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268 History University of Illinois The lands purchased in 1860 by the promoters Stoughton, Babcock, and Harvey, consisted of one hundred ninety-three and nine-tenths acres and cost $19,298.79." Harvey sold his one-third interest in all the lands purchased to Stoughton and Babcock on September 11, 1861, for an amount not mentioned in the records. About one hundred and ten acres were platted and laid off in town lots—the number was approximately six hundred and twenty-four as shown on the plat. On five and seventy-five hundredths acres, including besides alleys, twelve lots, a seminary was constructed and to these grounds there were added later between four and five acres. The cost to Champaign county of buildings, grounds, farms, and bonds given to the state for the location of the Illinois industrial university was as follows: Seminary building and grounds, about eight acres, $40,000 j 2 3 the Busey farm of four hundred and five and twelvehundredths acres $28,700 ;24 the Griggs farm of four hundred acres $22,000 ; 25 an additional farm—one hundred sixty acres near Cemetery, $14,510 ;26 fruit and other trees from M. L. Dunlap $2,000.27 Champaign county bonds $100,000,28 making the total paid by the county for the above items $207,210. The Illinois Central gave $50,000 in freight, the cash value of which was estimated by the legislative committee at $35,000. The total cash value of all items given to the state by Champaign county was $242,210, the same being estimated by the legislative committee in 1867 at $285,000 and estimated by the Champaign Shown in three deeds, recorded in Book R, pp. 549, 550, 634. "Deed made April 25, 1867, Book 9, p. 173 and filed May 10, 1867. M B. H. Busey to the trustees of the industrial university, Book 10, p. 25, 26. "Clark R. Griggs to the board of trustees, May 10, 1867, Book 7, p. 305. "Pour deeds: Jesse and Henry Clements of Ohio, April 26, 1867, filed fifty-three and thirteen twentieths acres; Morris Burt, May 10, 1867, filed seven acres in Book 9, page 170; Albert G. Carle, May 10, 1867, filed eighty acres in Book 9, p. 171; Jesse Burt, May 10, 1867,filfedtwenty-one acres in Book 9, p. 172. "Reported in the proceedings of the supervisors' meetings, September 18, 1867, p. 548. "Voted April 10, 1867; in proceedings of the supervisors' meetings, p. 518. K
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