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Received of Abraham Lincolnthe State and County Tax for 1848 on the following described Lots, and Personal Property in Springfield, Ill. Val. Real Estate, $1500Personal property, $300 Tax, $1116
Lot8 & S 1/4 7Block10 E Ilesad.1 Lot12 - 13Block7 E Iles2 ad2
Charles ArnoldSheriff & Collector.
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1848
S & C Tax
Springfield Hoos
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A Lincoln
Tax $ 11.16
1.61
12.77
1This 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
2Lincoln 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

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