  American Historical Association, Annual Report of the. Washington: Government Printing Office. Report for 1893, pp. 199-227, see Turner, Frederick Jackson; Report of 1896, Vol. I., pp. 930-1107, has “Selections from the Draper Collection in the possession of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, to elucidate the proposed French expedition under George Rogers Clark against Louisiana, in the years 1793-94.” American monthly Magazine and critical Review. New York: H. Biglow, editor. Volumes I.-III. (1817-18) give information of much value concerning European conditions inducing emigration. A few of the notices concern emigration from east to west in the United States. American Register; or, Summary Review of History, Politics, and Literature. Philadelphia. Volume II., 202, 203, 216 (1817), tells of improvements in steamboat navigation. Americans as they are; described in a Tour through the Valley of the Mississippi. London: Hurst, Chance & Co., 1828. vi. + 218 pp. Observations on Illinois are more suggestive than accurate. Atwater, Caleb. Remarks made on a Tour to Prairie du Chien. Columbus, Ohio: Isaac N. Whiting, 1831. 296 pp. The tour was from Circleville, Ohio, to Prairie du Chien, in 1829, and thence to Washington. The writer's remarks give valuable material for the history of the time. —— Writings. Columbus, Ohio: Caleb Atwater, 1833. 408 pp. The author was one of a commission to treat with the Indians at Prairie du Chien for the cession of the lead region. In 1829 he went from St. Louis to Prairie du Chien. He gives good descriptions of Quincy, Galena, and a few other places. The part of the Writings describing this journey was separately printed in 1831. The edition of 1833 is somewhat better than the previous one. [pg 214]Balestier, Joseph N. Annals of Chicago: a Lecture delivered before the Chicago Lyceum, Jan. 21, 1840. Republished from the original Edition of 1840, with an Introduction, written by the Author in 1876. Chicago: Fergus Printing Co., 1876. In Fergus historical Series, I., No. 1. 48 pp. Contains a copy of Capt. Heald's letter of 1812, describing the massacre at Fort Dearborn. Biggs, William. Narrative of William Biggs, while he was a Prisoner with the Kickepoo Indians ... on the west Bank of the Wabash River ... Printed for the author, June, 1826. 22 pp. Biggs was captured on March 28, 1788, and remained a captive for several weeks. This very rare book gives valuable insight into the revolting customs of the Indians. Birkbeck, Morris. Extracts from a supplementary Letter from the Illinois: an Address to British Emigrants, and a Reply to the Remarks of William Cobbett, Esq. 2d ed. London: James Ridgeway, 1819. 36 pp. Birkbeck had issued an address to British emigrants, advertising the virtues of his English settlement in Illinois. William Cobbett declared that Birkbeck's account of the fertility and salubrity of Illinois was not true. Birkbeck issued a somewhat scathing reply, showing Cobbett's ignorance. —— Letters from Illinois. Philadelphia: M. Carey & Son, 1818. 12mo. vii. + 154 pp. Twenty-two letters written from November, 1817, to March, 1818, by Morris Birkbeck, from the English settlement in Edwards county, Ill., of which settlement he was the founder. Very valuable for notes concerning transportation and the manner of life of the early settlers of Illinois. —— Notes on a Journey in America from the Coast of Virginia to the Territory of Illinois. Philadelphia: Richardson, 1817. Passed through several editions in England. A graphic account of the journey of Birkbeck from 500 miles east of Cape Henry, Va. (April 26, 1817), to Shawneetown, Ill., where on August 2, 1817, he bought 1440 acres of land as a site for his English settlement. Very valuable for information concerning transportation and western conditions. Blaney, Capt. An Excursion through the United States and [pg 215] Pages 156-92 tell of the author's trip across Illinois. He visited Albion and then went to St. Louis overland. The descriptions of Birkbeck's settlement, the difficulties of prairie travel, and of the frontier life encountered are much above the average of travelers' reports. Bonner, T. D. Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth, Mountaineer, Scout, and Pioneer, and Chief of the Crow Nation of Indians. Written from his own Dictation. New York: Harper & Bros., 1858. 16mo. 535 pp. The book deals almost entirely with the region west of the Mississippi, but in 1820 Beckwourth visited Galena. He went from St. Louis with a party led by Col. R. M. Johnson, the object of the party being to gain a mining concession from the Sauk Indians. Brannan, John (Editor). Official Letters of the military and naval Officers of the United States, during the War with Great Britain in the Years 1812, 13, 14, & 15. Washington: Way & Gideon, 1823. 