175 years ago today - Jun 24, 1839

[Joseph Smith] Isaac Galland sells the whole town of Nashville, Iowa, together with 13,000 other acres of half-breed land, to the Saints for over $38,000. Because Galland has no clear titles to many of these lands, which had originally been designated by the government for half-breeds, many of the Saints who move here end up losing their money and their lands.

[Source: Conkling, Christopher J., Joseph Smith Chronology]

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