Papers, 1838-1848.

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Papers, 1838-1848.

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Bill in Chancery in the case of Jacob Thralls vs Jeremiah M. Parker (1838), concerning an unpaid debt and a mortgage deed with an error; a letter to N. H. Ridgeley concerning bank bond coupons (July 17, 1847); a letter to an unknown man about French certifying his appointment (December 1, 1847); and a certificate of election for William Martin as an Illinois presidential elector in 1848 (December 4, 1848).

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French, Augustus C., 1808-1864

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Lawyer who came from New York to Illinois in 1832 and was elected to the state legislature in 1836, and to the governor's office in 1846 after which he was appointed state bank commissioner and taught law at McKendree College. During his tenure as governor he gained Illinois a reputation for fiscal integrity by paying state debts accrued by internal improvements such as the Illinois-Michigan Canal and the Illinois Central Railroad. He also worked to build the Jacksonville Insane Asylum. Dealt wi...

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Ridgeley, N. H.

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Martin, W. J. (William James), 1904-

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French, Augustus, C., 1808-1879.

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