510 pp. A valuable collection. Printed without comment. Pages 84-5 give Capt. Heald's official report of the massacre at Fort Dearborn, August 15, 1812. The report is in a letter to Thos. H. Cushing, Adjutant General, written from Pittsburg, October 23, 1812. Brodhead, Col. Daniel. A Letter from Brodhead to Gen. Washington referring to La Balme's Expedition. In The olden Time, II., 390-91. Butricke, George. Affairs at Fort Chartres, 1768-1781. Albany: J. Munsell, 1864. 10 pp. Reprinted from Historical Magazine, VIII., No, 8. Valuable. Several letters written by Geo. Butricke, then stationed at Fort Chartres. Contains interesting notes on Indians, Spaniards, and British. Tells of epidemic. Calendar of Virginia State Papers and other Manuscripts. Richmond, Va., 1875-1900. 9 vols. The early volumes have documents of great value concerning the period when Illinois was a part of Virginia. Cartwright, Peter, Autobiography of Peter Cartwright, the [pg 216] The author was from 1803 to the time of writing his book (1856) one of the most famous circuit riders. His first work was in Kentucky. He came to Illinois in 1823. His views on slavery, which caused his removal, are interesting. A valuable work, especially for giving an insight into the social life of the time. Chetlain, Gen. Augustus Louis. Recollections of seventy Years. Galena: The Gazette Pub. Co., 1899. 304 pp. The author was one of the first settlers in Galena, and gives valuable information concerning that important region—1821 ff. Chicago Historical Society's Collections. Chicago, 1882-90:— I. History of the English Settlement in Edwards County, Illinois, by George Flower, 1882. 408 pp. II. Sketch of Enoch Long, by Harvey Reid, 1884. 112 pp. III. The Edwards Papers, edited by E. B. Washburne, 1884. 632 pp. IV. Early Chicago and Illinois, 1889. 400 pp. Of great value. Childs, Col. Ebenezer. Recollections of Wisconsin since 1820. In Wis. Hist. Coll., IV., 1859, 153-95. The writer describes Chicago as it was in 1821, at which time he visited it. Christian Spectator, V., 1823, 20-26. Remarks on the States of Illinois and Missouri, by Edward Hollister. The author had recently completed a missionary tour in these states, and his remarks give an insight into the social conditions of the time. Cobbett, William. A Years Residence, in the United States of America, 3d ed. London: William Cobbett, 1828. 370 pp. Cobbett was in the United States in 1817-18. He declared that Birkbeck and Fearon had deceived the people of England by portraying America as better than it was. His book is unfair. Coffin, Levi. Reminiscences of Levi Coffin, the reputed President of the Underground Railroad.... Cincinnati: Western Tract Society [c. 1876]. 2d ed. with appendix. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1880. 732 pp. Pages 89-99 describe the author's visit to a Quaker settlement in Sangamon county, Ill., in 1823. Lost on the prairies. [pg 217]Collot, Victor. A Journey in North America, containing a Survey of the Countries watered by the Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, and other affluing Rivers ... Illustrated by 36 Maps, Plans, Views, and divers Cuts. Paris: Arthus Bertrand, 1826. 2 vols. and atlas in one. iv. + 310; v. + 272 pp. The author traveled through Illinois in 1796. His observations were acute and are more helpful than would be expected from a soldier of fortune. The New Orleans Picayune of March 18, 1901, has a valuable article on the journey of Collot and its purpose. See his Map of the Country of the Illinois, in pocket. Columbian Centinel. Boston, June-December, 1790; 1791-1801; 1802-1829. The issue for June 16, 1790, has a note on the current experiments with steamboats. In Library of Wisconsin State Historical Society. Croghan, George. Journal, 1765. In Thwaites, Early western Travels, I., 126-73. Cleveland, Ohio: Arthur H. Clark Company, 1904. The Journal is of a trip to the West, and characterizes the early French settlers. Cuming, Fortescue. Sketches of a Tour to the western Country,... commenced at Philadelphia in the Winter of 1807 and concluded in 1809. Pittsburg: Cramer, Spear & Eichbaum, 1810. 12mo. 504 pp. Describes Shawneetown and gives some information in regard to routes. Very slight, however, in respect to Illinois. Criticism: The Inter Ocean, August 3, 1904. Cutler, Julia Perkins. Life and Times of Ephraim Cutler. Prepared from his Journals and Correspondence. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1890. 353 pp. Cutler early settled in Ohio. This work gives good examples of the difficulties of travel, between 1795 and 1809, on some of the Alleghany routes frequented by emigrants to Illinois. The driving of western cattle to market is also described. Cutler, William Parker, and Cutler, Julia Perkins. Life, Journals and Correspondence of Rev. Manasseh Cutler, [pg 218] Considerable information concerning early eastern opposition to western settlement is given. Dr. Cutler kept a diary from 1765 to 1823, of which nine years are missing. De Peyster, J. Watts, LL. D. Miscellanies, by an Officer [Colonel Arent Schuyler de Peyster, B. A.], 1774-1813. New York: A. E. Chasmar & Co., 1888. 80 pp., and an appendix of cci. pp. Pages xxvi.