...the several States, for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts, an amount of public land equal to 30,000 acres for each Senator and Representative then in Congress. Kansas, at that time, had two Senators and one Representative, and consequently was entitled to 90,000...

...signed by President Lincoln in July, 1862. This measure donated to each state land-scrip amounting to 30,000 acres for each senator and representative then in Congress. The income from the sale of the land was to be used in each state "for the endowment, support, and maintenance...

...establishment in each State of a college of agriculture and the mechanic arts. By this act each State received an amount of public land (or land scrip) equal to 30,000 acres for each Senator and Representative in Congress to which it was then entitled. The proceeds from the sale of the land constitute a permanent...

...establishment in each State of a college of agriculture and the mechanic arts. By this act each State received an amount of public land (or land scrip) equal to 30,000 acres for each Senator and Representative in Congress to which it was then entitled. The proceeds from the sale of the land constitute a permanent...

...establishment of the land-grant colleges became law. Each State was entitled to receive an amount of land or land scrip equal to 30,000 acres for each Senator and Representative in Congress to which it was then entitled. The proceeds from the sale of the land constituted a permanent...

...1862 the first Morrill Act became a law, by which each State in the Union received a quantity of land equal to 30,000 acres for each Senator and Representative then in Congress. This land was gradually sold off by each State, and the funds thus created were invested in securities,...