jan 7, 1824 - Half Breed Tract Becomes Lee County
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A treaty with the "Sac and Fox tribe" gave 119,000 acres in what would be Lee County to children of racially-mixed parentage and was known as the "Half Breed Tract." Guardians of these children were also allowed to move into the area, and many white settlers took advantage of the situation and made claims to land. A United States Supreme Court decision in 1850 held that the legal claims to land rested with the descendants of the children of racially-mixed parentage.
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