Letter: Edwardsville, [Ill.], to E[lijah] C. Berry, Vandalia, [Ill.], 1823 July 6.
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Berry, Elijah Conway, 1781-1849.
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Illinois state auditor, 1818-1831 (resigned); director, state bank, 1819, president, 1825; printer, co-publisher Western Intelligencer, Kaskaskia, Illinois, and Illinois Intelligencer, Vandalia, Illinois; adjutant general, Illinois Militia, 1821, reappointed 1828. From the description of Legal document: Vandalia, Illinois, 1829 Nov. 26. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27159038 ...
Coles, Edward, 1786-1868
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Edward Coles was born on December 15, 1786 into one of the oldest Virginia families. When he inherited his family's estate in 1808, Coles felt somewhat conflicted about slavery. After serving as President James Madison's private secretary from 1809-1815, Coles purchased land in Illinois with the intention of eventually moving his estate west. In 1816 Madison sent Coles to Russia for diplomatic purposes, and Coles spent the next two years traveling in Europe. When he returned to the United States...
State Bank of Illinois (1821-1834)
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