History of Illinois, From 1778-1833
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Excerpt from History of Illinois, From 1778-1833: And Life and Times of Ninian Edwards Gov. Edwards´ appointment as Minister to Mexico - His Controversy with Mr. Crawford - Letters from Judge McLean, Mr. Adams, Mr. Ingham, Mr. Calhoun, Mr. Wirt, and others, in reference to it - False Charges of Col. Benton - Gov. Edwards´ Resignation - Etc; Laws of the Territory and State, from 1809 to 1830; Slavery - Gov. Edwards´ Views on the Slavery Question - The Attempt to Introduce Slavery into the State - Education - Proprietors of Upper Alton the first to establish Free Schools - State Laws on the Subject of Schools - Gov. Edwards´ Speeches during his Canvass for Governor of the State; The Winnebago and Black Hawk Wars; Gov. Edwards´ Correspondence with the Secretary of the Treasury on the Subject of the Three Per Cent. Fund - His Private Character - His Pursuits - Management of his Personal Affairs - His Usefulness as a Citizen and Neighbor - Funeral Discourse of the Rev. J. M. Peek; Memoir of the late Hon. Daniel P. Cook; Letters and Speeches of Ninian Edwards; Letters from William Wirt, Attorney-General of the United States; John McLean, Postmaster-General and Judge of the Supreme Court of the United States; John O. Calhoun, Secretary of War, United States Senator and Vice-President of the United States; Samuel D. Ingham, Secretary of the United States Treasury; Gabriel Moore of Alabama, Member of Congress, Governor, and United States Senator; William Kelly of Louisiana, Representative and Senator in Congress; David S. Morrill, U.S. Senator from Maine; Isham Talbott, United States Senator from Kentucky; James Monroe, President of the United States; John Quincy Adams, President of the United States; Thos. B. Read, Senator in Congress from Mississippi; Felix Grundy, Senator in Congress from Tennessee; Richard M.Johnson, Senator in Congress, and Vice-President of the United States; Almy McLean, Member of Congress from Kentucky; John J. Crittenden, United States Senator, and Attorney-General of United States; Thomas H. Benton, Senator in Congress; Charles Fisher, Member of Congress from North Carolina; John Crowell, Member of Congress from Alabama: Samuel L. Southard, Senator in Congress, and Secretary of the Navy; Rufus King, Senator in Congress, and Minister to England; George M. Bibb, Senator in Congress, Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals in Kentucky, and Secretary of the Treasury; Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury; William Eustis, Governor of Massachusetts, and Secretary of War; Edward Tiffin, Commissioner General Laud Office; A. J. Dallas, Secretary of the Treasury; W. H. Crawford, Secretary of Treasury and War Department; and others About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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