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Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843

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, Hancock Co., IL, to the United States Senate and House of Representatives,
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Charles Crismon	John Smith
Justus [Justis] Morse	Daniel P Clark
John Crosby	John Brown
Elijah B. Gaylord	Jerome Benson
John L Smith	Harry Morse
William Johnston	Isaac Clark
Wm L Perkins 22 Jan. 1799–1 Dec. 1882. Teacher, attorney, insurance agent, politician. Born in Ashford, Windham Co., Connecticut. Son of William Perkins and Mary Lee. Moved to Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, to study law, ca. 1822. Admitted to Connecticut bar, May... View Full Bio	David Humphry
John Wardle	James Keeler
George. F. Kerr	John Fife
Simond P Boxted	John Vantrouben
Wm. E Boxted	Thos. P Kerr
David Holeman	Geo. W Baxter
John B Wilson	Hiram M Burnham
Harvey Burnham	Nelson Burnham
John Lindsey	Rufus Forbush
Rufus Forbush Jr	Loren Forbush
Sanford Forbush	Otis Shumway
Aurora Shumway	Lawson Shumway
R B Dutton	David Dutton
Ezra Dut<t>on	Ozias Kilburn
Thomas Callister	Almond W Babet [Almon Babbitt] Oct. 1812–Sept. 1856. Postmaster, editor, attorney. Born at Cheshire, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. Son of Ira Babbitt and Nancy Crosier. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ca. 1830. Located in Amherst, Lorain Co., Ohio, July 1831.... View Full Bio
Thos Kelly	Ezekiel Johnson 12 Jan. 1773–13 Jan. 1848. Farmer, miller, carpenter. Born at Uxbridge, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. Son of Ezekiel Johnson and Bethia Gurnsey. Married Julia Ellis Hills, 12 Jan. 1801, at Grafton, Worcester Co. Moved to Vermont and to Fredonia, Pomfret Township... View Full Bio
Jacob Wetherbee	David Kemp
James Crookston	Robert Cruston
R C Wetherbee	Wm. G Perkins
William J. Phelps	Ute Perkins [Sr.] 15 July 1761–11 Mar. 1844. Born at Anson Co. (later Lincoln Co.), North Carolina. Son of Robert Biggan Perkins and Elizabeth Lollar. Served in American Revolution, 1778–1779. Moved to what became Abbeville Co., South Carolina, 1779. Married Sarah (Sally) ... View Full Bio
Ute Perkins Jnr	Peter Boyce
Wm. S Durfee	Edmond Durfee Jr
Frederick L. Galacy	Schuyler, M, Horton
Absolome Perkins	Levi Perkins
David M Perkins	Georg Preston
Jesse Johnston	John Shipley
Octay Purcet	Elijah Elmer
Paul Purcet	Tomas Dungan
	A Patcher

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Charles Crismon	John Smith
Justus Justis Morse	Daniel P Clark
John Crosby	John Brown
Elijah B. Gaylord	Jerome Benson
John L Smith	Harry Morse
William Johnston	Isaac Clark
Wm L Perkins 22 Jan. 1799–1 Dec. 1882. Teacher, attorney, insurance agent, politician. Born in Ashford, Windham Co., Connecticut. Son of William Perkins and Mary Lee. Moved to Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, to study law, ca. 1822. Admitted to Connecticut bar, May... View Full Bio	David Humphry
John Wardle	James Keeler
George. F. Kerr	John Fife
Simond P Boxted	John Vantrouben
Wm. E Boxted	Thos. P Kerr
David Holeman	Geo. W Baxter
John B Wilson	Hiram M Burnham
Harvey Burnham	Nelson Burnham
John Lindsey	Rufus Forbush
Rufus Forbush Jr	Loren Forbush
Sanford Forbush	Otis Shumway
Aurora Shumway	Lawson Shumway
R B Dutton	David Dutton
Ezra Dutton	Ozias Kilburn
Thomas Callister	Almond W Babet [Almon Babbitt] Oct. 1812–Sept. 1856. Postmaster, editor, attorney. Born at Cheshire, Berkshire Co., Massachusetts. Son of Ira Babbitt and Nancy Crosier. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ca. 1830. Located in Amherst, Lorain Co., Ohio, July 1831.... View Full Bio
Thos Kelly	Ezekiel Johnson 12 Jan. 1773–13 Jan. 1848. Farmer, miller, carpenter. Born at Uxbridge, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. Son of Ezekiel Johnson and Bethia Gurnsey. Married Julia Ellis Hills, 12 Jan. 1801, at Grafton, Worcester Co. Moved to Vermont and to Fredonia, Pomfret Township... View Full Bio
Jacob Wetherbee	David Kemp
James Crookston	Robert Cruston
R C Wetherbee	Wm. G Perkins
William J. Phelps	Ute Perkins [Sr.] 15 July 1761–11 Mar. 1844. Born at Anson Co. (later Lincoln Co.), North Carolina. Son of Robert Biggan Perkins and Elizabeth Lollar. Served in American Revolution, 1778–1779. Moved to what became Abbeville Co., South Carolina, 1779. Married Sarah (Sally) ... View Full Bio
Ute Perkins Jnr	Peter Boyce
Wm. S Durfee	Edmond Durfee Jr
Frederick L. Galacy	Schuyler, M, Horton
Absolome Perkins	Levi Perkins
David M Perkins	Georg Preston
Jesse Johnston	John Shipley
Octay Purcet	Elijah Elmer
Paul Purcet	Tomas Dungan
	A Patcher

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Editorial Title
Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843
ID #
1208
Total Pages
118
Handwriting on This Page
- Unidentified
- Justis Morse
- Elijah B. Gaylord
- John L. Smith
- William Perkins
- James Keeler
- John Lindsey
- Otis Shumway
- Ozias Kilburn
- Almon Babbitt
- Ezekiel Johnson
- Ute Perkins Sr.

Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, 28 November 1843

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