<br><p><b>Identifier</b>: collectionsofill08illi (<a class="external text" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&amp;profile=default&amp;fulltext=Search&amp;search=insource%3A%2Fcollectionsofill08illi%2F">find matches</a>)<br><b>Title</b>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookidcollectionsofill08illi">Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library</a><br><b>Year</b>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookyear1771">1771</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookdecade1770">1770s</a>)<br><b>Authors</b>:  <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookauthorIllinois_State_Historical_Library">Illinois State Historical Library</a><br><b>Subjects</b>: <br><b>Publisher</b>:  <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookpublisher_Springfield___Illinois_State_Historical_Library_">(Springfield : Illinois State Historical Library)</a><br><b>Contributing Library</b>:  <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookcontributorAllen_County_Public_Library_Genealogy_Center">Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center</a><br><b>Digitizing Sponsor</b>:  <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/booksponsorInternet_Archive">Internet Archive</a><br><br><b>View Book Page</b>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/stream/collectionsofill08illi/collectionsofill08illi#page/n571/mode/1up">Book Viewer</a><br><b>About This Book</b>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/collectionsofill08illi">Catalog Entry</a><br><b>View All Images</b>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookidcollectionsofill08illi">All Images From Book</a><br>
Click here to <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/stream/collectionsofill08illi/collectionsofill08illi#page/n571/mode/1up"><b>view book online</b></a> to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.<br><br><b>Text Appearing Before Image:</b><br><i>books in the Land office I founda Certain Mr Bealls had taken out warrants to the amount of140,000 Acres of Land at least, part of which was enterd assigned toMr N. Randolph now is this consonant with the doctrine he heldwhen I was with you, and is it consistant with the Interest of thatCountry to assist a man (and a speculator too) in locating such abody of Land (&amp; I suppose to of the Richest sort) when he willnever see the Country or if he did, the portion is to large—no mancan hesitate a moment to pronounce that it is not the Interest ofthe back Country. The evil tendancy will so fully appear to youthat I will quit the subject &amp; say nothing more about it. I shallmove out some of my people with my stocks next fall &amp; thesummer after I shall bring my family with eight or ten morefamilies to settle at or near the falls, and I could wish it was inmy power to come out sooner, tho am preparing as fast as I can.I could wish that you would patronize a petition to have the town</i><br><b>Text Appearing After Image:</b><br><i>JEFFERSON TO MARTIN, JANUARY 24, 1780 385 on Conelleys Land1 established &amp; have it sent with a plan of theTown to the Assembly in May, for was it established (&amp; I thinkit would be of advantage to the whole Country by drawing trade)I would build some good houses on lotts as would likewise myfriends that I purchased lotts for, &amp; would settle there if theplace should not be to sicldey. Prosperity attend the Country &amp;health &amp; happiness attend you Dr Col° is the wish of Yr Hble Svt Geo. Meriwether(Addressed:) Col° George Rogers Clark at the falls of the OhioKentuckey(Endorsed:) George Meriwether, Jany 24th 1780. Thomas Jefferson to Joseph Martin, January 24, 1780. (Draper MSS.r 46J57.—L. S.) Wmsburg Jany 24, 1780Sir We are very desirous of having a fort at the mouth of Ohiowhich together with other posts meant to be established on theOhio may form a chain of defence for our Western frontier and atye same time protect our Trade with New Orleans.2 but theground at the</i><br><br><b>Note About Images</b><br></p>
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