Discourse, 7 March 1844–A, as Reported by Willard Richards
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Source Note
JS, Discourse, , Hancock Co., IL, 7 Mar. 1844; in JS, Journal, 1842–1844, book 4, pp. [10]–[15]; handwriting of ; JS Collection, CHL.

name are —— when the city had passd an ordnanc [ordinance] to tax steam boats. He goes and tells the captains of the steam boats that he owned the landing. and they need need not to pax [pay] tax— and I am determnd to use up such men if they will not stop their opposition If this is not true. Let him come forward & throw off the inputation [imputation].— when they appeal to I will appeal to this people— the highest court— I despise the Lawyers who hang on these law suits.—
. & say they own the wharfs. but the own the wharrf—— 64 ft— from high water mark from to the northern limits of the .— [p. [11]]
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