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CITY OF SPRINGFIELD,Aug. 20th1847.
RECEIVED of A. Lincoln
his City Tax, for the year 1847, on the following described property, to wit:
Lot, 12, 13. Block, 7 E Iles[Addition]1
"
" 8, S[South] 10 ft[foot] 7. " 10 Same2
Valuation of Real Estate $ 1800; Personal Property $ 500Tax $ 16.10
John ConnellyCity Collector;
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A. Lincoln
$16.10
1Lincoln purchased these two lots from Elijah Iles in 1838 for $300. The lots were across Eighth Street from his home in the middle of the block.
Deed of Elijah Iles and Malinda Iles to Abraham Lincoln
2This property was Lincoln’s home at 8th and Jackson streets in Springfield, which he purchased from Charles Dresser in 1844.
Deed of Charles Dresser and Louisa W. Dresser to Abraham Lincoln

Partially Printed Document Signed, 2 page(s), Lincoln Collection, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (Springfield, IL)