Letter : to Robert Morrison, 1808 Aug. 7.

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Letter : to Robert Morrison, 1808 Aug. 7.

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A veiled threat against the life of Robert Morrison, whom Backus accuses of making defamatory remarks, indicative of the hostile feelings prevalent in Kaskaskia at the time which culminated in the murder of Rice Jones, December 7, 1808.

1 item (1 p.) ; 20 x 20 cm.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Morrison, Robert,

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Epithet: Reverend British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001440.0x000006 Came to Kaskaskia in 1798 prior to Illinois statehood. He served in the Indiana territorial legislature and was one of the first Randolph County Commissioners and Adjutant General in the Illinois Territory, 1809. His brothers' William and James also lived in Kaskaskia. His brother Joseph and his wife, Anne, remained in Philadelphia. F...

Backus, Elijah, 1726-1798

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Elijah Backus was a justice of the peace in New London, Connecticut. From the description of Documents, 1770-1783. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234338446 Elijah Backus (1726-1798) of Norwich, Connecticut, operated an iron works. From the description of Papers: Norwich, Connecticut, 1757-1807. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122601787 Receiver of the Land Office, Kaskaskia, Illinois Territory. From the description of Letter...