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1	Title:	A woman's story of pioneer Illinois
	Creator:	Tillson, Christiana Holmes, 1796-1872
		Quaife, Milo Milton, 1880-1959
	Publication:	R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, Chicago,1919.
	Notes:	First edition privately printed in 1873 with title: Reminiscences of early life in Illinois by our mother.
	Call #:	F38JE T578W
	Extent:	xxi, 169p. 2 port. (incl. front.) 18cm.
	Subjects:	Frontier and pioneer life -- Illinois \| Montgomery County (Ill.)
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2	Title:	James Watson Webb's trip across Illinois in 1822
	Creator:	Stevens, Frank E.
	Publication:	Sycamore Tribune Print, Sycamore, Ill,1924.
	Call #:	Pam. S1379
	Extent:	16 p., [3] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.
	Subjects:	Webb, James Watson, -- 1802-1884 \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Illinois
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3	Title:	Wood's Two years' residence in the settlement on the English Prairie--June 25, 1820-July 3, 1821
	Creator:	Woods, John, d. 1829
		Thwaites, Reuben Gold, 1853-1913
	Publication:	Cleveland, Ohio,1904-07.
	Call #:	F42J T548 v.10
	Extent:	p. [171]-357 incl. 2 fold. maps. 25 cm.
	Subjects:	Frontier and pioneer life -- Illinois \| Edwards County (Ill.) -- Description and travel
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4	Title:	The western wilds of America: or, Backwoods and prairies; and scenes in the valley of the Mississippi
	Creator:	Regan, John.
	Publication:	John Menzies [etc.], Edinburgh,1859.
	Notes:	Also published under title: The emigrants' guide to the western states of America.
	Call #:	F38JE R333
	Extent:	[xiv], 408 p., front.
	Subjects:	Frontier and pioneer life -- Illinois \| Virgil (Ill.) -- Social life and customs
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5	Title:	The pioneer history of Illinois: containing the discovery, in 1673, and the history of the country to the year eighteen hundred and eighteen, when the state government was organized
	Creator:	Reynolds, John, 1788-1865
	Publication:	N. A. Randall, Belleville, Ill,1852.
	Call #:	F38D R463 Vault
	Extent:	348 p. ; 17 cm.
	Subjects:	Pioneers -- Illinois \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Illinois \| Illinois -- History
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6	Title:	Letter-book of Thomas Forsyth--1814-1818
	Parent:	State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Collections. Madison, 1888. 23 cm. v. 11, p. [316]-355
	Creator:	Forsyth, Thomas, 1771-1833
		Illinois Governor (1809-1818 : Ninian Edwards)
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	Notes:	Consists chiefly of correspondence between Forsyth and Ninian Edwards, Governor of Illinois Territory, concerning their dealings with the Indian tribes as allies.
	Call #:	F41B W811Co v.11
	Extent:	p. [316]-355 23 cm.
	Subjects:	Frontier and pioneer life -- Illinois \| Potawatomi Indians \| Illinois -- History -- War of 1812
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7	Title:	Autobiography of Peter Cartwright, the backwoods preacher
	Creator:	Cartwright, Peter, 1785-1872
		Strickland, W. P. (William Peter), 1809-1884
	Publication:	Carlton & Porter, New York,1856.
	Call #:	F38RI C329
	Extent:	525 p. illus.,front. 19 cm.
	Subjects:	Cartwright, Peter, -- 1785-1872 \| Methodist Episcopal Church -- Illinois \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Illinois
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8	Title:	Life of a woman pioneer: as illustrated in the life of Elsie Strawn Armstrong, 1789-1871
	Creator:	Armstrong, James E. (James Elder), 1855-
	Publication:	J. F. Higgins ptg. co.], Chicago, Ill,1931.
	Notes:	Author's autograph presentation copy. "Authorities consulted": p. [6].
	Call #:	B 2020
	Extent:	[6], [9]-127 p. front. (port.) plates. 23.5 cm.
	Subjects:	Armstrong, Elsie Strawn, -- 1789-1871 \| Armstrong family \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Illinois \| Pioneers -- Biography \| La Salle County (Ill.) -- History
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9	Title:	Wau-bun, the "early day" in the North-west
	Creator:	Kinzie, John H.Mrs, 1806-1870
	Publication:	Derby & Jackson, D.B. Cooke & Co. [etc., etc.], New York, Chicago,1856.
	Call #:	F42JE K56W1
	Extent:	xii, 13-498 p. front., plates. 23 cm.
	Subjects:	Frontier and pioneer life -- Illinois \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Wisconsin \| Northwest, Old -- Description and travel \| Chicago (Ill.) -- History
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10	Title:	Two years' residence in the settlement on the English Prairie, in the Illinois country, United States: with an account of its animal and vegetable productions, agriculture, &c. &c., a description of the principal towns, villages, &c. &c., with the habits and customs of the back-woodsmen
	Creator:	Woods, John, d. 1829
	Publication:	Printed for Longman, Hurst, Reessa, Orme, and Brown, London,1822.
	Call #:	F38DC W895
	Extent:	310 p. : 3 maps (2 fold.) ; 22 cm.
	Subjects:	Frontier and pioneer life -- Illinois \| Edwards County (Ill.) \| Illinois -- Description and travel \| Ohio River -- Description and travel
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11	Title:	John Parsons Family Papers
	Creator:	Parsons, John Family
	Dates:	1828-1904
	Abstract:	Shirley R. Parsons compiled genealogical materials on the John Parsons family of Maine, whose members migrated to Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, Kentucky and Missouri. The collection consists of typed copies of letters written 1828-1904 by family members and genealogical notes on the Parsons family and the related Robinson and Stevens families. The collection is valuable for those interested in the westward migration from Maine during the first half of the 19th century and also includes details of pioneer life in Lancaster, Ohio and various parts of Illinois, Wisconsin, Kentucky and Missouri.
	Call #:	MS 4398
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Parsons family. \| Robinson family. \| Stevens family. \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Wisconsin. \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Kentucky. \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Missouri. \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio -- Lancaster. \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Illinois. \| Maine -- Genealogy. \| Maine -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. \| Lancaster (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. \| Platteville (Wis.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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