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Thornton, William F. (William Fitzhugh), 1789-1873.

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Thornton, William F. (William Fitzhugh), 1789-1873.

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Early settler of Shelbyville, Illinois, founder of the first bank in that city, Illinois legislator and president of the board of Canal Commissioners overseeing the building of the Illinois-Michigan Canal. Born in Hanover, Virginia, the son of Reuben, a lawyer, and Mildred Grywes Thornton. He was a Captain in the cavalry company of Washington, D.C. during the War of 1812 and was rewarded for his success in that with promotion to Major and in 1827 a commission from John Q. Adams to Brigadier General. He moved to Kentucky where he met and married Ann McClanahan. In 1834 they moved to Shelby County, Illinois. He was a great supporter of Henry Clay and a Whig until the demise of that party and he joined the Democratic Party. He was elected to the legislature in 1836 and also appointed to the Board of Commissioners on the canal by Governor Duncan and he was very successful in selling bonds in England to pay for the completion of the canal. He owned vast property in Illinois and in 1859 opened a bank. He and his wife had six children live to adulthood, Margaret, Mildred, Antonia, William, Thomas and Eliza. Eliza married Capt. Thomas Holloway, who fought in the Mexican War and for the Confederacy in the Civil War.

From the description of Papers, 1797-1905. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 51297866

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37522797

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34494658

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Thornton, William F. (William Fitzhugh), 1789-1873.

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Papers, 1797-1905.

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Thornton, William F. (William Fitzhugh), 1789-1873. Papers, 1797-1905.

Title: Papers, 1797-1905.

Letters, financial papers, deeds, legal documents, bills and receipts, notes, invitations, maps and news clippings. Letters to Thornton regarding his service in the military, business of the Illinois Michigan canal, politics and his property and banking business include letters from Governor Joseph Duncan, John A. McClernand, Orlando Ficklin, Charles Lanphier, Edward B. Talcott, John Fry and Judge Anthony Thornton. Two letters Thornton wrote to his wife, one on returning from England discussing his activities there and another from Chicago where he discusses the amount of sickness and death among the canal workers. An 1836 letter from Henry Clay about a bull Thornton had bought. An 1866 letter from J.P. Vaughn from France discusses the arrangements for "hiding T." there during his "temporary banishment" also gives vivid description of his trip through Italy. Family letters include many from relatives in Kentucky and Virginia including the Holloway, McClanahan, Wedderburn, Bayse and Clay families that discuss relatives, family news, travels, politics and business. Many letters to Ann and the Thornton daughters letters. Numerous deeds to property, promissory notes to Thornton, tax information on his bank and some legal documents. Notes for political speeches, probably written by Thornton. Copies of speeches by Thornton, Stephen Douglas and others. Newsclippings on politics.

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Letter : Springfield, Ill., to Gen. William F. Thornton, 1860 April 6.

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Moore, John, fl. 1860. Letter : Springfield, Ill., to Gen. William F. Thornton, 1860 April 6.

Title: Letter : Springfield, Ill., to Gen. William F. Thornton, 1860 April 6.

Moore inquires about the route which Thornton plans to take to Charleston (S.C.) for the upcoming Democratic convention there. Moore includes travel information about other Illinois delegates.

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Thornton, William Fitzhugh, 1789-1873,

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Correspondence, 1838-1846.

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Illinois. Canal Commissioners. Correspondence, 1838-1846.

Title: Correspondence, 1838-1846.

Letters, William F. Thornton to Joel Manning, April 8, 1838; E.D. Taylor to Jacob Fry, Oct. 1839; George E. Walker to Fry, July 14, 1843; and Robert Stuart to David Leavitt, Aug. 15, 1846 concern canal construction and financing.

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Letter: Bloomington, Ill., to [William Fitzhugh] Thorton, 1867 July 5.

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Davis, David, 1815-1886. Letter: Bloomington, Ill., to [William Fitzhugh] Thorton, 1867 July 5.

Title: Letter: Bloomington, Ill., to [William Fitzhugh] Thorton, 1867 July 5.

Asks if the enclosed 1852 promissory note from John Mercer, Shelbyville, Illinois, can be collected on for Abraham Lincoln's estate.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; 21 cm. + enclosure (photocopy)

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Thornton, William F. (William Fitzhugh), 1789-1873.

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Bayse family.

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Bayse family.
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Thornton, William F. (William Fitzhugh), 1789-1873.

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Clay family.

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Clay family.
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Thornton, William F. (William Fitzhugh), 1789-1873.

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Clay, Henry, 1777-1852.

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Clay, Henry, 1777-1852.
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Thornton, William F. (William Fitzhugh), 1789-1873.

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Democratic Party (Ill.)

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Democratic Party (Ill.)
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Thornton, William F. (William Fitzhugh), 1789-1873.

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Duncan, Joseph, 1794-1844.

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Duncan, Joseph, 1794-1844.
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Thornton, William F. (William Fitzhugh), 1789-1873.

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Ficklin, Orlando B. (Orlando Bell), 1808-1886.

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Ficklin, Orlando B. (Orlando Bell), 1808-1886.
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Thornton, William F. (William Fitzhugh), 1789-1873.

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Holloway family.

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Holloway family.
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Thornton, William F. (William Fitzhugh), 1789-1873.

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Illinois and Michigan Canal (Ill.)

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Illinois and Michigan Canal (Ill.)
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Thornton, William F. (William Fitzhugh), 1789-1873.

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McClanahan family.

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McClanahan family.
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Thornton, William F. (William Fitzhugh), 1789-1873.

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McClernand, John A. (John Alexander), 1812-1900.

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McClernand, John A. (John Alexander), 1812-1900.
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Thornton, William F. (William Fitzhugh), 1789-1873.

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Minor, Lucian, 1802-1858.

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Minor, Lucian, 1802-1858.
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Thornton, William F. (William Fitzhugh), 1789-1873.

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Thornton family.

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Thornton family.
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Thornton, William F. (William Fitzhugh), 1789-1873.

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Wedderburn family.

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Wedderburn family.
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Thornton, William F. (William Fitzhugh), 1789-1873.

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Whig party (Ill.)

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Whig party (Ill.)
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Thornton, William Fitzhugh, 1789-1873,

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Davis, David, 1815-1886.

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Davis, David, 1815-1886.
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Thornton, William Fitzhugh, 1789-1873,

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Illinois. Canal Commissioners.

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Illinois. Canal Commissioners.
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Thornton, William Fitzhugh, 1789-1873,

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Moore, John, fl. 1860.

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Moore, John, fl. 1860.
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Shelby County (Ill.)

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Illinois--Shelbyville

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Illinois

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Thornton, William F. (William Fitzhugh), 1789-1873.

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Thornton, William Fitzhugh, 1789-1873,

Thornton, William F. (William Fitzhugh), 1789-1873.

Thornton, William Fitzhugh, 1789-1873,

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