S. V. White epub Address of S. V. White Delivered at Chautauqua, Ill; July 19, 1900: Reminiscences of Jersey County, Ill; From 1835 to 1850 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Address of S. V. White Delivered at Chautauqua, Ill; July 19, 1900: Reminiscences of Jersey County, Ill; From 1835 to 1850To recapitulate then, the local governments on which this Piasa Chautauqua stands, and to which, if there had been inhabitants, they would have owed allegiance in the former times, I state: that up to 1763 it was anybody's country, but presumably the Frenchman's. From 1763 to 1778 it was undeniably a part of the English domain. From 1778 to 1787 it was in the County of Illinois in the Colony of Virginia. From 17 87 to 1790 it was a part of Illinois County in the north-western Territory. From 1790 to 1800 it was a part of St. Clair County in the north-western Territory. From 1800 to 1809 it was a part of St. Clair County in Indiana Territory. From 1809 to 1812 it was a part of St. Clair County in Illinois Ter ritory. From 1812 to 1818 it was a part of Madison County in Illinois Territory. From 1818 to 1821 it was a part of Madison County in the State of Illinois. 'from 1821 to 1839 it was a part of Greene County in the State of Illinois. And from 1839 to the present date, you know the answer.With these explanations, and remembering that it was about the year 1818 or 1819 that the first settlement was made by white Americans in what is now Jersey County, we may fairly, I think, consider the decks clear for action, and that my own personal reminiscences may begin.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.