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Harry Feinberg, age 25, cleaner and dyer, born in Illinois. Charles Hawkins, age 28, laborer, born in Indiana. Charles Haywood, age 46, miner, born in Minnesota. E. F. Hollingsworth, age 29, fireman, born in North Carolina. J. E. Houlihan, age 36, miner, born in Ireland. Alfred Howard, age 28, coal packer, born in New York. Harvey Hubler, age 21, teamster, born in Illinois.
Horace Greeley, who was determinedly opposed to him, gave up the contest and telegraphed to his paper that Seward would be nominated. The opposition, he said, could not unite on any one man. The next most prominent name was Lincoln. He had the full delegation of Illinois, who, at Decatur, had been instructed to vote for him as "the first and only choice" of the state.
I am surprised, however, that you were able to purchase, even in Southern Illinois, such prairie land as you describe for the price of $18 per acre. I supposed $190 an acre for your corn belt farm was a good price, although it is commonly reported to us that Illinois land is selling for $150 to $200 an acre.
Instead, however, of following their old course they entered the Illinois River, known sometimes as the "Divine River." I borrow the observing father's description of that particular valley as it was just two centuries before I first remember seeing it.
Tutt, almost moved to tears by the sight of the wreck before him. "You practised up state, didn't you?" "Yes," responded Doc Barrows eagerly. "And in Chicago too. I'm a member of the Cook County bar. I'll tell you something! If the Supreme Court of Illinois hadn't been wrong in its law I'd be the richest man in the world in the whole world!" He grabbed Mr.
Midway between these two cities lies the enchanted ground of his verse; for he belongs to New England as wholly as Whittier, as truly as Mr. Lindsay belongs to Illinois.
We expected to find abundant food in the Illinois village, and have consumed all we brought with us. Our march has frightened away the game, so that we can expect to find but little on our return. We are in danger of perishing for want of food." Membré brought back this message. At his suggestion an abundance of food was immediately sent, on many heavily-laden shoulders, to the Illinois camp.
'N fust I went to Ohio, 'n then to Illinois, 'n then to Missouri, 'n so on here. Never could manage to stop more 'n a few years in one place till I come up agin the Rocky Mountings. Since then I've felt kind o' settled and satisfied." But Simon's satisfaction was destined to be rudely broken in upon.
Charles Walsh, some time during the winter of '64 and '65, received his quantum of a fund, of which we shall hereafter speak, to purchase arms to be distributed in the 1st Congressional district of Illinois, comprising the county of Cook, and the scene of the late Chicago conspiracy, the enactment of which was to be the signal for a general conflagration of our cities, and thus fulfil the prophecy of Jeff.
Any supplies which Your Excellency favors me with might be deducted out of my accounts." * * "Calendar of Virginia State Papers," vol. III, p. 487. Clark had spent all his own substance and all else he could beg, borrow or appropriate in the conquest of Illinois and the defense of Kentucky.
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