north of the base line, as the same was afterwards surveyed, was with other lands lying in the territory of Michigan, in the territory Of Louisiana, afterwards Missouri and Arkansas set apart for satisfying the bounties of 160 acres promised to each of the non-commissioned Officers and soldiers of the United States.
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Quincy was for many years, and still is substantially in a business and historical point, the most important place Of the old Military Bounty Land Tract. Its history includes somewhat its surroundings, and particularly the laws which attach to its locality. By an act of Congress approved May 6, 1812, and other acts concerning Military Bounty lands, all the country lying between the Mississippi and Illinois rivers at far up as 15 north of the base line, as the same was afterwards surveyed, was with other lands lying in the territory of Michigan, in the territory Of Louisiana, afterwards Missouri and Arkansas set apart for satisfying the bounties of 160 acres promised to each of the non-commissioned Officers and soldiers of the United States.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Henry Asbury
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780332909363
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm
Page Count - 224
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Author
Henry Asbury
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ISBN - 9781331696285
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.2 cm
Page Count - 226
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