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HISTORICAL History of 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 74   Other Indian Troubles 79   Present Condition of the Northwest 87   Illinois 99   Indiana 101   Iowa 102   Michigan 103   Wisconsin 104   Minnesota 106   Nebraska 107 History of Illinois 109   Coal 125   Compact of 1787 117   Chicago 132   Early Discoveries 109   Early Settlements 115   Education 129   French Occupation 112   Genius of LaSalle 113   Material Resources 124   Massacre of Fort Dearborn 141   Physical Features 121   Progress of Developement 123   Religion and Morals 128   War Record of Illinois 130 History of Greene County 221   Geography of 221   Topography and Geology 221   Coal 231   Introductory History 233   Earliest Settlements 235   Organization of the County 248   Two Episodes of 1821 259   The Silver Mine Excitement 267   Events before the Deep Snow 277 History of Greene County -     The Deep Snow and Other Events 277   The Mexican War 295   Statistics 300   County Officers from Date of Organization 302   Various Institutions 306   Organizations, etc. 306   Old Settlers' Association 312   Constitution Old Settlers' Association 313   Early Settlers in Greene County 316   List of Early Settlers in Greene County 316   Agricultural and Mechanical Association 323   County Officers 370 Carrollton, City of 328   The Haunted House 330   Public Schools 339   Carrollton Schools 340   Catalogue of School Cabinet of Natural History 346   Churches 351   Secret Societies 366   Masonic 366   Odd Fellows 367   Knights of Honor 367   The Press 368   Patriot Printing office 368   Library Association 369   Fire Department 369   Carrollton Guards 370   Business Interests 371   Carrollton Machine Shop and Foundry 371   Banks 373 Greenfield 374   Churches 385   Banks 385   Temperance 389   Education 390   Learned Professions 392   Newspapers 394   Societies 396   Patriotic Record 395 White Hall 396   Churches 400   Schools 401   Fire Department 401   Library Association 401   The Press 402   Societies 403   Masonic 403   Odd Fellows 403   Temperance 404   Business Interests 404   BAnks 407 Roodhouse 407   Banks 412   Education 412   Schools 412   The Press 412   Churches 413 Kane:     Business Interests 416   Secret Societies 417   Masonic 417   Odd Fellows 417   Knights of Harbor 417   Churches 417 Rockbridge 418   Secret Societies 419   Masonic 419   Knights of Honor 419   Churches 419 Wilmington 420   Churches 420   Business Interests 421   Literary and Polemic Society 423 Bluffdale 425 Fayette 426 Wrightsville 427 Athensville 427 Barrow 428 New Provience 428 Walkerville 429 Woodville 429 Berdan 430 Columbiana 430 Jalapa 430 ILLUSTRATIONS.   Mouth of the Mississippi 21   Source of the Mississippi 21   Wild Prairie 23   LaSalle 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 Frontiersmen 56   A Prairie Storm 59   A Pioneer Dwelling 61   Breaking Prairie 63   Tecumseh, Shawnee Chieftain 69   Indians Attacking a Stockade 72   Black Hawk, the Sac Chieftain 75   Big Eagle 80   Capt. Jack, the Modoc Chieftain 83   Kinzie House 85   Village Residence 86   A Representative Pioneer 87   Lincoln Monument, Springfield 88   A Pioneer School House 89   Farm View in the Winter 90   Spring Scene 91   Pioneers' First Winter 92   Apple Harvest 94   Great Iron Bridge of the C., R. I. & 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, LaSalle Co., Ill. 110   An Early Settlement 116   Chicago in 1833 133   Old Fort Dearborn, 1830 136   Present Site Lake Street Bridge, Chicago, 1833 136   Ruins of Chicago 142   View of the City of Chicago 144   Shabbona 149   Carrollton School Building 341   Carrollton Gazette Printing Office 368   Carrollton Patriot Printing Office     Carrollton Machine Shop and Foundry 371   Loomis & Villinger's Jewelry Store, Carrollton 373   White Hall Register Office 402 PORTRAITS   Husted, E. M. 147   Jones, John 201   Patterson, James L. 183   Price, George B. 219   Robley, Richard 165   Roodhouse, John - Frontispiece     Underwood, Angelina 332 GREENE COUNTY WAR RECORD. Infantry     7th 431   9th (consolidated) 431   12th 431   14th 431   Veteran Battalion, 14th and 15th 433   14th (reorganized) 434   15th (reorganized) 435   16th 435   18th (reorganized) 435   19th 435   22d 435   27th 435   28th (consolidated) 435   29th 435   30th 435   32d 435   33d 438   34th 438   38th 438   49th 438   50th 438 Infantry     53d 439   55th 439   58th 439   59th 439   61st 441   62d 450   64th 450   66th 450   76th 450   91st 450   97th 457   101st 457   106th 457   113th 457   114th 457   119th 457   122d 457   124th 459   126th 459   1275h 459   128th 459   129th 459 Infantry     133d 459   144th 461   145th 462   146th 462   149th 462   152d 462   154th 462 Cavalry     3d (consolidated) 462   6th 463   7th 463   9th 463   10th 463   11th 463   12th 463   12th (consolidated) 465 Artillery     1st 466   2d 466 29th U. S. Colored Infantry 466 First Army Corps 467 DIRECTORIES   Carrollton 469   Greenfield 661   Kane 726   Rockbridge 661   White Hall 524   Wrightsville 661   Town 9 North Range 10 West 720   Town 9 North, Range 11 West 726   Town 9 North Range 12 West 748   Town 9 North Range 13 West 768   Town 10 North Range 10 West 661   Town 10 North Range 11 West 706   Town 10 North Range 12 West 508   Town 10 North Range 13 West 716   Town 10 North Range 14 West 719   Town 11 North Range 10 West 620   Town 11 North Range 11 West 629   Town 11 North Range 12 West 642   Town 11 North Range 13 West 652   Town 12 North Range 10 West 603   Town 12 North Range 11 West 580   Town 12 North Range 12 West 545   Town 12 North Range 13 West 613 ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS. Adoption of Children 160 Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes 151 County Courts 155 Conveyances 164 Church Organizations 189 Descent 151 Deeds and Mortgages 157 Drainage 163 Damages from Trespass 169 Definition of Commercial 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 Morgages 177   Codicil 189   Lease of Farm and B'ldings 179   Lease of Hosue 180   Landlord's Agreement 180   Notes 174   Notice Tenant to Quit 181   Orders 174   Quit Claim Deed 185   Receipt 174   Real Estate Mortgage to secure Payment of Money 181   Release 186   Tenant's Agreement 180   Tenant's Notice to Quit 181   Warranty Deed 182   Will 187 Game 151 Interest 158 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 Suggestions to Persons purchasing Books by Subscription 190 Taxes 154 Wills and Estates 152 Weights and Measures 158 Wolf Scalps 164 MISCELLANEOUS   Map of Greene County - Front     Constitution of the United States 192   Electors of President and Vice-President, 1876 206   Practical Rules for every day use 207   U. S. Government Land Measure 210   Surveyors Measure 211   How to keep Accounts 211   Interest Table 212   Miscellaneous Table 212   Names of the States of the Union and their Significations 213   Population of the U. S. 214   Population of Fifty Principal Cities of the U. S. 214   Population and Area of the U. S. 215   Population of the Principal Countries in the World 215   Population of Illinois 216   Agricultural Productions of Illinois by /counties 218