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Source:
HISTORY of
McLEAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Containing
A History of the County - Its Cities, Towns, &c.; Portraits of Early
Settlers and Prominent Men; General Statistics; Map of
McLean County; History of Illinois, Illustrated;
History of the Northwest, Illustrated;
Constitution of the United States,
Miscellaneous Matters,
&c., &c.
- ILLUSTRATED-
CHICAGO:
Wm. LeBaron, Jr., & Co., 186 Dearborn Street
1879
CONTENTS
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HISTORICAL
| History Northwest Territory |
19 |
| Geographical |
19 |
| Early Exploration |
20 |
| Discovery of the Ohio |
32 |
| English Explorations and Settlements |
34 |
| American Settlements |
59 |
| America Settlements |
59 |
| Division of hte Northwest Territory |
65 |
| Tecumseh and the war of 1812 |
79 |
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| Black Hawk and the Black Hawk War |
73 |
| Present Condition of the Northwest |
79 |
| History of Illinois |
88 |
| - Coal |
103 |
| - Compact of 1787 |
95 |
| History of Chicago |
110 |
| - Early Discoveries |
88 |
| - Early Settlements |
94 |
| Education |
107 |
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| First French Occupation |
91 |
| Genius of La Salle |
92 |
| Material Resources |
102 |
| Massacre of Fort Dearborn |
117 |
| Physical Features |
99 |
| Progress of Development |
101 |
| Religion and Morals |
106 |
| War Record of Illinois |
108 |
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ILLUSTRATIONS
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| Source of the
Mississippi |
22 |
| Mouth of the
Mississippi |
31 |
| La Salle Landing on the
Shore of Green Bay |
21 |
| Buffalo Hunt |
26 |
| Trapping |
28 |
| Pontiac, the Ottawa
Chieftain |
42 |
| Indians Attacking
Frontiersmen |
55 |
| A Pioneer Dwelling |
60 |
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| Lake Bluff |
62 |
| Tecumseh, the Shawnee
Chieftain |
68 |
| Indians Attacking a
Stockade |
71 |
| Black Hawk, the Sac
Chieftain |
74 |
| Kinzie House |
87 |
| Lincoln Monument,
Springfield, Ill. |
80 |
| A Pioneer School House |
81 |
| High Bridge and Lake
Bluff |
33 |
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| Hunting Prairie Wolves
at an Early Day |
85 |
| Starved Rock, on the
Illinois River, La Salle County, Ill. |
89 |
| Chicago in 1853 |
82 |
| Old Fort Dearbron in
1830 |
79 |
| Present site of Lake
Street Bridge, Chicago, in 1833 |
58 |
| Shabbona |
121 |
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McLEAN COUNTY HISTORY
|
| General History of McLean Co. |
189 |
| Arrownsmith Twp. |
671 |
| Allin Twp. |
716 |
| Anchor Twp. |
717 |
| Bloomington Twp. |
299 |
| Belleflower Twp. |
735 |
| Blue Mound Twp. |
723 |
| Cropsey Twp. |
739 |
| Chaney's Grove Twp. |
536 |
| Chenoa Twp. |
498 |
| Downs Twp. |
701 |
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| Danvers Twp. |
564 |
| Dry Grove Twp. |
686 |
| Dale Twp. |
610 |
| Empire Twp. |
515 |
| Funk's Grove Twp. |
618 |
| Gridley Twp. |
552 |
| Hudson Twp. |
599 |
| Lawndale Twp. |
636 |
| Lexington Twp. |
483 |
| Martin Twp. |
753 |
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| Mount Hope Twp. |
577 |
| Money Creek Twp. |
695 |
| Normal Twp. |
536 |
| Old Town Twp. |
628 |
| Padua Twp. |
618 |
| Randolph Twp. |
459 |
| Towanda Twp. |
589 |
| White Oak Twp. |
680 |
| West Twp. |
159 |
| Yates Twp. |
730 |
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LITHOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS
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| Adams, W. H. H. |
547 |
| Bishop, James |
781 |
| Barnum, S. F. |
871 |
| Barnett, T. J. |
799 |
| Benjamin D. C. |
979 |
| Carlyl, John |
98 |
| Cheney, W. H. |
691 |
| Carlock, A. W. |
1033 |
| Dimmitt, Wm. |
205 |
| Elder, W. A. |
511 |
| Ewins, John A. |
835 |
| Flagg, W. F. |
223 |
| Funk, Isaac |
637 |
| Feere, L. |
601 |
| Franklin, Noah |
745 |
| Fisher, T. D. |
889 |
| Freeman, G. W. |
50 |
| Gridley, A. |
277 |
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| Gregory, John |
457 |
| Greenman, E. E. |
763 |
| Gildersleeve, James T. |
961 |
| Hayes, James W. |
367? |
| Hewett, E. C. |
565 |
| Havens, H. |
997 |
| Keenan, J. |
925 |
| Lewis, Samuel H. |
943 |
| Moore, A. H. |
619 |
| Mahan, J. C. |
702 |
| Mitchell, T. F. |
