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The Illinois Central Railroad Company offers for sale over 1,500,000 acres selected farming and wood lands, in tracts of forty acres and upwards, to suit purchasers, on long credits and at low rates of interest, situated on each side of their railroad, extending all the way from the extreme north to the south of the state of Illinois
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| Title | The Illinois Central Railroad Company offers for sale over 1, 500, 000 acres selected farming and wood lands, in tracts of forty acres and upwards, to suit purchasers, on long credits and at low rates of interest, situated on each side of their railroad, extending all the way from the extreme north to the south of the state of Illinois |
| Description | Describes lands for purchase in Illinois, discusses agricultural and mineral resources of Illinois and gives current prices for corn, wheat and oats. Letters of testimony to living in Illinois are given from: G.W. Gilson, B.G. Roots, John Williams, Rev. John S. Barger, James Phillips, A.J. Galloway, C.G. Taylor, L.G. Chase, Daniel Arter, Joseph C. Orth, J. Ambrose Wight, John S. Peironnel, Wm. P. West. |
| Subject (LCSH) | Railroad land grants--Illinois; Illinois--Description and travel; Illinois Central Railroad Company; |
| Geographic Location | United States--Illinois |
| Time Period | 1850-1860 |
| Creator | Illinois Central Railroad Company |
| Publisher | Boston, G. C. Rand & Avery, Printers |
| Contributors | G.W. Gilson; B.G. Roots; John Williams; Rev. John S. Barger; James Phillips; A.J. Galloway; C.G. Taylor; L.G. Chase; Daniel Arter; Joseph C. Orth; J. Ambrose Wight; John S. Peironnel; Wm. P. West; |
| Date | 1857 |
| Type | Text |
| Format | pdf |
| Identifier | Finley Collection F545.I31 |
| Language | eng |
| Rights | See http://library.knox.edu/digitalcollections/rightsinfo.htm |
| Collection | Railroads in the Midwest, Early Documents and Images (Knox College) |
| Date Digital | 2009-11-18 |
| Physical Description | 80 p. incl. front., illus. 2 maps (1 double) 23 cm. |
| Filename | IllinoisCentral_1500000acres.pdf |
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