Letter, November 18, 1818.

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Letter, November 18, 1818.

Answers a letter from Nathaniel Pope discussing the possible location of the state capital if Illinois becomes a state.

2 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7540095

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Field, Abner, b. 1799.

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Field was postmaster at Jonesboro, Illinois and nephew of Nathaniel Pope. From the description of Letter, November 18, 1818. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 443082326 ...

Pope, Nathaniel, 1784-1850

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Born in Louisville, Kentucky came to Illinois settled in Kaskaskia and became territorial delegate to Congress and instrumental in Illinois becoming a state with its boundaries as they are. Served as U.S. district judge, 1819-1850. From the description of Papers, 1819, 1824, 1835. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53882398 Pope, who settled in Kaskaskia, Illinois, served as territorial secretary and territorial delegate before becoming U. S. distric...