Diary, 1837-1878.

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Diary, 1837-1878.

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Manuscript in several sections. The part pertaining to the state constitutional convention of 1847 is in diary format, but was probably copied from other notes. Additional topics include: Panic of 1837, Wead's arrival in Illinois (1840), presidential elections of 1840 and 1848, and character sketches of various Illinois politicians.

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Illinois. Constitutional Convention (1847)

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Illinois has had four constitutions since becoming a state in 1818: the first state constitution was in effect from 1818 until 1848; the second (1848-1870); the third (1870-1970) and the fourth (1970- ). Additionally, there were Constitutional Conventions in 1862 and 1922, but the constitutions from these two conventions were not ratified by the voters. From the description of Constitutional convention of 1847 papers, 1847. (Illinois State Archive). WorldCat record id: 35920219 ...

Wead, Hezekiah M. (Hezekiah Morse), 1810-1876

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Wead, a native of Vermont, was a lawyer and judge in Lewistown, Illinois (1840-1855) and then a lawyer and farmer near Peoria, Illinois (1855-1876). He served in the state constitutional convention of 1847. From the description of Diary, 1837-1878. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 71275510 Hezekiah Wead was a lawyer and judge in Lewistown, Fulton County, Illinois (1840-1855), and then a lawyer and farmer near Peoria, Illinois (1855-1876). William K...