Peoria city and county, Illinois; a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement . so, That the governor be authorized to make a grant of land,not exceeding one hundred acres, to each person who hatli not obtained any grantof land from the United States, and who on the first day of August, 1790, wasenrolled in the militia at \incennes or in the Illinois Country, and has donemilitia dutv. These provisions resulted unsatisfactorily, however, and congresspassed an act on March 26, 1804, establishing land offices at \incennes and Kas-kaskia. Michael Jones was appointed register at
Peoria city and county, Illinois; a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement . so, That the governor be authorized to make a grant of land,not exceeding one hundred acres, to each person who hatli not obtained any grantof land from the United States, and who on the first day of August, 1790, wasenrolled in the militia at \incennes or in the Illinois Country, and has donemilitia dutv. These provisions resulted unsatisfactorily, however, and congresspassed an act on March 26, 1804, establishing land offices at \incennes and Kas-kaskia. Michael Jones was appointed register at the latter settlement, and ElijahBackus, receiver, who were vested with authority to receive proof of all under the acts mentioned, and adjudicate them. This commission madeseveral reports and continued in existence until 1815. when it was terminated. The grants of land were separated by the register into four classes—ancientgrants; donations to heads of families; donations on account of improvements;donations to militia men. The records of the land office do not show, EARLY PEUUIA ilAXSItlX. LI15ERTY STPvEET liETWEEX JEFFERSON AND MADISON STREETS Note the firewall oal)les FULTOI-STREETSAS * ITAPPKAREP IM 1?44*;
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