Author: [Illinois. Salt] Committee on the Public Lands
Title: Report of the Committee on Public Lands, on Certain Resolutions of the Legislature of the Illinois Territory, Relative to the Salt Springs. March 2d, 1813. Ordered to Lie on the Table
Description: Washington, D.C. Printed by Roger C. Weightman, 1813. First edition. Removed. 2 leaves. 8vo. The Illinois legislature wish to exchange a tax relief from the U.S. government that exempted any lands sold by the government from taxes for five years in favor of one that gave the right of owning Saline Creek and its salt deposits, in the South of Illinois, to the State. The motion was declined as the U.S. Government felt it would adversely affect salt purchases from other states. Scarce. OCLC locates five paper copies: S. Illinois, Navy Dept. Yale, Lib. Co. Philadelphia, and AAS. Last sales record found was Maggs: Cat. 847 in 1957. American Imprints 30346. Rink 3452. A very good, edge worn copy.

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