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Page 351 | April 2, 1867

War fund report

Town Records of DeKalb Ill page 351, 1867

To E. B. Gilbert, Esq., A Justice of the Peace

Town and county of DeKalb and state of Illinois

We the undersigned Board of Auditors on war fund would beg leave to report to you as follows

That on the 5th day of September 1866, there was ordered to be levied a tax of two cent on the dollar on the assessed valuation of property in this town for the purpose of paying off the whole of the remaining War Bounty debt

Which tax received from the collector amount                                    4404.63

Amount R. R. tax from R. A. Smith                                                            767.56

Amount on hand on last year statement                                                                22.52    

                                                                                                                                5194.71

Amount delinquent tax returned                                                              668.59  

                                                                                                                                $4526.12

The town custodian has paid and taken up 76 bonds Amt. 3800.00

Interest on bonds                                                                                572.40

Commissioner of town custodian                                             135.784508.18

                                                                                                                                      17.94

There are now 10 bonds with interest left unpaid and for which the 668.59 returned as delinquent tax will be amply sufficient to pay the whole indebtedness, depending however upon the abatements

All of which is respectfully submitted

Auditing Board of War Fund

F. G. Glidden

N. Sweet

Ira Penny

DeKalb town, DeKalb County, State of Illinois

We the undersigned war fund auditing committee do hereby order the town clerk of the town of DeKalb to issue a town bond calling for $50 with interest at the rate of ten per cent from April 1st 1865 to take up a certificate issued by Morse and Ellwood Feb 15th 1865 to Morris Willey said certificate has never been present until quite lately and no bond issue to him his name having been overlooked when the bonds were issued.

DeKalb Ills April 2. 1867

War Fund Auditing Board

J. F. Glidden

N. Sweet

Ira Penny