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         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-03-07'>Saturday, March 7, 1835.</date>
            <place key='39.9788, -89.8420' teiForm='name'>New Salem, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Under February 21, 1835 order, Sheriff Elkin sells Lincoln's surveying
            instruments, horse, saddle and bridle for $81. Sale of house and lots is stayed by order
            of plaintiff, Van Bergen.<bibl default='NO'>Photocopy.</bibl>
         </p>
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         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-03-10'>Tuesday, March 10, 1835.</date>
            <place key='39.9788, -89.8420' teiForm='name'>New Salem, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln draws up description of two surveys he has made for William
            McNeely. First tract is on north bank of Gum's Branch 4&#189; miles west of New
            Salem. Other, 4-acre tract, is located 1&#189; miles northeast of New Salem.
            [Lincoln described two pieces of land as "part of the South West fractional quarter of
            Section 30 in Township 18 North of Range 7 West," and "Also, the West half of the South
            West quarter of Section 21 in the afforesaid Township."]<bibl default='NO'>Photocopy.</bibl>
         </p>
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         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-03-24'>Tuesday, March 24, 1835.</date>
            <place key='39.9788, -89.8420' teiForm='name'>New Salem, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> Lincoln, deputy surveyor, surveys N.W. &#188; of N.E. &#188; of
            Section 33 in Township 18 North of Range 6 west of Third Principal Meridian for
            Archibald Kincaid. His corner posts are Spanish Oak and three white oak trees.
            Forty-acre tract is located about 3 miles northwest of Athens.<bibl default='NO'>Photocopy.</bibl>
         </p>
      </div2>

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         <dateline>
            <date value='1835-03-28'>Saturday, March 28, 1835.</date>
            <place key='39.9788, -89.8420' teiForm='name'>New Salem, IL</place>.</dateline>
         <p> [Sangamon citizens meet in Springfield to adopt measures relative to
            construction of railroad from Springfield to Alton. William F. Elkin presides, and C. R.
            Matheny and Elijah Iles act as secretaries. Committee of nine is appointed to cooperate
            with Macoupin and Madison counties.<bibl default='NO'>
               <title>Sangamo Journal</title>, 4 April 1835.</bibl>]</p>
      </div2>