declines to accept the nomination for governor of Illinois.. education of.. elected to the House of Representatives from Madison county, ensign in the Eighty-first regiment of Kentucky militia. Page fight in the legislature against his appointment as U. S. Sena- introduces measures in the U. S. Senate for the reorganization interest in Alton, Illinois, real estate holdings. General James Shields aids in his election to the U. S. Senate.. 70 journey to South America. judge of Supreme Court, State of Illinois. legal career of. liberates his slaves .66, literary efforts of locates at Chariton, Mo. locates in Edwardsville, Ill. marriage of..... married second wife. masters the Spanish language. political views of. Orlando B. Ficklin aids in his candidacy for the U. S. Senate.. member of the House of Representatives, Eighth General As- practices law at Louisville. Ky. prairie car invented by, fate of prosecutor for the State of Judge Theophilus W. Smith in im- .71,72 real estate investments in Illinois unprofitable. religious views of.. removes to Edwardsville, Illinois. resigns as charge d'affaires at New Grenada. retirement to private life, resolution introduced by, in the U. S. Senate on the occupation Richard M. Young, opponent of General Semple, for U.S. returns to America-prepares to have his family accompany 72, 73 67 speaker of the House of Representatives, Ninth General As- 65 64,374 68 speeches on, the occupation of the Oregon country. (Mrs. Mary Stevenson Mizner) second wife of Gen. James Semple. 64 Semple, Rev. James, of Dreghorn, Scotland.. Semple, John Walter. death of. built permanent home in Clinton County, Kentucky, named it "76" Sénat, Father Antoine, Jesuit, born Province of Toulouse, France, arrived in America Senate Journal of the first session of the General Assembly, State of Illinois, no copy of Sharp, J. P.-drug clerk. Chicago.. Settheimer, Adolph, drug clerk, Chicago Seventh general catalogue of the Divinity School of Yale University, quoted, see foot note. Shakespeare-quoted Senate Journal of the second session of the First General Assembly, State of Illinois, 1819, 116 116 253 ..282,283 43 248 Inder-Continued. Page ''Sharp's rifles". 108 Shaw, John-member of Third General Assembly of Illinois. 364 succeeds by a successful contest to Nicholas Hansen's seat in legislature, 364 Gazette-ten of the "Jonathan Freemen" letters copied from 168 117,363,374 salt works at..... 271 seat of justice of a county of Illinois Territory Shelbyville, Ky.. 273-274 70 276 278 61,330 331 245 248 .290, 312,313,314 275 337 131 140 Simpkin, W.-publisher, London, Eng., foot note.. 175 Appeal to the People of Illinois" against calling "Skiakape" an Indian chief, an anecdote of his wife, an Indian woman, and General Slade, Charles-death of-from Asiatic cholera, July 11, 1834. 142 373 370 .63, 124, 174, 308 308 309 321 161 Shea, John Gilmary, historical writings, mention states that the request to the U. S. Government of Father Gibault for writings quoted on the death of Father Gibault. Shea's Catholic Church in Colonial Days"-reference to... Sherman House, Chicago... Sherman Historical Association Frederick Clifton Pierce, secretary of. charter granted to, Feb. 9. 1835. Sibley, Henry R.-clerk for drug firm of Brinckerhoff & Penton, Chicago. Siebert, W. H.-The Underground Railroad"-quotations.. Sill (Miss) Anna Peck, opens a preparatory school at Rockford, Ill., 1849. Silver ornaments worn by Indians.. .17,32 29 17 .241, 243 Slave holding States-duty of missionary societies to grant aid to churches in. Slave States. 150-152, 155-157, 161, 321 159 159 Slave Trade, American Slave Trade. 159 inconsistency of tolerating the American slave trade and punishing the Afri- 159 Slavery, British government permitted slavery. .102, 103, 106-108, 110, 113, Slavery (Anti) agitator-Morris Birkbeck.. Slavery, Anti-Nebraska Editorial Convention, held at Decatur, Ill., mention Illinois State Convention, Bloomington, 1856. early settlers of Illinois opposed to. contest of 1823-24 in Illinois-the pro-slavery and anti-slavery elements in the 157 118, 119, 120 Index-Continued. Page Slavery, Edward Coles opposes, calling a convention for or against slavery in the State of Slaves Hiram Eddy, editor of newspaper in Illinois, opposed to slavery Josiah Dodge opposed to 119 310 ..149-150 110,309 Ordinance of Congress 1787 provided against the introduction of, in the North- 139, 153, 154 prominent politicians stump the State of Illinois on the slavery question 102 .263, 308-322 settlers of Illinois Territory received a pledge from Congress that slavery would Union Church of Edwards county, Ill., opposed to. 154 310 167 . 21, 22,63, 84, 131, 139, 156, 158, 167, 225, 290, 308, 309, 357, 360, 369 Smith & Dwyer-wholesale druggists, Chicago manager for drug firm of John Sears Jr., Chicago. 314 366 246 200 258 259 259 259 Charles Wesley-"A Contribution toward a Bibliography of Morris Birkbeck and Smith, Cutler & Co., drug firm. Chicago.. Smith, David-bookkeeper for Penton & Robinson, druggists, Chicago.. 