Duncan, Joseph. Record Book, 1834-1841 | Illinois History and Lincoln Collections

Title: Duncan, Joseph. Record Book, 1834-1841

Collection identifier: 599

Extent: 1.0 volume

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Scope and Contents: This volume contains personal records of Joseph Duncan, Governor of Illinois, 1834-38. Included are a series of ten sketch maps of townships where Duncan had land holdings; 165 indexed pages where Duncan pasted newspaper clippings about his administration, with notes and some extended diary entries; pages from the Journals of the House and Senate for 1840-41; and excerpts from state documents in which Duncan's speeches and proposals were printed.