-xxvii. contain a letter from Arent De Peyster to Capt. McKee describing an Illinois expedition against St. Josephs in 1780 or 1781. Letter dated Detroit, Feb. 1, 1781. Draper Collection of Manuscripts. This collection, made by Lyman C. Draper, is the property of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. It has been of more value to the writer than any other single source, being especially helpful for the hitherto obscure period immediately succeeding the expedition of George Rogers Clark, 1779-1790. Most important of all are the Harmar Papers, although the Illinois MSS., the Clark MSS., and Draper's Notes were much used. The Hinde MSS. have little historical value, consisting as they do, largely of religious musings of the writer's old age. Duden, Gottfried. Bericht Über eine Reise nach den westlichen Staaten Nordamerika's and einen mehrjÄhrigen Aufenthalt am Missouri (in den Jahren 1824-1827) in Bezug auf Auswanderung und UebervÖlkerung. 1st ed. of 1500 copies. 2d ed. Bonn, In Commission bei Eduard Weber, 1834. lviii. + 404 pp. Contains a prediction of Illinois future greatness. Gives valuable information concerning the cost and manner of transportation, and concerning social life. Comparison of American and European conditions. Dunn, Jacob Piatt, Compiler. Slavery Petitions and Papers. In Indiana Hist. Soc. Pub., II., 443-529. Indianapolis: The Bowen-Merrill Company, 1894. “The following papers are the petitions to Congress from Northwest and Indiana Territories for the suspension of the sixth article of compact of the Ordinance of 1787, and the admission of slavery to the Territory, together with the counter-petitions, the reports on them, and the accompanying documents,”—Compiler's introduction. [pg 219]Edwardsville Spectator. Edwardsville, Ill.: Hooper Warren, pub., Apr. 18, 1820-Feb. 8, 1825, and 1820-22. Material has been gleaned from the issues of Nov. 7, 1820; August 31, 1822; Nov. 30, 1822; Nov. 29, 1823; Jan. 27, 1824; and Oct 5, 1824. In Library of Chicago Historical Society. Ernst, Ferdinand. Travels in Illinois in 1819. Translation from the German Original. In Pub. No. 8 of the Ill. Hist. Lib. pp. 150-65. Springfield, Ill.: Phillips Bros., 1904. Ernst was the leader of a party of German immigrants who settled at Vandalia soon after his journey to Illinois. He gives a vivid picture of the rapidly settling Illinois with its squatters and its fertile and inviting land. He visited the Sangamo country and the Kickapoo United States treaty conference. Faux, W. Memorable Days in America: being a Journal of a Tour to the United States, principally undertaken to ascertain, by positive Evidence, the Condition and probable Prospects of British Emigrants; including Accounts of Mr. Birkbeck's Settlement in the Illinois ... London: W. Simpkin & R. Marshall, 1823. 488 pp. Sufficiently pessimistic to require cautious use. The journey was performed in 1819-20. Fay, H. A. Collection of the official Accounts, in Detail, of all the Battles fought by Sea and Land, between the Navy and Army of the United States, and the Navy and Army of Great Britain, during the Years 1812, 13, 14, & 15. New York: E. Conrad, 1817. 295 pp. Contains Capt. Heald's official report of the massacre at Fort Dearborn, August 15, 1812, and Col. Russell's official report of Gov. Edwards' attack on the Indians near Peoria in 1812. Fearon, Henry Bradshaw. Sketches of America. A Narrative of a Journey of five thousand Miles through the eastern and western States of America ... With Remarks on Mr. Birkbeck's “Notes” and “Letters.” 3d ed. London: Strahan and Spottiswoode, 1819. xv. + 454 pp. The work gives a glimpse of Illinois through a foreigner's eye. Fearon [pg 220] Flint, James. Letters from America, containing Observations on the Climate and Agriculture of the western States, the Manners of the People, and the Prospects of Emigrants, &c., &c. Edinburgh: W. & C. Tait, 1822. 16mo. 330 pp. The author probably did not reach Illinois, but his letters from Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky give interesting bits of information in regard to the manner and cost of travel—1818 to 1820. Flower, George. History of the English Settlement in Edwards County, Illinois, founded in 1817 and 1818, by Morris Birkbeck and George Flower. Chicago: Fergus Printing Co., 1882. 16mo. 401 pp. The work is volume I. of the Chicago Historical Society's Collections. The best book on this important episode in immigration to Illinois. Flower, Richard. Letters from Lexington and the Illinois, containing a brief Account of the English Settlement in the latter Territory, and a Refutation of the Misrepresentations of Mr. Cobbett. London: J. Rigdway, 1819. iv. + 32 pp. Two letters—one from Lexington and the other from New Albion, Ill. Highly colored. Forsyth, Maj. Thomas, Indian Agent. Journal of a Voyage from St. Louis to the Falls of St. Anthony, in 1819. In Wis. Hist. Coll., VI., 188-215. Madison, Wis.: Atwood & Culver, State Printers, 1872. Incidentally the writer gives an account of the atrocities committed in 1812 by Capt. Thomas E. Craig upon the inhabitants of Peoria. Forsyth was an eye-witness of the barbarities described. Galena Advertiser. Galena, Ill. Pub. by H. Newhall, Philleo and Co., July 20, 1829-May 24, 1830, and July 20, 1829-May 10, 1830. July 20, July 27, August 10, Sept. 14, Sept. 21, 1829, have been used. In Library of Chicago Historical Society. Galena (Ill.) Weekly Gazette. The issue for May 2, 1879, contains reminiscences of Mrs. Adile B. Gratiot, [pg 221] Gillespie, Hon. Joseph. Recollections of early Illinois and her noted Men. Fergus hist. Series, No. 13. 