George Sterling Letter on Ambrose Bierce and Mark Twain, 1919 | Illinois History and Lincoln Collections

Summary

Title: George Sterling Letter on Ambrose Bierce and Mark Twain, 1919

Collection identifier: 296

Extent: 1.0 item

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Collection Description

Scope and Contents:

This collection contains a legal notice requesting the assistance of any justice of the peace of the State of Illinois in questioning an individual named McCrilli dated January 18, 1843. The legal notice concerns a case pending in the Meade Circuit Court in Brandenburg, Kentucky, and appears to have been received in Carlinville, Illinois. The case mentions William B. Adams as the complainant, and John Stayden and George Frymire as defendants.

Biographical/Historical Context:

William Fairleigh (1797-1865) was a general merchant in Brandenburg, Meade County, Kentucky. Fairleigh served as a first clerk of Meade County and Circuit Courts.

Acquisition Source: The collection was acquired by the Illinois Historical Survey, the predecessor of the Illinois History and Lincoln Collections, circa 1973.