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Souvenir of Early and Notable Events in the History of the North West Territory, Illinois and Tazewell County including Names of Those who have Served the County in ...Official Capacities
(1916)Flat Map of Tazewell County Illinois 1864
Portrait and Biographical Record of Tazewell and Mason Counties, IllinoisHistorical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Tazewell County
Prairie Farmer's Reliable Directory of Farmers and Breeders: Tazewell County, Illinois Pekin and Tremont, Illinois in Vintage Postcards (Postcard History Series)Pekin Sesquicentennial a History, 1824-1974
Banks and Banking in Tazewell County, Illinois During the Nineteenth Century
The Autobiography of Gurdon Saltonstall HUBBARD
Combined Plats and Atlases of Tazewell County, Illinois 1864, 1873, 1891
Illinois PioneerUnique, Original 1838 Document: Autograph Letter to Col. Samuel ALLEN 1838, from John BUCKLEY
History of Tazewell County, Together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages & Townships
From the seller: "Very good-condition Quarto (4to). Signed Stampless cover, cancelled in Tremont ILL (Illinois) November 3, 1838. Written by Buckley to Allen, and sent to him at Bethel Gorham, Ontario County, New York. Buckley writes three full pages of descriptive text, numbering at least 500 words. He describes his arrival at Pekin on the Illinois River 25 days after departure via the Ohio Canal. Makes mention of flora, fauna, crops, price of corn, land purchases and opportunity, teacher's salary etc....Hewed log two story high clapboard and brick chimney house, and new 20' x 24' small cabin in front for a milk house and many purposes a fine bearing orchard of thirty trees 15 peach and six red cherry trees a hewed log barn for which I paid $1000...the Rail Road that is now making from Pekin to the Wabash passes with sight of us. We live seven miles from Pekin East and three from Tremont the county seat of Tazwell...Say to all the laboring young men go to Illinois and get a farm wages one dollar a day from your friend..." Tremont, IL is south of Peoria in Tazewell County. An interesting narrative of early pioneer life in Illinois. This document was originally folded in nine sections, sealed with wax. Obviously, folded where originally creased, with minor tears at a few folds, and small tear with loss where wax seal was opened. Document is slightly age-toned, with some staining. Americana, Agriculture, River Transportation, Farming, Ephemera.:Map: Atlas of Illinois Counties of Jackson, Williamson, Johnson, Union, Alexander and PulaskiGhost Towns of Southern Illinois
Family Maps of Union County, Illinois, Deluxe Edition
1850 Federal Census: Union County, Illinois
Union County, Illinois: A Pictorial HistoryMarriages of Union County, Illinois 1818-1880
History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, IllinoisIlliana Ancestors, 1981, 1982, 1983, from the Commercial News, Danville, Illinois
Vermilion County, IllinoisFootprints in the Sands: Founders and Builders of Vermilion County, Illinois
Portrait and Biographical Album of Vermilion and Edgar Counties, Illinois
History Under Our Feet: the Story of Vermilion County, Illinois
(1889)Bismarck, Illinois (History), 1872-1972; Vermilion County
The History & Romance of Danville Junction (Illinois)
1930 Danville, Illinois Financial Directory
100 Years History of Newspapers in Danville, Illinois
Scrap Book: Amos Williams and Early Danville, Illinois
(circa 1930)Polk's Danville City Directory 1980-81
Danville: A Pictorial HistoryDescendants of Joram KYN, founder of Upland - New Sweden (now Chester, Pennsylvania) and Whose Descendants Were Some of the Earliest Settlers of Wabash County, IllinoisFaces & Places: a Pictorial History of Wabash County, Illinois
Wabash County, Illinois. Volume I: History and Families 1824-1993
Wabash County LineagesThe Past and Present of Warren County, IllinoisHistory and Families of Warren County, Illinois
The Records of Warren County, IllinoisEarly Days in Greenbush with Biographical Sketches of the Old Settlers
This is Washington County: 1818-1968
Washington County, Illinois, 1979 History
1874 Map: Illinois Counties of St. Clair, Monroe, Randolph, Perry, and Washington
History of Washington County, Illinois, With Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery...
Condensed History of the Citizen Soldier of Wayne County
History of Wayne and Clay Counties, IllinoisGhost Towns of Southern Illinois
Marriages from White County, Illinois, 1881-1900; Probate Index 1976-1979
Marriages from White County, Illinois: 1901-1915Family Maps of White County, Illinois, Deluxe Edition
History of White County, IllinoisHeritage Houses of White County, Illinois
Original (White County, Illinois and Stillwater, Oklahoma) Collection of JOHNSON Family Photographs
I Remember When: A Whiteside County Genealogists Bicentennial PublicationWhiteside County in the Civil War
History of Whiteside County. Illinois
Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois1850 Census: Will County, Illinois
The COUNTRYMAN Family of Will County, IllinoisThe Story of Carterville: Its Hundred Years 1871-1971
Ghost Towns of Southern Illinois
The Bloody Vendetta Embracing the Early History of Williamson County, IllinoisThe Herrin Massacre: A Fair and Impartial Statement of all the Facts. The Trial, Evidence, Verdict
Historical Souvenir of Williamson County, Illinois: Being a Brief Review of the County from Date of Founding to the PresentWay Down in Egyptland: A Family Journey Into Southern Illinois
Map: Atlas of Illinois Counties of Jackson, Williamson, Johnson, Union, Alexander and Pulaski
Williamson County, Illinois Sesquicentennial History
The History of Williamson County Illinois, from the Earliest Times...History of Winnebago County, Illinois: Its Past and PresentThe History of Rockton, Winnebago County, Illinois: 1820-1898
The Pioneers of Winnebago and Boone Counties, Illinois Who Came Before 1841Past & Present of the City of Rockford & Winnebago County, Illinois
Portrait and Biographical Record of Winnebago and Boone Counties, Illinois Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative CitizensPortrait and Biographical Album of Woodford County, IllinoisThe History of Woodford County, Illinois
The Past and Present of Woodford County, IllinoisGoodfield, Illinois: 1888-1988
Roanoke, Illinois (History) 1874-1974Washburn [Illinois] 1850 - 1976: Yesterday and Today
Unique, Original 1864 Marriage License: State of Illinois, County of Woodford. The Holy Bonds of Matrimony between Jacob RICH and Elizabeth SOMER
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