51 pp. Chicago: Fergus Printing Co., 1880. Valuable because of the author's direct knowledge of persons and events. Goodrich, Samuel Griswold. Recollections of a Life Time; or, Men and Things I have seen: in a Series of Letters to a Friend, historical, biographical, anecdotal, and descriptive. New York: Miller, Orton & Co., 1857. 2 vols. 542, 563 pp. Letter XXXIII. describes the emigration from East to West in 1816-17. Gratiot, Mrs. Adile. In early Illinois (Towns). A volume of newspaper clippings in the Library of the Chicago Historical Society. Mrs. Gratiot, who early lived in Galena, gives reminiscences of her life there. Describes the trouble with the Winnebago Indians. Hall, James. Letters from the West; containing Sketches of Scenery, Manners, and Customs; and Anecdotes connected with the first Settlements of the western Sections of the United States. London: Henry Colburn, 1828. 16mo. 385 pp. Verbose, but not without value. One of the twenty-two letters is from Shawneetown and describes the vicinity. Illinois is defended from her foreign detractors. Routes and manner of travel receive much attention. Hamilton, Henry Edward. Incidents and Events in the Life of Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard, collected from personal Narrations and other Sources, and arranged by his Nephew, Henry E. Hamilton. Chicago: Rand, McNally & Co., 1888. 189 pp. Very valuable for the history of northern and eastern Illinois from 1818 to the close of the Black Hawk war. Most of the work is autobiographical. Mr. Hubbard was an employee of the American Fur Company. Later he was in business in Danville and Chicago. Harding, Benjamin. A Tour through the Western Country, A. D. 1818 & 1819. New London: Samuel Green, 1819. 8vo. 17 pp. The inducements which Illinois offered to emigrants are described with a [pg 222] Harris, William Tell. Remarks made during a Tour through the United States of America, in the Years 1817, 1818, and 1819. Describes Shawneetown (1818), and speaks of the great number of wagons, horses, and passengers which crossed the ferry there. Hecke, J. Val. Reise durch die Vereinigten Staaten von Nord-Amerika in den Jahren 1818 und 1819. Nebst einer kurzen Uebersicht der neuesten Ereignisse auf dem Kriegs-Schauplatz in Sud-Amerika und West-Indien. Berlin: H. Ph. Petri, 1820-21. 2 vols. 16mo. I., 228; II., xvi. + 326. pp. Interesting and incorrect. The author tells well both of what he knows and what he does not know. Tells foreigners how to reach Illinois. Henry, William Wirt. Patrick Henry. Life, Correspondence, and Speeches. New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1891. 3 vols. I., 20 + 622; II., 652; III., 672 pp. The third volume contains instructions issued by Gov. Henry to officers of the County of Illinois, and some correspondence of those officers. Historical Register of the United States. Philadelphia: G. Palmer, 1814-1816. II., 60-62 (second pagination) gives Capt. Heald's official report of the massacre at Fort Dearborn on August 15, 1812. Hodgson, Adam. Remarks during a Journey through North America in the Years 1819-21, in a Series of Letters: with an Appendix, containing an Account of several of the Indian Tribes, and the principal missionary Stations, &c. New York: Samuel Whiting, 1823. 8vo. iv. + 335 pp. The author did not visit Illinois, but he gives an interesting criticism of Mr. Birkbeck's venture in Illinois. He conversed with persons who had visited Birkbeck's settlement. Criticism rather unfavorable. Holmes, Isaac. An Account of the United States of America, [1823] derived from actual Observation, during a Residence of four Years in that Republic: including original Communications. London: Caxton Press, 1823. 16mo. viii. + 476 pp. [pg 223]Most of the author's remarks are general. He, however, mentions Birkbeck and advises emigrants to settle in the East rather than to go West as Birkbeck advised. Hulme, Thomas. Journal. In Cobbett, “A Year's Residence in the United States of America,” 259-309. 3d ed. Andover: B. Bensley, 1828. The Journal was of a journey through the West in 1817. Birkbeck's settlement and the manner of traveling were described. Some information in regard to prices was given. Hutchins, Capt. Thomas. A topographical Description of Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and North Carolina, comprehending the Rivers Ohio, Kenhawa, Sioto, Cherokee, Wabash, Illinois, Mississippi, etc.... With a Plan of the Rapids of the Ohio, a Plan of the several Villages in the Illinois Country ... and an Appendix containing Mr. Patrick Kennedy's Journal up the Illinois River. London: T. Hutchins, 1778. 