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Descriptive Information

Title
Land Warrant
Coverage-Year
1835
Description
Richard Baldridge used land warrants, similar to this title, to purchase his McLean County farm.
Interpretation
Richard Baldridge signed a similar document when he purchased land in White Oak Township in 1852 after traveling with his wife to McLean County from Ohio.
Inscription
Richard Baldridge used land warrants similar to this one to purchase his first McLean County farm. (MCHS)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How we learn about communities
  • Communities and Geography
  • American Communities in History
Learning Standards
  • 15 Economics
  • 16 History
  • 18 Social systems
Author or Creator
McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other Contributors
Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
Resource Type
Still image
Source
  • The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.
  • ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)
Subject / Keywords
  • McLean County, Illinois  
  • Land  
Collection Publisher
McLean County Museum of History
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0225
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 2:2, p. 18
Collection Title
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
Collection
Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)
TitleLand Warrant
Coverage-Year1835
DescriptionRichard Baldridge used land warrants, similar to this title, to purchase his McLean County farm.
InterpretationRichard Baldridge signed a similar document when he purchased land in White Oak Township in 1852 after traveling with his wife to McLean County from Ohio.
InscriptionRichard Baldridge used land warrants similar to this one to purchase his first McLean County farm. (MCHS)
Lesson Plans / Themes
  • How we learn about communities
  • Communities and Geography
  • American Communities in History
Learning Standards
  • 15 Economics
  • 16 History
  • 18 Social systems
Author or CreatorMcLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.  
Other ContributorsWalters, William D, Jr., 1942-  
Resource TypeStill image
Source
  • The Heart of the Cornbelt: An Illustrated History of Corn Farming in McLean County,' by William D. Walters Jr.
  • ISBN 0-943788-15-3 (1997)
Subject / Keywords
  • McLean County, Illinois  
  • Land  
Collection PublisherMcLean County Museum of History
Rights StatementCopyright Not Evaluated
Resource Identifier
  • mch0225
  • IL MCLEAN AGR WAL - Figure 2:2, p. 18
Collection TitleTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)  
CollectionTeaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)

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