259 246 member of the firm of Penton, Robinson & Smith, wholesale druggists, 246 246 (Rev.) Daniel, accompanies S. J. Mills on his second missionary tour to the West Smith, George W.(Illinois Congressman)-asked to procure charts, plates, etc., of the Smith, Hiram-brother of Joseph Smith, Mormon prophet, murder of, reference to. Smith, James F., Jr.-business manager of the McMillan Store," Chicago mother of, attempts to explain the theory of Mormonism. Smith, (Mrs.) Laura Chase. 82,86,95.99 Smith, Laura Chase-grand-daughter of Bishop Chase, Life of Bishop Chase" by, men- Smith, Theophilus ..315-318 tioned.. W.-authorship of the Illinois State Bank bill accredited to, by Gover- 374 associate justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois, 1825-1842. 371 resident of Edwardsville, Ill. 115 2 12 248 184 248 260 192 184 192 95 Snively, E. A.-appointed on nominating committee, Illinois State Historical Society Snyder, Adam W. 65,67,374 249 12 "Forgotten Statesmen of Illinois, Hon. Conrad Will," paper con- 349-377 Illinois State Historical Society, adopts resolutions on the services to 1-2 Inder-Continued. Page Snyder, (Dr.) J. F.-member of the board of directors, Illinois State Historical Society. Songs-Assyrian Battle Song. (Byron)-stanza from.. Sorel, Canada-marriage of Father Gibault's parents at. South Carolina-. Southern Illinois Historical Society 633118 60 35-57 324 279 351 43 41,42 65-68; 71, 73, 158 8 265,275 251 .133, 139, 224 158 131,218, 222, 224 Spanish Expedition-news of the Spanish expedition, how it came to old Kaskaskia.. in possession of the territory west of the Mississippi language moss old Spanish families of San Antonio, Texas. settlements beyond the Mississippi-Father Gibault locates in. west of the Mississippi Sparks, Edwin Erle-article by, in "Larned's Literature of American History"-mention. member of the board of directors, Illinois State Historical Society. reports for the special committee on membership, Illinois State His- 3 resolutions offered by-on the services of J. F. Snyder to the Illinois 1-2 3 suggests plans for the celebration of the semi-centennial of the Lin- "Special Problems of Missionary Work in Southern Illinois"-chapter X of a paper by See Edwardsville Spectator. 168, 172-174, 176 Speech of Abraham Lincoln at the anti-Nebraska convention, Bloomington, May, 1856.. 108-109 Owen Lovejoy at the anti-Nebraska convention, Bloomington, May, 1856...106-107 Spielman, Thomas A.-conimissioned to preach at Bethel Church, Bond county. Ill Spinning Wheel-description of its use, in an early day in central Illinois. Spring Creek-in Sangamon county, III. Springer (Rev.) Francis-in charge of Lutheran College, at Hillsboro, Ill 248 291 342 256 284 218 .46-47 94 .282,384 384 Springfield, Ill.--3, 6, 14, 55, 70, 72, 98, 110, 227, 231, 233, 235, 264, 278, 281, 284-286; 311, 312, 314, 332, Stanton, Edwin M.-Secretary of War, student of Kenyon College, chair of economics founded in Kenyon College in honor of Index-Continued. Starkhouse, J. B.-druggist of Chicago, afterwards removed to Kenosha, Wis. State Anti-Slavery Society of Illinois-convention at Princeton. Page 242 15 316 meeting held at Lowell. 316 State Bank-State of Illinois.... 116,364 council of revision, State of Illinois, action in regard to State bank. Statesmen of Illinois-Forgotten Statesmen of Illinois. Hon. Conrad Will," paper con- Stead, Franklin-manager of City Drug Store" Chicago.. Steam introduced as a motive power for navigation of the western waters as early as 1811.. 12 .266, 384 Ste. Marie"-official name of Jean Baptiste Racine, commandant at Vincennes.. Steinkeller, Joseph-drug clerk, Chicago... Stephenson, Fort. Stephenson, J. W.-member of the Senate, Ninth General Assembly. State of Illinois.. Sterling (Captain) Thomas-English commandant at Ft. Chartres, 1765.. clerk for the drug firm of Penton & Robinson.. member of the drug firm of Van Schaack, Stevenson & Reid, Chi- Steward, John F.-president Maramech Historical Society, Plano, Kendall county, Ill 372 372 247 246 248 246-247 32 20 253 365 374 .8, 93, 314 137 246 246 246, 259 246 8 55 120 protests against resolution in the Senate, to the people, to vote for or 118 protests against the proceedings in the Senate Feb. 14, 1824. 119 Stillman's Run-reference to 55. Stirling, (Captain) Thomas-English commandant at Fort Chartres. 21,137 Stowe, (Rev.) C. E.-report by, on the Prussian system of private schools, reference to.... 333 Strawberries and other fruit abundant in Illinois.. 22.137 Fort Chartres surrenders to, reference to.. Stuart, Edwards & Brown-law firm, Springfield, Ill., members of. Stuart, (Miss) Elizabeth Jane-daughter of Major John T. Stuart: wife of Christopher C. Stuart, James-visit to the English settlement, mention member of the House of Representatives, Eighth General Assem- 370 member of the law firm of Stuart & Edwards, Springfield, Ill. 386 371 Stuarts, Royal House, of Scotland... 62 |