8vo. 67 pp. Valuable for its map of the Illinois country and a description of the settlements. Illinois and Wabash Land Companies:— An Account of the Proceedings of the Illinois and Ouabache Land Companies, in Pursuance of their Purchases made of the independent Natives, July 5th, 1773, and 18th October, 1775. Philadelphia: William Young, 1796. 55 pp. Memorial of the Illinois and Wabash Land Company, 13th January, 1797. Referred to Mr. Jeremiah Smith, Mr. Kittera, and Mr. Baldwin. Published by Order of the House of Representatives. Philadelphia: Richard Folwell, [c. 1797.] 26 pp. An Account of the Proceedings of the Illinois and Ouabache Land Companies, in Pursuance of their Purchases made of the independent Natives, July 5th, 1773, and 18th October, 1775. Philadelphia: William Duane, 1803. 74 pp. Memorial of the Illinois and Ouabache Land Companies to the honorable Congress of the United States. Intended as a full Recapitulation and clear Statement of the former Addresses, Petitions, [pg 224] Memorial of the United Illinois and Wabash Land Companies, to the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States. Baltimore: Joseph Robinson, 1816. 48 pp. Illinois, House Journal, 1824-25. Vandalia, Ill.: Robert Blackwell & Co., 1824. 305 pp. Contains items on slavery (pp. 13, 151-2), and tells of the election of a U. S. senator to succeed Ninian Edwards (pp. 38-9). Illinois Intelligencer. Edwardsville, Ill.: Hooper Warren, ed., 1826-30. In St. Louis Mercantile Library. Illinois Laws, 1824-25. 190 pp. Pages 50-51 give the text of an act to amend an act entitled “An act respecting free Negroes, Mulattoes, Servants, and Slaves,” approved 30th March, 1819. Illinois monthly Magazine. Vandalia, Ill.: conducted by James Hall. Notes on Illinois in Volumes I. and II. (1830-1832) and the History of St. Louis in Volume II. are of some service. The articles are, however, unsigned, and are of too popular a type to be wholly relied upon. Illinois Revised Laws of 1833. Vandalia, Ill.: Greiner & Sherman, 1833. 677 pp. and index. Contains the negro codes of 1819 and 1829, respectively. Imlay, Gilbert. A topographical Description of the Western Territory of North America, containing a succinct Account of its Climate, natural History, Population, Agriculture, Manners and Customs. London: J. Debrett, 1792. 8vo. xv. + 247 pp. 3d ed., 1797, enlarged. More valuable. The best early authority on the subject treated. Not very full in regard to Illinois. Predicts western state-making. Keating, William H. Narrative of an Expedition to the Source of St. Peter's River, Lake Winnepeek, Lake of the Woods, [pg 225] Contains an extremely interesting and important description of Chicago and its vicinity, and in less detail, of northern Illinois. Kinzie, Mrs. John H. (Juliette A. McGill Kinzie). Wau-Bun, the “Early Day” in the North-West. New edition with an introduction and notes by Reuben Gold Thwaites. Chicago: The Caxton Club, 1901. xxvii. + 451 pp. This work, which first appeared in 1856, has the best account, not by an eye-witness, of the massacre at Fort Dearborn in 1812. Mrs. Helm gives this account. ——Narrative of the Massacre at Chicago, August 15, 1812, and of some preceding Events. Chicago: Ellis & Fergus, 1844. 34 pp. A valuable account, written by Mrs. Kinzie from the dictation of her mother-in-law, who was an eye-witness of the massacre. Incorporated almost verbatim in Mrs. Kinzie's “Wau-Bun.” The edition of 1844 was the first, not the second, as stated in the Chicago Magazine, I., 103, and repeated by Dr. Thwaites. Laussat, Count. The military Title of Louisiana and the Territory of Illinois, dated New Orleans, Jan. 12, 1804, and signed by Count Laussat, Napoleon's Ambassador. It is also the order to Gen. De Lassus to deliver the Territory over to Capt. Amos Stoddard, of the U. S. Artillery. Original manuscript letter, in French, in the Illinois State Historical Library, Springfield, Ill. Loomis, Chester A. The Notes of a Journey to the Great West in 1825. 28 unnumbered pages, six chapters. Printed without place, name of publisher, or date. The writer entered Illinois in the present Vermilion county, went south to the Wabash, west to Vandalia, then to Kaskaskia. His observations are acute and readable. Describes Vermilion county salines, Illinois farm products, pioneer homes, and the inconvenience attendant upon traveling on horseback. Bound with other pamphlets in the Champaign (Illinois) Public Library. [pg 226]——A Journey on Horseback through the Great West, in 1825. Visiting Alleghany Towns, Olean, Warren, Franklin, Pittsburg, New Lisbon, Elyria, Norfolk, Columbus, Zanesville, Vermilion, Kaskaskia, Vandalia, Sandusky, and many other places. Bath, N. Y.; Plaindealer Press. 