Letter: Belleville, Ill., to Ninian Wirt Edwards, Lexington, Ky., 1833 Feb. 9.

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Letter: Belleville, Ill., to Ninian Wirt Edwards, Lexington, Ky., 1833 Feb. 9.

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Letter to his son discusses travel plans, land dealings with Arthur St. Clair and John Edgar, and discusses a fictional law case as an exercise in applying the law.

1 item (4 p.); 25 cm.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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St. Clair, Arthur, 1734-1818

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Born in Thurso, Scotland, 1734, o.s. ; studied medicine in Edinburgh; served in the British Army in America, 1757-1762; surveyor of Cumberland, 1770; colonel of Pennsylvania militia, 1775; brigadier general, 1777 to the close of the Revolution; commander of the Army, 1791-1792; delegate to the Constitutional Congress, 1785-1787, and president, 1787; governor of Northwest Territory, 1789-1802; died in Greensburg, Pa., August 31, 1818. (Bio. Cong. Dir., 1928 ed. ; Dic. Am.Biog. --gives b. date, 17...

Edgar, John, 1733-1830.

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British naval officer, Revolutionary War, charged with treason in aiding the colonists' cause; awarded U.S. military pension; moved to Kaskaskia, Illinois, 1784; representative to territorial legislature from Randolph County; first justice of the peace, Randolph County; major general, Illinois territorial militia. From the description of Deed, 1814 Sept. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 29888299 From the description of Letter: Kaskaskia, [Ill.], to...

Edwards, Ninian Wirt, 1809-1889.

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Illinois' first Superintendent of Public Instruction, 24 March 1854-12 Jan. 1857. From the description of Correspondence, 1854-1855. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 43575442 Springfield, Illinois, lawyer, merchant; son of Illinois governor Ninian Edwards; state attorney general, 1834-1835; member, Illinois House of Representatives, 1836-1840, 1849-1851; Illinois senator, 1844-1848; superintendent of public instruction, 1854-1857. From ...

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...