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Elijah Iles Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-BC307
Abstract
Elijah Iles (1796-1883), a shopkeeper, farmer, politician, landowner and real estate developer in Springfield, Illinois; Washington Iles (1800-1871), Elijahâs brother, a farmer and businessman in Sangamon County and Springfield, Illinois; and their relatives and descendants. Born in Kentucky to Thomas and Elizabeth (Crockett) Iles, both Iles brothers had settled in Illinois by 1825. Elijah Iles opened the first retail store in Springfield in 1821, and, with 3 other investors, bought, surveyed...
Dates:
Created: 1824-1911; Other: Majority of material found in 1824-1887
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Manuscript Collection
Enos Family Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-BC191
Abstract
Papers of Pascal Enos, one of the founders of Springfield, Illinois and appointed receiver of the land officer there in 1832 by President Monroe and his son Pascal Enos, Jr., who was elected to the Illinois legislature in 1852 and appointed Clerk of the United States Circuit Court by Justice McClean of the Supreme Court and re-appointed by Justice David Davis.
Dates:
Created: 1796-1868; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1953
Found in:
Manuscript Collection
Sidney Breese Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: BC199
Scope and Contents
The Sidney Breese Papers, 1731-1896, consist of 0.83 cubic feet of personal letters, correspondence, legal documents, unpublished papers, copybooks, speeches, published material, clippings, and laws, bills and resolutions. The collection reflects the personal as well as the public life of Sidney Breese, an early Illinois lawyer and political figure.
Collection includes personal letters, correspondence, legal documents, unpublished papers, copybooks, speeches, published material and clippings,...
Dates:
Created: 1731-1896; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1913
Found in:
Manuscript Collection
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- Subject: Early Illinois statehood X
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