27 unnumbered pages. The writer was from Rushville, Ontario county, N. Y. Same as the preceding. In library of State Historical Society of Wisconsin. McLean County Historical Society, Transactions of the. Vol. II. Bloomington, Ill.: Pantagraph Printing and Stationery Co., 1903. 695 pages. Some facts of interest concerning the first school in the county, and the early settlers and their manner of living, are given by those old settlers who were chief actors. Mandements des ÉvÊques de QuÉbec. QuÉbec: ImprimÉrie GÉnÉrale A. CotÉ et Cie., 1887-88. I., (1659-1740), 588; II., (1741-1806), 566; III., (1806-1850), 635; IV., (1850-1870), 794 pp. A valuable collection of manuscripts. They tell of a monopoly on sending missionaries to Illinois, and one letter (II., 205) gives a good idea of the worldliness of the Kaskaskians of 1767. The first two volumes alone concern us. Mason, Edward G. (Editor). Early Chicago and Illinois. Chicago: Fergus Printing Co., 1890. 521 pp. This volume is the fourth of the collections of the Chicago Historical Society. It is one of the most valuable collections for the study of early Illinois history. Contains, among other things, Pierre Menard Papers, John Todd Papers, John Todd's Record-Book, Lists of Early Illinois Citizens, and Rocheblave Papers. Meeker, Dr. Moses. Early History of the Lead Region of Wisconsin. In Wis. Hist. Coll., VI., 271-96. Madison, Wis.: Atwood & Culver, State Printers, 1872. Very valuable. Dr. Meeker came to Galena in 1822 and settled there in 1823. The article gives the history of the settlement of the lead region to 1825. Michigan pioneer and historical Collections. Lansing, Mich., 1877-1900. 29 vols. Valuable for the French and British periods of Illinois history. [pg 227]Mount Carmel, Articles of Association, for the City of. Chillicothe: John Bailhache, 1817. 4to. 22 pp. Mt. Carmel was to be, and now is, on the west bank of the Wabash in what is now Wabash county, Illinois. The articles drawn up by the proprietors and their agent contain curious provisions in regard to the support of church and school. Some Puritanic rules are given. (In Ill. Local Hist. Pam., VII., in Library of Wisconsin State Historical Society.) Niles' weekly Register, Baltimore. Of great value for the period 1811-1830. Its notices of foreign immigration are extensive. Ogden, George W. Letters from the West. New-Bedford: Melcher & Rogers, 1823. 126 pp. Describes several of the Illinois towns, and characterizes their inhabitants. A part of the work is plagiarized from Harding, Tour through the western Country. Reprinted in Thwaites, Early western Travels, XIX. Olden Time, I., 1846, 403-15. George Croghan's Journal of his Route. Interesting sketches of the French. Owen, A. R. Ums Jahr 1819 und 1829. In Deutsch-Amerikanische GeschichtsblÄtter, Jahrgang 2, Heft 2, pp. 41-43. Chicago: April, 1902. Not sufficiently definite, reliable, or extensive to be of much value. Palmer, John. Journal of Travels in the United States of North America and in Lower Canada, performed in the year 1817. London: Sherwood, Neely, and Jones, 1818. vii. 456 pp. Pages 411-20 are on Illinois. Too inaccurate to be of great value, although some information in regard to roads may be used. Tells of routes, methods, and cost of travel. Palmer, John McCauley. Personal Recollections of John M. Palmer. Cincinnati: The Robert Clarke Co., 1901. 631 pp. The writer came to Illinois in 1831, but he had previously lived in Kentucky, and he gives some facts concerning slavery that are of value. Parkison, Col. Daniel M. Pioneer Life in Wisconsin. In Wis. Hist. Coll., II., 326-64. Madison, Wis.: Calkins & Proudfit, 1856. [pg 228]The author came from Tennessee to Madison county, Illinois, in 1817; in 1819, to Sangamon county, Illinois; in 1827, to Galena, Illinois. Gives a valuable statement concerning the feeling of Yankees toward Southerners, tells of the first sermon in Sangamon county, and of the Winnebago war of 1827. Peck, Rev. John Mason. A Guide for Emigrants (1831), containing Sketches of Illinois, Missouri, and the adjacent Parts. Boston: Lincoln & Edmands, 1831. 336 pp. Contains a great amount of fairly accurate information. Its description of cities is especially useful. Page 184 gives an amusing and instructive illustration of the need of energy and work in even a frontier settlement (1829). ——Memoir of John Mason Peck, D. D., edited from his Journals and Correspondence. By Rufus Babcock. Philadelphia: Am. Baptist Pub. Soc., 1864. 12mo. 360 pp. Not in good literary form. Throws much light upon the moral and religious life in Illinois and Missouri from 1817 to 1857. ——The Religion and Morals of Illinois prior to 1818. In Reynolds, Pioneer History of Illinois. Pp. 253-275. The writer came to Illinois before 1818, and knew many of the persons of whom he wrote. Pennsylvania Packet and daily Advertiser. Philadelphia, 1785-89; Apr., 1789; Mar., 1790; Apr.