Papers, 1846-1866.

Edwards, Ninian, 1775-1833

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Edwards was governor of Illinois. Sloane was a representative from Ohio. From the description of Letter : Belleville, Ill., to [John] Sloan[e], Ohio, 1828 Oct. 25. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52249240 From the description of Letter : Belleville, Ill., to [John] Sloan[e], Ohio, 1828 Oct. 25. (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 83279239 Lawyer, judge; Kentucky state representative, 1796-1797; governor, Illinois Territory, 1809...

Illinois. Militia

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Carthage Grays Company was involved in the murder of Joseph and Hyrum Smith in Carthage, Ill. on June 27, 1844. From the description of Poll book, Carthage Grays, 1843, November 25, Carthage, Ill. (Western Illinois University). WorldCat record id: 36298898 ...

Springfield Greys.

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Cook, John Pope, 1825-1910

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Cook was born in Belleville, Illinois, to a well-connected political family. His maternal grandfather, Ninian Edwards, was a United States Senator and the Governor of Illinois. His father was Daniel Pope Cook, who was a member of the United States House of Representatives at the time. Following Daniel's death at the age of 33, his widow, Julia Catherine Edwards Cook, moved with their only child, John, back to Belleville, where she died three years later, leaving Cook as an orphan. Cook receiv...