Range X, township II east of 3rd meridian. 1817.

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Range X, township II east of 3rd meridian. 1817.

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Map of southern Edwards County (Ill.) showing the English Settlement established by Morris Birkbeck and George Flower; drawn on a General Land Office grid. Identifies holdings of Birkbeck, Flower, "American back-woodsmen," "Burke's prairie," sites selected for cottages, and public lands considered for purchase by Fordham. See Fordham's letter of November 15, 1817 to an unnamed correspondent, p. 41.

1 ms. map ; 76 x 76 mm.

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