-Dec., 1790. In Library of Wisconsin State Historical Society. August 23, 1790, the expression of apprehension of the depopulation of the East by emigration to the West is said not to be well founded. Peoria County, Illinois, Marriage Licences, 1825-1855. On file in the court house in Peoria, Ill. The early names show the French origin of the inhabitants. The absence of clergymen is noticeable. Pike, Lieut. Zebulon Montgomery. An Account of a Voyage up the Mississippi River, from St. Louis to its Source; made under the Orders of the War Department, by Lieut. Pike, of the U. S. Army, in the Years 1805 and 1806. Compiled from Mr. Pike's Journal. A 68 page pamphlet without place, publisher, or date. Locates the largest Sauk village. These reports are of extreme importance. [pg 229] Pioneer of the Valley of the Mississippi, The. Rock Spring, Ill.: Rev. J. M. Peck, editor. Issue of April 24, 1829, in St. Louis Mercantile Library. Pittman, Capt. Philip. The present State of the European Settlements on the Mississippi, with a geographical Description of that River; illustrated by Plans and Draughts. London: J. Nourse, 1770. viii. +99 pp. 8 maps. Describes the settlements in Illinois and gives a map of the region. Of great value. Criticism in Narrative and Critical History of America, VI., 702. Regulators of the Valley. Charles M. Eames, in his Historic Morgan and Classic Jacksonville (1885), says that a vigilance committee with the above title was formed in 1821, or thereabouts, to rid the country of horse-thieves and robbers. “A regular constitution was drawn up and subscribed to, and this paper is still in existence.” C. M. Eames, son of the now deceased author, in a letter of Oct. 7, 1903, said that he had made an unsuccessful search for the manuscript. Reynolds, John, My own Times, embracing also, the History of my Life. Belleville, Ill., 1855. Reprinted, Chicago: Fergus Printing Co., 1879. iv.+395 pp. $7.50. Verbose, but has much wheat among the chaff. Covers the period from 1800 to 1853. The first edition is now very rare. Ross, Harvey Lee. The early Pioneers and pioneer Events of the State of Illinois. Chicago, 1899. A medley of facts, written by a pioneer of 1820. The author was acquainted with both Cartwright and Lincoln, and speaks of them and of pioneer events with authority. Tells of a trip from New Jersey by wagons. Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe. Summary Narrative of an exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820; resumed and completed, by the Discovery of its Origin in Itasca Lake, in 1832. By authority of the United States. Philadelphia: Lippincott, Grambo, & Co., 1855. 596 pp. The book is chiefly of interest to us because of its description of Chicago. [pg 230]——Travels in the central Portions of the Mississippi Valley: comprising Observations on its mineral Geography, internal Resources, and aboriginal Population. Performed under the Sanction of Government, in the Year 1821. New York: Collins & Hannay, 1825. 459 pp. The writer descended the Wabash, the Ohio, and then ascended the Mississippi and the Illinois to Chicago. His descriptions of places, peoples and things are well written and are a chief historical source. Schultz, Christian. Travels on an inland Voyage through the States of New-York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee, and through the Territories of Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi and New-Orleans; performed in the Years 1807 and 1808. New York: Isaac Riley, 1810. 2 vols. I., xviii.+206; II., 224 pp. Has an interesting description of Illinois settlements. Smith, William Henry, Editor. The St. Clair Papers. The Life and public Services of Arthur St. Clair ... with his Correspondence and other Papers. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1882. 2 vols. I., viii.+609; II., 649 pp. Much information concerning Illinois under the Ordinance of 1787. Criticisms: Nation, XXXIV., 383; New York Tribune, June 16, 1882. Stories of the pioneer Mothers of Illinois. A collection of Manuscript Letters from the pioneer Women of the State, giving their early Experiences. Collected for the World's Columbian Exposition and afterward deposited in the Illinois State Historical Library. Especially valuable for information on reasons for immigration and on methods of traveling. Storrow, Samuel A. The North-West in 1817. In Wis. Hist. Coll., VI., pp. 154-87. Madison, Wis.: Atwood & Culver, State Printers, 1872. The narrative, which is in the form of a letter to Maj.