475 |
| McCullough, William |
295 |
| Ogden, B. |
655 |
| Orme, W. W. |
313 |
| Parke, Charles R |
493 |
| Parke, George W. |
103 |
| Parkhurst, H. |
853 |
| Rogers, Elihu |
66 |
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| Rogers, Thomas P. |
439 |
| Richsame, C. |
1051 |
| Smith, Giles A. |
331 |
| Stetson, Albert |
583 |
| Schroeder, H. |
421 |
| Soldiers' Monument |
187 |
| Stokes, George W. |
1015 |
| Trimmer, Jesse |
673 |
| Tipton, Thomas F. |
385 |
| Van Schoick, wm. |
529 |
| Van Dodah, D. H. |
727 |
| Withers, Allen |
349 |
| Wakefield, C. |
259 |
| Whitmer, P. |
241 |
| West, Henry |
817 |
| Weedman, John |
907 |
| Wheeler, G. W. |
114 |
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
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| Arrowsmith |
951 |
| Allin |
1008 |
| Anchor |
1056 |
| Bloomington |
761 |
| Belleflower |
1014 |
| Blue Mound |
1023 |
| Cropsey |
1059 |
| Cheney's Grove |
897 |
| Chenoa |
859 |
| Downs |
957 |
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| Danvers |
1035 |
| Dry Grove |
1046 |
| Dale |
1027 |
| Empire |
969 |
| Funk's Grove |
985 |
| Gridley |
906 |
| Hudson |
942 |
| Lawndale |
1043 |
| Lexington |
850 |
| Martin |
1062 |
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| Mount Hope |
934 |
| Money Creek |
1020 |
| Normal |
831 |
| Old Town |
995 |
| Padua |
914 |
| Randolph |
840 |
| Towanda |
989 |
| White Oak |
1053 |
| West |
948 |
| Yates |
1060 |
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ABSTRACT OF ILLINOIS STATE LAWS
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| Adoption of Children |
132 |
| Bills of Exchange and Promissory
Notes |
123 |
| County Courts |
127 |
| Conveyances |
136 |
| Church Organizations |
157 |
| Descent |
123 |
| Deeds and Mortgages |
129 |
| Drainage |
135 |
| Damages from Trespass |
139 |
| Definition of Commercial Terms |
143 |
| Exemptions from Forced Sale |
128 |
| Estrays |
129 |
| Fences |
138 |
| Forms: |
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| - Articles of Agreement |
145 |
| - Bills of Purchase |
144 |
| - Bills of Sale |
146 |
| - Bonds |
146 |
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| Forms: |
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| - Chattel
Mortgages |
147 |
| - Codicil |
157 |
| - Lease of Farm
and Buildings |
149 |
| Lease of House |
150 |
| Landlord's Agreement |
150 |
| - Notes |
144 |
| - Notice Tenant
to Quit |
151 |
| - Orders |
144 |
| Quit Claim Deed |
153 |
| Receipt |
144 |
| Real Estate Mortgaged
to Secure Payment of Money |
151 |
| Release |
154 |
| Tenant's Agreement |
150 |
| Tenant's Notice of
Leaving |
151 |
| Warranty Deed |
152 |
| Will |
155 |
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| Game |
130 |
| Interest |
123 |
| Jurisdiction of Courts |
126 |
| Limitation of Action |
127 |
| Landlord and Tenant |
139 |
| Liens |
142 |
| Married Women |
127 |
| Millers |
131 |
| Marks and Brands |
131 |
| Paupers |
136 |
| Roads and Bridges |
133 |
| Surveyors and Surveys |
132 |
| Suggestions to Persons
Purchasing Books by Subscription |
158 |
| Taxes |
126 |
| Wills and Estates |
124 |
| Weights and Measures |
130 |
| Wolf Scalps |
136 |
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MISCELLANEOUS
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| Map of McLean County |
Front |
| Constitution of U.S. |
160 |
| Electors of President
and Vice President |
172 |
| Practical Rules for
Every Day Use. |
173 |
| U.S. Government Land
Measure |
176 |
| Agricultural
Productions of Illinois by Counties, 1870 |
186 |
| Surveyors' Measure |
177 |
| How to Keep Accounts |
177 |
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| Interest Table |
178 |
| Miscellaneous Tables |
178 |
| Names of the States
of the Union and their Signification |
179 |
| Population of the
United States |
180 |
| Population of Fifty
Principal Cities of the United States |
180 |
| Population and Area
of the United States |
181 |
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| Population of the
Principal Countries in the World |
181 |
| Population of
Illinois |
182-183 |
| State Laws Relating
to Interest |
184 |
| State Laws Relating
to Limitations of Actions |
185 |
| Population of McLean
Co. |
1064 |
| Business Directory |
1065 |
| Errata |
831 |
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