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State Treasurer Reports Illinois Finances in 1856 57
Illinois public finances detailed with receipts and disbursements for revenue funds the penitentiary and hospitals the school fund and rail revenue. It notes the treasurer’s credit with New York bankers and London agents the balance on hand and plans to meet January 1857 interest payments. It cites obligations for state bonds and land fund sales and underscores fiscal prudence amid long term taxation policy debates.
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