Letter, 1834.

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Letter, 1834.

Letter, Oct. 27, 1834, to James Semple, past Illinois Attorney General and member of the Illinois legislature, in Edwardsville re: support of Major Webb over Reynolds and the possibility of trading for Semple's "gig."

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Snyder, Adam Wilson, 1799-1842.

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St. Clair County, Illinois lawyer, who served in the Illinois Senate, 1830-1836 and 1840-1842, the Black Hawk War and the U.S. House of Representatives, 1837-1839. From the description of Letter, 1834. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 55492328 ...

Semple, James, 1798-1866

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Born in Kentucky and moved to Illinois where he practiced law in Edwardsville, served in the Illinois House of Representatives, Speaker of the House, Attorney General, U.S. Senator and judge of the Illinois Supreme Court. Moved to Alton in 1837, went into the real estate business and founded the town of Elsah, Illinois, where he eventually died. From the description of Papers, 1837-1847. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 54801922 ...

Webb, Edwin B., -1858

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Reynolds, John, 1788-1865

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Reynolds was an early Illinois settler, state legislator, congressman, and governor (1830-1834). From the description of Papers, 1819-1850. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 748842485 From the description of Letter, June 26, 1830. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 698775126 Illinois' fourth governor was born in Montgomery County, Penn. and came to Illinois in 1800 with his parents, settling near Kaskaskia. He serve...