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Source:
History
of
Boone County, Illinois
containing
A History of the County - Its Cities, Towns, &c., A Biographical
Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late
Rebellion, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, General and
Local Statistics, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois,
Constitutions of the United States, Map of Boone County, Miscellaneous
Matters, Etc., Etc.
ILLUSTRATED
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Chicago:
H. F. Kett & Co., Cor. 5th Ave. and Washington St.
1877
TABLE OF CONTENTS
HISTORICAL
| History
Northwest Territory |
19 |
| -
Geographical Position |
19 |
| - Early
Explorations |
20 |
| -
Discovery of the Ohio |
33 |
- English
Explorations and
Settlements |
35 |
| - American
Settlements |
60 |
- Division
of the Northwest
Territory |
66 |
- Tecumseh
and the War of
1812 |
70 |
- Black
Hawk and the Black
Hawk War |
71 |
| -
Other Indian Troubles |
79 |
- Present
Condition of the
Northwest |
87 |
| - Illinois |
99 |
| - Indiana |
101 |
| - Iowa |
102 |
| - Michigan |
103 |
| -
Wisconsin |
104 |
| -
Minnesota |
106 |
|
History
Northwest Territory
- Nebraska |
107 |
| History of
Illinois |
109 |
| - Coal |
125 |
| - Compact
of 1787 |
117 |
| - Chicago |
132 |
| - Early
Discoveries |
13 |
| - Early
Settlements |
115 |
| -
Education |
129 |
| - French
Occupation |
112 |
| - Genius
of La Salle |
113 |
| - Material
Resources |
124 |
| - Massacre
at Ft. Dearborn |
141 |
| - Physical
Features |
121 |
| - Progress
of Development |
123 |
| - Religion
and Morals |
128 |
| - War
Record |
130 |
| History of Boon
Co. |
221 |
| -
Agricultural |
267 |
| - Circuit
Judges |
320 |
- County
and Town Officers,
etc. |
321 |
|
| History of Boone
Co. |
|
| - County
Schools |
272 |
| -
Geological Formations |
222 |
| - General
History |
226 |
| - Old
People |
336 |
| - Physical
Geography |
221 |
-
Political and Personal Re-
collections |
325 |
| - Property
Statement |
340 |
| -
Railroads |
270 |
- Senators
and Representa-
tives |
319 |
| - Vote of
Boone Co. |
339 |
| History of
Towns: |
|
| -
Belvidere |
274 |
| - Bonns |
307 |
| - Boone |
308 |
| -
Caledonia |
312 |
| - Flora |
314 |
| - Leroy |
316 |
| -
Manchester |
317 |
| - Spring |
317 |
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ILLUSTRATIONS. |
| Mouth of the
Mississippi |
21 |
| Source of the
Mississippi |
21 |
| Wild Prairie |
23 |
La Salle Landing
on the Shore
of Green Bay |
25 |
| Buffalo Hunt |
27 |
| Trapping |
29 |
| Hunting |
32 |
| Iroquois Chief |
34 |
| Pontiac, the
Ottawa Chieftain |
43 |
Indians
Attacking Frontiers-
men |
56 |
| A Prairie Storm |
59 |
| A Pioneer
Dwelling |
61 |
| Breaking Prairie |
63 |
Tecumseh, the
Shawnoe Chief-
tain |
69 |
|
| Indians
Attacking a Stockade |
72 |
| Black Hawk, the
Sac Chieftain |
75 |
| Big Eagle |
80 |
Captain Jack,
the Modoc Chief-
tain |
83 |
| Kinzie House |
85 |
| Village
Residence |
86 |
| A Representative
Pioneer |
87 |
Lincoln
Monument, Spring-
field, Ill. |
88 |
| A Pioneer School
House |
89 |
| Farm Veiw in the
Winter |
90 |
| Spring Scene |
91 |
| Pioneers' First
Winter |
92 |
| Apple Harvest |
94 |
| Great Iron
Bridge of C. R. P. |
|
|
and P. R. R. Crossing the
Mississippi at Davenport,
Iowa |
96 |
| A Western
Dwelling |
100 |
Hunting Prairie
Wolves at an
Early Day |
108 |
Starved Rock, on
the Illinois
River, La Salle Co., Ill. |
110 |
| An Early
Settlement |
116 |
| Chicago in 1833 |
133 |
| Old Fort
Dearborn, 1830 |
136 |
Present Site
Lake St. Bridge,
Chicago, 1833 |
136 |
