In a message dated 8/4/01 4:13:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time, eturner@ccrtc.com writes: > Hi List, > > I need help! > > This is a description of a land purchase that I found in "Illinois Public > Domain Land Tract Sales Database". > > Purchaser: SMITH, JOSEPH Sale Type: FD Hamilton > > Legal Description: NWSE - Section 10 Township 07S Range 07E > > Meridian 3 - Acres bought 40 - Price per Acre 000.00 - > > Total Price WARRANT Soc. Stat. MALE Date Purchased 11/14/1851 > > Co. or St. Purchase UNKNOWN > > There are 3 more entries all for Joseph Smith everything is the same > except, > > Legal description: NESW 10 -TWP 07S- Range 05E Meridian 3 > SWNE 10 > SENW 10 > > Could someone tell me where in Hamilton County this land was located? Would > also like to know who is the owner now, if that information is available. > Also did he purchase a total of 160 acres ? The first purchase has a > different Range no. from the other 3 purchases. I think I need a lesson in > map reading. Please explain the NESW . > > What does "WARRANT" under Total Price mean? What does Sale Type, FD mean? > > Thanks for any help you can give, > > Evalyn > Evalyn, the following site has a good description of the land terms (http://geography.about.com/education/geography/library/weekly/aa090897.htm). A section is 640 acres. Your descriptions indicate one-fourth of one fourth of a section. For example, NESW 10 would mean the north east quarter of the south west quarter of Section 10. Each parcle would be 40 acres. Sam in KY