Circular Letter, Jacksonville, Illinois, January 25, 1866
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| Title | Circular Letter, Jacksonville, Illinois, January 25, 1866 |
| Creator | Turner, Jonathan Baldwin |
| Date | 1866-01-25 |
| Decade | 1860s |
| Description | Circular letter written by committee members Jonathan Baldwin Turner, Joseph Morton, and William Brown, addressed to Morgan County officials and citizens. In regards to endowing money to a future land grant Industrial University. The circular mentions that Congress has given Illinois 480,000 to build a university. |
| Extent | 2 sheets (4 pages) |
| Dimensions | 21.75 cm x 27.75 cm |
| Language | eng |
| Geographic Subject | Jacksonville (Ill.) |
| Collection/Series, subseries/box/folder | MS 333: Correspondence: Outgoing; Box 1, Folder: 1834-1893 |
| Collection Title | Jonathan Baldwin Turner Papers |
| Rights | No Copyright - United States |
| Acquisition information | Donated by Mary Turner Carriel in 1913 or by her son Reverend Charles A. Carriel in 1939. |
| Repository | Illinois History and Lincoln Collections |
| Type | Text |
| Identifier | 0333_003_005_25 |
| Collection | Jonathan Baldwin Turner Papers (Digitized Content) |
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