Illinois Territory Papers, 1801-1822 | Illinois History and Lincoln Collections

Scope and Contents:

This collection contains notes and transcripts concerning Illinois Territory. Included in the collection are notes concerning the 1818 census schedule, a record of cattle marks, lists of territorial office holders, a tally of votes in the election of the Edwards County delegates to the 1818 Convention, a record of Randolph County marriage licenses (1809-22), an excerpt from the Edwards County Commissioners Record Book (1818), and a signed petition from the inhabitants of Gallatin County to have Hugh Robertson appointed Justice of the Peace (1818). The collection also contains a letter from Daniel Pope Cook (1817), two letters concerning Michael Jones, Registrar of the Land Office at Kaskaskia (1814, 1822), a petition concerning the seat of Illinois government (1818), a list of Edwards County land entries (1818), an announcement of the formation of the town of Waterloo, and notes concerning the establishment of post roads.

Acquisition Source: These materials were evidently gathered by Solon J. Buck for his Illinois in 1818 (Springfield, 1917).