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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)
TitleCircular Letter, Jacksonville, Illinois, January 25, 1866
CreatorTurner, Jonathan Baldwin  
Date1866-01-25  
Decade1860s
DescriptionCircular 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.
Extent2 sheets (4 pages)
Dimensions21.75 cm x 27.75 cm
Languageeng
Geographic SubjectJacksonville (Ill.)  
Collection/Series, subseries/box/folderMS 333: Correspondence: Outgoing; Box 1, Folder: 1834-1893
Collection TitleJonathan Baldwin Turner Papers
RightsNo Copyright - United States
Acquisition informationDonated by Mary Turner Carriel in 1913 or by her son Reverend Charles A. Carriel in 1939.
RepositoryIllinois History and Lincoln Collections
TypeText  
Identifier0333_003_005_25
CollectionJonathan Baldwin Turner Papers (Digitized Content)

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