Reminiscences concerning the life of captain Benjamin Godfrey, 1929.

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Reminiscences concerning the life of captain Benjamin Godfrey, 1929.

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Typed copy of reminiscences dictated to his daughter Mrs. William H. Hubbard. Insertions by B.W. Denison a writer, noting differences in Squire's memory of facts and other published or otherwise accepted facts. Discusses Godfrey's circumstances when coming to Illinois, his family, Monticello College and the town of Monticello (Godfrey), some of his own experiences with Godfrey and growing up on the prairie and changes he saw and experienced.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Godfrey, Benjamin, 1794-1862.

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Merchant, financier, philanthropist; merchant marine, War of 1812; founded Monticello Female Seminary, Godfrey, Illinois, 1833; president, Alton and Sangamon Railroad, 1847. From the description of Letter: Monticello [Godfrey, Ill.], to William Martin, Edwardsville, Ill., 1843 Nov. 27. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 31595284 From the description of Letter: Vandalia, [Ill.], to Theron Baldwin, Jacksonville, Ill., 1837 Jan. 5. (Abraham Lincoln Pres...

Squire, James, 1843-1930.

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Physician born near Godfrey, Ill. (then called Monticello) near the Godfrey family and was best friends with Godfrey's son Ben. He eventually moved to Carrollton, Ill. where he stayed until his death. From the description of Reminiscences concerning the life of captain Benjamin Godfrey, 1929. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 55620954 ...