-Gen. Brown, was first published in pamphlet form. The letter is dated Dec. 1, 1817. It deals chiefly with the country to the north of Illinois, but the author visited Chicago, was entertained at Fort Dearborn, and wrote of the desirability of an Illinois-Michigan canal. [pg 231]Tenney, H. A. Early Times in Wisconsin. In Wis. Hist. Coll., I., pp. 94-102. Madison, Wis.: Beriah Brown, 1855. Written in 1849. Gives considerable information concerning the Galena region. Tells of the size of Galena and of Springfield, Ill., in 1822. Criticism: Draper MSS., Z 24. Thomas, Judge William. Reminiscences. Printed in the Jacksonville, Ill., Weekly Journal, Apr. 18, 1877. Clipping bound in Ill. Local Hist. Pamphlets, V., in Library of Wisconsin State Historical Society. The article is of extreme interest to a student of early society in Illinois. The author settled in Jacksonville, Ill., in 1826. His observations were unusually acute. He was a lawyer and a teacher. He tells of Yankees vs. Southerners, of early lawlessness, and of early Galena. ——Winnebago Outbreak of 1827. In Chicago Tribune, Apr. 7, 1877. Reprinted from the Jacksonville (Ill.) Journal of Aug. 17, 1871. The article is important because the writer was a volunteer in the campaign against the Winnebagoes. Thwaites, Reuben Gold. Narrative of Morgan L. Martin. In an Interview with the Editor [Thwaites]. In Wis. Hist. Coll., XI., pp. 385-415. Madison, Wis.: Democrat Printing Co., State Printers, 1888. Page 398 gives an estimate of the population of Galena, which Martin visited in 1829. Tillson, Christiana Holmes. Reminiscences of early Life in Illinois. Privately printed—as late as 1870. iv.+138 pp. A very rare book. Copy in the Chicago Historical Society Library. The best book I know of from which to secure a knowledge of life in Illinois from 1822 to 1827. The writer was observant, and her command of English is far superior to that of many old persons who write reminiscences. Of great value. Van Zandt, Nicholas Biddle. A full Description of the Soil, Water, Timber, and Prairies of each Lot, or quarter Section of the Military Lands between the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. Washington City: P. Force, 1818. 8vo. 127 pp. [pg 232]Rare and valuable. Pages 109-25 contain a venomous account of Birkbeck's settlement in Illinois. In Library of Wisconsin State Historical Society. Vermont. Records of the Council of Safety and Governor and Council of the State of Vermont, to which are prefixed the Records of the general Conventions from July, 1775, to December, 1777. Montpelier: J. & J. M. Poland, 1873-80. 8 vols. Vol. VI., 431-2 contains remarks of Governor Galusha on the scarcity of food in 1816. Virginia Patriot and Richmond mercantile Advertiser. Richmond, Va., Apr.-Dec., 1816. In Library of Wisconsin State Historical Society. Sept. 7, 11, 21, 1816, tell of the cold in New England and the drought in the South. Volney, Constantin FranÇois Chasse-boeuf. A View of the Soil and Climate of the United States of America: with supplementary Remarks upon Florida; on the French Colonies on the Mississippi and Ohio, and in Canada; and on the aboriginal Tribes of America. Philadelphia, 1804. London, 1804. xxv. + 446 pp. Translated by C. B. Brown. The author gives a moderately full description of the Illinois of the close of the 18th century. Valuable for characterization of the inhabitants. Washburne, Elihu Benjamin. Sketch of Edward Coles, second Governor of Illinois, and of the slavery Struggle of 1823-4. Prepared for the Chicago Historical Society. Chicago: Jansen, McClurg & Co., 1882. 253 pp. Indispensable for a specialist in this period of Illinois history. Well written. Quotes many letters. —— Editor. The Edwards Papers. (Volume II. of the Chicago Historical Society's Collections.) Chicago: Fergus Printing Co., 1884. 8 + xxviii. + 633 pp. Pages 86-90 give Capt. Thos. E. Craig's official report to Governor Edwards of the attack on Peoria in 1812. The volume has a description of Peoria in 1827, and considerable information concerning the Indian troubles of that year. Welby, Adlard, Esq. A Visit to North America and the English Settlements in Illinois, with a winter Residence at Philadelphia; [pg 233] Wheeling, Va. Report of a Meeting of Workingmen in the City of Wheeling, Virginia, on forming a Settlement in the State of Illinois. 12 pp. The report is dated Oct. 4, 1830. Printed without place and publisher's name. In Library of Chicago Historical Society. Rare. It set forth a scheme for purchasing and settling a county in Illinois. Williams, Samuel. Sketches of the War, between the United States and the British Isles: intended as a faithful History of all the material Events from the Time of the Declaration in 1812 to and including the Treaty of Peace in 1815. Rutland, Vt.: Fay & Davison, 1815. 496 pp. Contains Capt. Heald's official account of the massacre at Fort Dearborn, August 15, 1812. Woods, John. Two Years' Residence in the Settlement on the English Prairie, in the Illinois Country, U. S. With an Account of its animal and vegetable Productions, Agriculture, &c. &c. A Description of the principal Towns, Villages, &c. &c. With the Habits and Customs of the Back-woodsmen. London: Longman & others, 1822. 310 pp. Of great value. Unusually conservative as to Illinois advantages, but apparently truthful. Wright, John S. Letters from the West; or, A Caution to Emigrants. Salem, N. Y.: Dodd & Stevenson, 1819. 72 pp. A series of letters from one who traveled through the West in 1818-19. In a fair manner the discouragements which emigrants may expect to meet are portrayed. In Library of Chicago Historical Society. |
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