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History of Linn County,
Missouri
An Encyclopedia of Useful Information, and A Compendium of
Actual Facts.
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It Contains
A Condensed History of the State of Missouri and Its Chief
Cities -
St. Louis, Kansas City and St. Joseph;
A Reliable History of Lynn County -
Its Pioneer Record, War History,
Resources, Biographical Sketches and Portraits of
Prominent Citizens; General and Local Statistics of great
Value, and a Large Amount of Miscellaneous
Matter, Incidents, etc. Etc.
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ILLUSTRATED
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Publ. Kansas City, Mo.
Birdsall & Dean.
1882
CHAPTER XIV.
STATEMENT OF FACTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST
Poor-farm - Its Cost -
Lease and Family of Lease - Sold, Purchased, and Traded - Some
Interesting Facts - Swamp Lands, When Selected - Cost of First
Sale and Survey - 28,759.99 Acres - By Townships - What it
Brought - The Closing Sale - Removal of County Seat a Failure -
A Suit for Damages by Linneus against Brookfield Suggested -
Vote of 1870 and that of 1880 - No Hope for Brookfield - A
$75,000 Court-house - Population of Linn County - Per cent of
Gain
(Source: History of Linn County,
Missouri - Publ. Kansas City, Mo. by Birdsall & Dean - 1882)
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