The pioneer history of Illinois
containing the discovery in 1673, and the history of the country to the year 1818, when the state government was organized
by Reynolds, John
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John Reynolds (1788-1865) served on the Illinois Supreme Court 1818-1825, was a member of the Illinois legislature 1826-1830, 1846-1848 and 1852-1854 (the last term as Speaker of the House), and served as Governor of Illinois 1830-1834. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives 1834-1837 and 1839-1843.
Reynolds arrived in Illinois with his parents as a child, living first in Kaskaskia and then in the Goshen settlement southwest of Edwardsville. He served as a soldier during the War of 1812, after which he began a law career. This history was originally published in 1852.
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The pioneer history of Illinois: containing the discovery in 1673, and the history of the country to the year 1818, when the state government was organized
1887, Fergus printing company
in English
- 2d ed., with portraits, notes, and a complete index.
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First edition 1852.
Includes bibliographical notes and index (p. 427-459).
Lincoln copy: Book, cloth with paper title label on spine; frontispiece. Bookplate on inside front cover: William A. Amberg.
Lincoln copy: [5] pages of publisher's advertisments following p. 427.
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