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John Mathers speech
Collection — Box: 58
Identifier: MS-SC1013
Scope and Contents
Handwritten manuscript of speech given in Jacksonville, vehemently opposing the Nebraska Bill. Includes several news clippings regarding the bill and various states and cities opposition to it. One pamphlet from the committee appointed by the trustees of the Illinois Conference Female Seminary regarding payment from those who owe the the school money. Mather was the treasurer of the committee.
Dates:
Created: 1854
Found in:
Manuscript Collection
Paul Selby letters
Collection — Box: 78
Identifier: MS-SC1361
Scope and Contents
Upon request from Simeon Whiteley he writes his recollections, 8 pages, of the Editorial Convention held in Decatur, Illinois and comprised of about 18 editors in the state who were opposed to the Kansas-Nebraska Bill. Gives list of those who attended and the topics they discussed including the formation of the Republican Party and their support for Mr. Lincoln as U.S. Senator. Letter, March 25, 1886, reassures that the convention was in 1856 and that he will cooperate with the plan for a...
Dates:
Created: March 12 and 15, 1886
Found in:
Manuscript Collection
Whig Party of Peoria, Illinois letter
Collection — Box: 66
Identifier: MS-SC1163
Scope and Contents
Letter signed by members of the Whig Party in Peoria, Ill. to Abraham Lincoln asking him to reply to a speech to be given by Judge Douglas on the Kansas-Nebraska Bill.
Dates:
Created: September 28, 1856
Found in:
Manuscript Collection
William B. Archer papers
Collection — Box: 2
Identifier: MS-SC35
Scope and Contents
Consists of several letters and documents including: one letter of William B. Archer to Charles R. Matheny, January 28, 1826, enclosing a map, survey, and report on a recently established road from Springfield to Paris, Illinois; several Black Hawk War documents (receipts, muster rolls), 1832; an 1833 letter from John M. Robinson concerning land office business and Black Hawk War claims; two letters from Robinson concerning mail routes and a state road from Danville, Illinois to Chicago; five...
Dates:
Created: 1826-1856
Found in:
Manuscript Collection
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