Title: Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts (State Lands). Land Sale Records, circa 1829-1852
Collection identifier: 748
Primary Creator: Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts
Extent: 3.0 microfilm reels
Subjects: Property
Forms of Material: Copies, Organizational records
This collection consists of microfilm copies of land records held by the Auditor of Public Accounts regarding the sale of specific categories of land granted from the federal government to the state. These include swamp lands (1 reel), school lands (1 reel), and saline reserve lands (1 reel), with a particular focus on the Gallatin Saline Reserve.
The originals of these records are located in the Illinois State Archives, as indicated in the attached inventory. The Library acquired the microfilm in 1974.
Repository: Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
Related Materials: United States General Land Office (Illinois Districts). <span class="highlight0 bold">Tract</span> <span class="highlight1 bold">books</span> and other documents, 1804-1868 For more information please see http://www.library.illinois.edu/ihx/archon/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=6050.
URL: http://www.library.illinois.edu/ihx/inventories/illinois-auditor-land-records.pdf
PDF finding aid for Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts (State Lands). Land Sale Records
Submit request (Aeon)
