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English: A U.S. General Land Office land patent for 40 acres of land in Dixon, Illinois, dated September 1, 1845. It is signed on behalf of President James K. Polk by Col. J. Knox Walker , the President's private secretary and nephew.
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Source The Cooper Collection of Historical US Documents.
Author US General Land Office .

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