Message of the Governor of the State of Illinois in Relation to the Disturbances in Hancock County, 17 December 1844

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Message of the Governor of the State of Illinois in Relation to the Disturbances in Hancock County, 17 December 1844
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Thomas Ford
5 Dec. 1800–3 Nov. 1850. Schoolteacher, newspaperman, lawyer, politician, judge, author. Born in Uniontown, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania. Son of Robert Ford and Elizabeth Logue Forquer. Moved to St. Louis, 1804; to New Design (later American Bottom), Randolph...
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, Message of the Governor of the State of Illinois in Relation to the Disturbances in Hancock County, December 21, 1844,
Springfield
Settled by 1819. Incorporated as town, 1832. Became capital of Illinois, 1837. Incorporated as city, 1840. Sangamon Co. seat. Population in 1840 about 2,600. Stake of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints organized in Springfield, Nov. 1840; discontinued...
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, Sangamon Co., IL, 17 Dec. 1844, Springfield, IL: Walters & Weber, 1844. Published [1845] in Reports Made to the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Illinois, at their Session Begun and Held at Springfield, December 2, 1844, Springfield, IL: Walters & Weber, 1845, pp. 65–85.

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Message of the Governor of the State of Illinois in Relation to the Disturbances in Hancock County, 17 December 1844
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