Simplify the following text for a Grade 4 native English-speaking person.
Original: Wills was authorized to purchase 17 a for a cemetery to honor those lost in the battle , paying $ 2,475.87 for the land ( $ as of ) .
Simplified: Wills was allowed to buy 17 acres ( 69,000 mÂ ) for a cemetery to honor the people who died in the battle . He paid $ 2,475.87 for the land .