Jacksonville, Illinois: August 1842. Three packets, each 13 pp and measuring appx. 12 x 16 inches. Three manuscript poll books recording votes cast in Jacksonville, Illinois, in the August 1842 state election, preserving a detailed, name-by-name account of voting in a major Whig stronghold in antebellum Illinois. The books list.....
Springfield, Illinois: William Walter, 1841. 8vo, contemporary paper covered boards, 359, xxiv pp. With auditor and Treasurer’s reports bound at rear. Boards detached, text block excellent, good overall. During the 1840–1841 session of the Illinois General Assembly, several laws were enacted concerning Nauvoo. These included legislation incorporating the city itself.....
Washington: For the Author, 1866. 8vo, blue wraps, 42 pp. Apparently a gift copy from Curtis. Near fine overall with minimal wear. A scarce survival from Lorenzo Snow’s trial in the U.S. Supreme Court for polygamy under the Edmunds Act, where two of his three convictions were eventually overturned as.....