Document: Springfield, [Ill.], 1851 May 28.

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Document: Springfield, [Ill.], 1851 May 28.

Certificate of sale of school land in Macoupin County, Illinois, to Samuel Keller signed by French. Also signed by Thomas H. Campbell and David L. Gregg.

1 item (1 p.); 31 x 38 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7290498

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Keller, Samuel.

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French, Augustus C., 1808-1864

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Lawyer who came from New York to Illinois in 1832 and was elected to the state legislature in 1836, and to the governor's office in 1846 after which he was appointed state bank commissioner and taught law at McKendree College. During his tenure as governor he gained Illinois a reputation for fiscal integrity by paying state debts accrued by internal improvements such as the Illinois-Michigan Canal and the Illinois Central Railroad. He also worked to build the Jacksonville Insane Asylum. Dealt wi...

Campbell, Thomas H., 1815-1862.

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Gregg, David L., ca. 1810-1868.

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