Land Grant, 1848
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Framed land grant issued to Joseph A. Barnes in 1848. It was signed by President James K. Polk. Barnes, a New York native, was among the first wave of "Yankees" from the east coast were the first white settlers in the area around present-day Mount Prospect. Below the grant is a survey map of Barnes' property dated 1870. Barnes lived and farmed in Elk Grove Township until his death in 1881.
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- Land Grant, 1848. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16614coll26/id/195. (Accessed April 19, 2024.)
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