| Ruins of Chicago |
142 |
| View of the City
of Chicago |
144 |
| Shabbona |
149 |
|
LITHOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS |
|
|
| Fuller, Allen C. |
291 |
| Fuller, Chas. E. |
165 |
|
Foote, Jno. J. |
345 |
| Gardner, Cephus |
114 |
| Hurlbut, S. A. |
255 |
| Jenner, A. E. |
183 |
|
| Lawrence, L. W. |
50 |
| Moss, E. E. |
237 |
| May, Ezra |
273 |
|
Pettit, D. B. |
327 |
| Sawyer, Jas. W. |
147 |
| Witt, C. F. |
399 |
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BOONE COUNTY WAR RECORD. |
| Infantry |
254 |
| - 11th |
254 |
| - 12th |
254 |
| - 15th |
254 |
| - 17th |
258 |
| - 29th |
258 |
| - 39th |
258 |
| - 45th
|
258 |
| - 48th |
259 |
|
| Infantry |
|
| - 58th |
259 |
| - 65th |
259 |
| - 90th |
259 |
| - 95th |
259 |
| - 105th |
263 |
| - 134th |
263 |
| - 142d |
263 |
| - 153d |
264 |
|
| Infantry |
|
| - 156th |
265 |
| Cavalry |
265 |
| - 9th |
265 |
| - 13th |
266 |
| - 17th |
266 |
| Artillery |
266 |
| - 1st
|
266 |
| - 2d |
266 |
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TOWNSHIP DIRECTORY |
| Belvidere |
341 |
| Boone |
371 |
| Bonus |
378 |
|
| Caledonia |
386 |
| Flora |
390 |
| Leroy |
403 |
|
| Manchester |
405 |
| Spring |
408 |
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ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. |
| Adoption of
Children |
160 |
Bills of
Exchange and Prom-
issory Notes |
151 |
| County Courts |
155 |
| Conveyances |
164 |
| Church
Organization |
189 |
| Descent |
151 |
| Deeds and
Mortgages |
157 |
| Drainage |
163 |
| Damages from
Trespass |
169 |
| Definition of
Comircial Terms |
173 |
| Exemptions from
Forced Sale |
156 |
| Estrays |
157 |
| Fences |
168 |
| Forms: |
|
| - Articles
of Agreement |
175 |
| - Bills of
Purchase |
174 |
| - Bills of
sale |
176 |
|
| Forms: |
|
| - Bonds |
176 |
| - Chattel
Mortgages |
177 |
| - Codicil |
189 |
| - Lease of
Farm and B'ld'gs |
179 |
| Lease of House |
180 |
| -
Landlord's Agreement |
180 |
| - Notes |
174 |
| - Orders |
174 |
| - Quit
Claim Deed |
185 |
| - Receipt |
174 |
- Real
Estate Mortgage to
secure paym't of Money |
181 |
| - Release |
186 |
| - Tenant's
Agreement |
180 |
| - Tenant's
Notice to Quit |
181 |
| - Waranty
Deed |
182 |
| - Will |
187 |
|
| Game |
158 |
| Interset |
151 |
| Jurisdiction of
Courts |
154 |
| Limitation of
Action |
155 |
| Landlord and
Tenant |
169 |
| Liens |
172 |
| Married Women |
155 |
| Millers |
159 |
| Marks and Brands |
159 |
| Paupers |
164 |
| Roads and
Bridges |
161 |
| Surveyors and
Surveys |
160 |
Suggestion to
Persons purchas-
ing Books by Subscription |
190 |
| Taxes |
154 |
| Wills and
Estates |
152 |
| Weights and
Measures |
158 |
| Wolf Scalps |
164 |
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MISCELLANEOUS. |
| Map of Boone Co. |
Front |
| Constitution of
United States |
192 |
Electors of
President and
Vice-President, 1876 |
206 |
Practical Rules
for every day
use |
207 |
U. S.
Governmebnt Land
Measure |
210 |
| Abridultural
Productions of |
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|
Illinois by Counties 1870 |
218 |
| Surveyors
Measure |
211 |
| How to keep
accounts |
211 |
| Interest Table |
212 |
| Miscellaneous
Table |
212 |
Names of the
States of the
Union and their Significa-
tions |
213 |
| Population of
the U. S. |
214 |
|
Population of
Fifty Principal
Cities of the U. S. |
214 |
Population and
Area of the
United States |
215 |
Population of
the Principal
Countries in the World |
215 |
| Population
Illinois |
216 & 217 |
| Vote of Boone
County |
339 |
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