Document: Jacksonville, Ill., 1858 July 12.

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Document: Jacksonville, Ill., 1858 July 12.

Deed of conveyance of land held by estate of Joseph Duncan, signed by his wife and 3 surviving children.

1 item (1 p.); 42 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7275115

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Duncan, Joseph, 1794-1844

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From Jacksonville, Illinois, sixth governor of the state, had previously served in the War of 1812, the Black Hawk War, the state legislature, and U.S. Congress. Born in Paris, Kentucky, came to Illinois, where his brother Matthew was the publisher of the Kaskaskia "Herald", after the War of 1812. He married Elizabeth Caldwell Smith in 1828 and the couple moved to Jacksonville, Ill. Duncan had been quite wealthy, but due to financial problems within the state and a corrupt relative, he died leav...

Duncan family.

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Family of Joseph Duncan, Illinois governor, 1834-1838. From the description of Document: Jacksonville, Ill., 1858 July 12. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 29761053 ...