as the now former-county seat of Calhoun County, there is very little remaining of the community. The county seat of Calhoun County was moved to Hardin, Illinois in 1847. The Governor Coles State Memorial is located in Edwardsville, Illinois. The Illinois Human Rights Commission also offers a scholarship to law students in honor of the former governor. Notes Original sources Coles, Edward, (1856). History of the Ordinance of 1787, (primary source) Historical Society of Pennsylvania, pp. 33, Url The Coles Family papers, containing correspondence, various papers and materials belonging to Edward Coles, are available for research use at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Bibliography E'book1, E'book2 Url Url Url E'book Url Url External links Edward Coles at Thomas Jefferson Foundation Edward Coles papers from Princeton University Library. Special Collections 1786 births 1868 deaths American abolitionists Burials at The Woodlands Cemetery College of William & Mary alumni Governors of Illinois People from Albemarle County, Virginia People from Edwardsville, Illinois Personal secretaries to the President of the United States Independent state governors of the United States Illinois Independents 19th-century American politicians American slave owners