Monday,
January 6, 1834.Sangamon County,
IL. | Lincoln writes the description of a
survey of Reason Shipley's land, located in Sangamon County [present-day Menard
County]. Lincoln signs his name and the names of the two chainmen, Richard
Soward and Alexander Latimer. He also signs the name of John Calhoun, the
surveyor of Sangamon County. Survey for Reason Shipley, 6 January 1834,
The Lincoln Museum, Ft. Wayne, IN. |