Excerpt from Recollections of the Bench and the Bar of Central Illinois: A Lecture Read Before the Chicago Bar Association, Fairbank Hall, Wednesday Evening, January 12, 1881
On another occasion, in 1838, I stopped at a cabin in Logan County, near the site where the magnificent institution for the feeble-minded, has recently been erected by the State. The woman complained very much because the population was becoming too dense. She said her family would be compelled to remove further west, where they would not be troubled by so many neighbors. In the morning, I discovered one house in sight, and no more, and in the direction of Springfield it was about eight miles to the nearest farm.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book offers a captivating account of the bench and bar in the early days of Central Illinois. From the time of its admission as the 21st state into the Union in 1818, the author takes the reader on a journey through the following four decades, providing vivid biographical sketches of the state's most prominent lawyers and judges. The author discusses the unique challenges of practicing law in the American frontier while setting the narrative against a backdrop of rapid population growth, infrastructural development, and the ever-changing economy of the time. The book highlights the colorful personalities and fascinating legal battles that shaped the legal history of the region and provides a rich historical context for understanding the development of law in the American Midwest. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781334436734_0
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