Papers, 1819-1898.

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Papers, 1819-1898.

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Copies of one letter, 1819, from his grandfather in Maine to Hugh McClintock in Belleville, Ill. discussing the guardianship and welfare of his grandchildren. Copy of letter from Amos, 1843, in Springfield, Ill. to William Davis in Belleville discussing "districting the state", bills about personal property taxation and "interest on money" and the Canal Bill. Copy of a poem written by Thompson in 1824 re: the election and slavery. Copy of an 1898 reminiscence re: his family's trip to Illinois, the river trip, how they farmed the land and the crops, the illness that killed his parents and others and life with the Barkers. Thompson's obituary from the Belleville Weekly News Democrat.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Illinois and Michigan Canal (Ill.)

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After the U.S. Congress granted nearly a hundred miles of public lands (between Lake Michigan and Illinois River headwaters) to the state of Illinois for canal construction (March 30, 1822), the General Assembly passed a canal bill (Feb. 14, 1923) establishing the Illinois and Michigan Canal Company. Following this company's failure, Congress donated Illinois land (March 2, 1827) "equal to one-half of five sections in width, on each side of the canal, reserving each alternate sectio...

Barker family.

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Thompson family.

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Barker, Caleb.

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Thompson, Amos, 1807-1901.

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Came from Maine with his parents, and the Caleb Barker family, in 1816 and settled near Kaskaskia. His parents died in 1819 and the children lived with the Barkers. Amos served in the Illinois legislature, 1842-1846 and 1866-1868. From the description of Papers, 1819-1898. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 55941334 ...