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purpose of preserving, improving and strengthening the 

 base upon which rests the whole superstructure of civi- 

 lized society. Fearing I am falling into a popular error, 

 a tedious, lengthy list of words, I close abruptly. Your 

 friend. 



Solon Robinson. 



U. S. Land Sales in 1838. 



[Daily Cincinnati Gazette, Sep. 15, 1838; from La-Porte 

 County Whig] 



[August 1, 1838] 

 Sir, The following is a list of the land Sales to be held 

 this fall, in almost every land office in the west and south, 

 and comprises about fifteon millions of acres of land — 

 more probably than ever offered in any one year, since 

 the foundation of the government. It is a blessed thing 

 for this State, that the lands are taxable as soon as sold. 

 The left hand column are the dates of the commence- 

 ment of each sale, which continue open two weeks, or 

 until the lands are all offered; and the right hand column 

 contains the quantity of Townships, as near as can be 

 ascertained. Each Township being 36 sections of 640 

 acres each. 



SALES IN INDIANA. 



TOWNSHIPS 



Aug. 20, at Laporte 2 



Dec. 3, " " 35 



" 17, " " 30 



Oct. 8, " Vincennes, Isl. & fractions, 



Nov. 12, " Crawfordsville 19 



SALES IN ILLINOIS. 



Sept. 3, at Danville 5 



Nov. 5, " " 21 



Sept. 3, " Vandalia, about 3 



" 17, " Springfield, 13 



Aug. 13, " Shawneetown, sev. fract'ns. 



" 13, " Quincy, 



