History of Illinois, from 1778 to 1883
and life and times of Ninian Edwards.
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Author
Contributions
- Edwards, Ninian, 1775-1833. - Contributor
- Wirt, William, 1772-1834. - Contributor
Publication
1870 - Illinois State Journal, Springfield, Michigan
Language
English
Word Count
137,250 words, Guess
Page Count
549 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL17811706M
- OCLC Control Number6782527
Description
Ninian Edwards (1775-1833) was a founding political figure of the state of Illinois. He served as Governor of Illinois Territory from 1809-1818, U.S. Senator from Illinois from 1818 to 1824, and the third Governor of the State from 1826-1830. The author of this work was Governor Edwards’ son, Ninian Wirt Edwards, who states in the Preface that he produced this at the request of the Chicago Historical Society. There does not appear to be a Table of Contents, but the volume is in three parts. All three parts consist to a large part or completely of transcriptions of documents. They are: -Life and Times of Ninian Edwards -Letters and Speeches of Ninian Edwards -Letters to Ninian Edwards
Subjects
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Genres
- Sources.
Series Statement
- American culture series -- 315.7.
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