Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln. Volume 6 [Dec. 13, 1862-Nov. 3, 1863].

Memorandum Concerning Illinois Claims1Jump to section

[August 24, 1863]

Under that provision of the United States Constitution which requires the President to take care that the Laws be faithfully executed, I am requested to cause a sum of money to be paid from the Treasury of the United States to the State of Illinois.

By the sixth Section of the Illinois enabling act, approved April 18, 1818, it was among other things, provided that two per cent of the net proceeds of the sales of the United States lands, within Illinois, and which should be sold after the 1st. day of January 1819, should be disbursed under the direction of Congress in making roads leading to the State---this under a condition that the State should not tax the lands sold within five years of the day of sale.

Illinois closed with these terms; and they became matter of compact. The money now claimed by Illinois is sought to be legally derived from this two per cent fund.

1806--- $ 30.000--- 2 per ct. fund

1810--- 60.000--- `` `` `` `` Ohio

1811--- 50.000. `` `` `` `` fund

1812--- 30.000. `` `` `` ``

1815--- 100.000 `` `` `` ``

52.984.62

1818 260.000

1825--- 150.000 2 per ct fund O

1827--- 30.000 In

1829 100.000 Ills.

1829 50.000 Mo.

1829 100.000

1831 244.915

1834 O 200.000

In--- 150.000

Ills.--- 100.000

Pen 300.000.

1835--- 300.000

1835--- 346.186--- East of Ohio

1836 600.000--- East of Ohio

1838 450.000

Annotation

[1]   AD, DLC-RTL. See Lincoln to James M. Edmunds, February 9, supra, and the communications to Morris and Usher, infra.

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