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REPORT OF JESSE B. THOMAS AS A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE CHICAGO HARBOR AND RIVER CONVENTION, OF THE STATISTICS CONCERNING THE CITY OF CHICAGO by Thomas, Jesse B - 1847

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REPORT OF JESSE B. THOMAS AS A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE CHICAGO HARBOR AND RIVER CONVENTION, OF THE STATISTICS CONCERNING THE CITY OF CHICAGO

by Thomas, Jesse B

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Chicago : Wilson, 1847. First Edition. 32pp. Original blue printed wrappers. Howes T174. McMurtrie (Chicago) 129. The convention was held after President Polk vetoed the River and Harbor Bill in 1846. Twenty thousand people came to Chicago to debate how to influence our Federal Government. From 1837 through 1839, he was a circuit court judge based in Springfield. His circuit included New Salem, where Thomas heard cases argued by Abraham Lincoln. Thomas was appointed to Stephen A. Douglas' seat on the Illinois Supreme Court in 1843 after Douglas was elected to Congress. After retiring from the Illinois Supreme Court in 1848, he moved first to Galena and then to Chicago, where he died in 1850.
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  • Publisher Wilson
  • Place of Publication Chicago
  • Date Published 1847
  • Keywords ILLINOIS, LAW, HOWES, ECONOMICS,TRANSPORTATION

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Report of Jesse B. Thomas, as a Member of the Executive Committee Appointed by the Chicago Harbor and River Convention, of the Statistics Concerning the City of Chicago

by Thomas, Jesse B

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Chicago: Printed by R.L. Wilson, Daily Journal Office. Used - Acceptable. 1847. Paperback. Octavo. 32 pp. Rear wrap missing. Some wear, creasing, chipping, and discoloration to front wrap, with upper corner torn but carefully repaired. Contents quite sound. (Subject: Chicago, Illinois, & Midwest).
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