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Eden-Martin family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Eden
Abstract

Papers pertaining to the family of Illinois U.S. Representative John R. Eden (1826-1909). The majority of the material primarily concerns John R. Eden’s daughter Rose, her husband Ivory J. Martin, and their children. The papers also contain correspondence and material relating to the Taylor and Pifer families, who were the in-laws of Rose and Ivory’s son, Robert W. Martin. (Robert Martin married Ruth Pifer, daughter of Hattie Taylor and Finley Pifer).

Dates: approximately 1827-1961

Francus collection of early Illinois letters and documents

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Francus
Abstract

Letters and documents pertaining to the purchase and sale of lands in Illinois, ca. 1820s-1880s

Dates: 1824-1880s

Milo Kendall papers

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Kendall
Abstract

Vermont native who settled in Princeton, Bureau County, Illinois, in 1846 and practiced law there for over sixty years. Papers include extensive records of Kendall's legal practice, family correspondence, and real estate records.

Dates: 1798-1925; Majority of material found within 1845-1906

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Correspondence -- 1801-1850 2
Correspondence -- 1901-1950 2
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Manuscripts, American -- Illinois 2
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Account books -- Illinois -- 1801-1850 1
Brothers and sisters -- Correspondence 1
Bureau County (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Chattel mortgages -- Illinois 1
Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Children's writings, American 1
Courtship -- Illinois -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Courtship -- United States 1
Courtship -- United States -- History -- 19th century 1
Debtor and creditor -- Illinois -- Cases 1
Deeds -- Illinois -- Bureau County 1
Divorce -- Illinois -- Cases 1
Divorce suits -- Illinois 1
Elections -- Illinois -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Families -- Correspondence 1
Families -- Illinois -- History -- Sources 1
Families -- Middle West -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871 1
Hyde Park (Chicago, Ill.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century 1
Law -- Study and teaching -- United States -- History -- 19th century 1
Lawyers -- Illinois -- Bureau County 1
Leases -- Illinois 1
Ledgers (account books) 1
Legal instruments -- Illinois -- Bureau County 1
Mexican War, 1846-1848 1
Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Public opinion 1
Moultrie County (Ill.) -- History -- Sources 1
Practice of law -- Illinois -- Princeton -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Princeton (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Railroad accidents -- Illinois -- Cases 1
Railroad law -- Illinois -- Cases 1
Railroads -- Illinois -- History -- 19th century -- Sources 1
Railroads -- Right of way -- Illinois -- Cases 1
Railroads -- United States -- Consolidation -- History 1
Real estate business -- Illinois 1
Real estate business -- Law and legislation -- Illinois 1
Receipts (Financial records) 1
Scrapbooks 1
Scrapbooks -- 1880-1900 1
Scrapbooks -- United States 1
Slavery -- United States -- Public opinion 1
Speeches 1
Sullivan (Ill.) -- History -- Sources 1
Temperance -- United States -- Public opinion 1
Title companies -- United States 1
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Public opinion 1
United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 -- Public opinion 1
World War, 1914-1918 1
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) 1
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American House Hotel (Princeton, Ill.) 1
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company 1
Eden, John R. (John Rice), 1826-1909 1
Eden-Martin family 1
Ellsworth, Henry Leavitt, 1791-1858 1