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GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, AND STAPLE DRY-GOODS.
Also on hand, A Good Assortment of GENUINE Botanic and Thomsonian Medicines.
DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, ETC.
S. E. DAVIS.
JOHN JENKS. DAVIS & JENKS, Dealers in Staple and Fancy DRY-GOODS, GROCERIES, BOOTS, SHOES, CAPS, &C., NO. 103 LAKE STREET, CIIICAGO.
JOHN H. DUNHAM,
WHOLESALE GROCER AND COMMISSION MERCHANT,
COR. OF DEARBORN & SOUTH WATER STREETS, CHICAGO.
Dealer in Nails, Scythes, Sheet-Iron, Tin-Plate, Sheet-Zinc, Sheet-Copper, Iron Wire, Paints, Glass, Oils, &c., &c.
LIBERAL ADVANCES MADE ON PROPERTY IN STORE, FOR SALE HERE OR IN NEW YORK.
BELL & KENT, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in DRY-GOODS, GROCERIES, WINES, LIQUORS, WHITE LEAD, OILS, GLASS, ETC., 152 WATER STREET, WADSWORTH BLOCK, CHICAGO.
Also, Agents for the Kensington Iron-Works, Pittsburg. Pa., and will keep constantly on hand a large assortment of Iron and Nails, at Pittsburg prices, adding freight.
CHARLES FOLLANSBE.
MARCUS D. GILMIN. FOLLANSBE & GILMAN, 71 LAKE STREET, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in DRY-GOODS, GROCERIES, BOOTS AND SHOES. SALT. LUMBER. NAILS. ETC.
Cash paid for Wheat.
A. H. FOSTER.
ALEX. SPENC .R. FOSTER & SPENCER, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in DRY-GOODS, GROCERIES, AND PROVISIONS, BOOTS, SHOES, LIQUORS, AND FRUIT, SOUTH-WATER STREET, 3D DOOR ABOVE DEARBORN ST .. CHICAGO. N. B .- Cash paid for all kinds of Country Produce.
CORNELIUS LANSING, General Dealer in Staple and Fancy GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, HARDWARE. & CROCKERY, No. 161 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO, ILL. Cash paid for Produce.
JAMES B. PARSONS. NEWBOLD LAWRENCE. PARSONS & LAWRENCE, Wholesale Dealers in FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRY-GOODS, 129 PEARL AND 82 BEAVER STREETS, BELOW WALL STREET. NEW YORK.
S. S. ROBINSON & CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Dry-Goods and Groceries, Hardware, Crockery, Hats, Caps, Boots, and Shoes, Leather, Iron, Steel, Glass, Nails, Fruit, etc. 19I, CORNER OF LAKE AND WELLS STREETS, CHICAGO). Cash paid for Produce.
ASHER ROSSETTER, Wholesale and Retail CHEAP CASH-STORE, 92 LAKE STREET, OPPOSITE THE TREMONT HOUSE, CHICAGO. Cash paid for all kinds of Country Produce.
HENRY STEVENS. JAS. H. CARPENTER. STEVENS & CARPENTER, General Dealers in STAPLE DRY-GOODS, GROCERIES, CROCKERY, HARDWARE, BOOTS, SHOES, ETC., No. 166 LAKE STREET. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
CHEAP CASH-STORE, CHAS. G. WICKER & CO., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Staple Dry-Goods, Groceries, Wines, Liquors, Oils, Dye-Stuffs, Nails, Glass, Produce, &c. 94 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO.
J. R. HAMLIN.
DANIEL DAY. S. M. WARNER. HAMLIN, DAY & WARNER, GENERAL DEALERS IN DRY-GOODS, GROCERIES, CROCKERY, HARDWARE, SASH, LEATHER, BOOTS, SHOES, SALT, ETC., 246 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO, ILL.
Store fronts also on South-Water Street, opposite O. Lunt's warehouse.
FOUNDERY.
EAGLE FOUNDERY,
COR. OF WEST WASHINGTON & WEST WATER STREETS, (A few rods south of the South-Branch Bridge.)
At this establishment the subscribers are prepared to furnish to order all kinds of castings; such as Mill-Gearing of every description, finished in superior style; Threshing-Machines of every variety; Miscellaneous Gearing, Shafts, Gudgeons, Fanning-Mill Castings, Stove Plates, Paint-Mills, Sleigh- Shoes of every description, Wagon-Boxes, &c. Also Brass Castings furnished to order.
PLOWS AND WAGONS constantly on hand and for sale, or exchanged for Farmers' Produce and Merchants' Goods. The most approved Steel Plows-warranted. Also, one and two-horse Lumber- Wagons of superior workmanship. . H. H. SCOVILLE & P. W. GATES.
FORWARDING AND COMMISSION.
FARWELL & CO., FORWARDING & COMMISSION MERCHANTS, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
Agents for New York, Utica and Oswego Canal Line, and Steam Propellers from Oswego to Chicago; for several Lines on the Erie Canal, and for Steamboats and Vessels on the Lakes.
REFERENCES:
W. S. ROSSITER, 108 Broad St., N. Y. FARWELL & HARRINGTON, Utica. EVAN GRIFFITH, 33 Coenties Slip, N. Y. DOOLITTLE, MILLS & CO., Oswego. WM. MONTEITH & CO., Albany. SEARS & GRIFFITH, Buffalo.
CHARLES WALKER,
(SIGN OF THE "Ox,") SOUTH- WATER STREET, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
DRY-GOODS, GROCERIES, AND LEATHER.
STORAGE AND FORWARDING-Also, prepared to do a Storage and Forwarding business to and from New York, on the most liberal terms. Cash advanced on Produce, and Cash paid for Wheat, Hides, Wool, and all kinds of Country Produce.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
HORACE NORTON. JOEL C. WALTER. EDWARD K. ROGE S. HORACE NORTON & CO.,
STORAGE, FORWARDING, & COMMISSION MERCHANTS, DEALERS IN PIG-IRON, LEHIGH COAL, AND SALT. Agents for the following Lines on the Erie Canal : Troy and Michigan (Six-day) Line, New-York and Toledo Line. and Western Lake-Boat Line. And for Steamboats EMPIRE and ST. Louis, and Propellers SAMSON, HERCULES, PRINCETON, and SYRACUSE.
Liberal Advances made on all kinds of Produce. Mark packages "H. Norton & Co " SOUTH-WATER STREET. CHICAGO, ILL.
HORACE NORTON.
JOEL C. WALTER.
H. NORTON & CO., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in DRY-GOODS, GROCERIES, WINES, LIQUORS, PAINTS, GLASS, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, SALT, ETC.,
Cash paid for Wheat and other Country Produce at all times.
18.46 JAMES PECK & CO., 1846 STORAGE, FORWARDING, & COMMISSION MERCHANTS, And Dealers in SALT, HARD-COAL, ROSSIE AND MISHAWAUKA PIG-IRON, & PRODUCE, ON SOUTH-WATER STREET, CHICAGO. . (At the foot of Dearborn Street.)
STAPLE AND FANCY DRY-GOODS.
EZRA L. SHERMAN,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
STAPLE AND FANCY DRY-GOODS, GROCERIES, HARDWARE, ETC., No. 122 LAKE STREET. CHICAGO, ILL.
Cash paid for Wheat and Country Produce.
CHAS. L. HARMON, GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANT,
Agent for sale of Fairbank's Platform Scales, and Burlington Glass-Factory. COR. CLARK & SOUTH- WATER STREETS. CHICAGO, ILL.
FRUIT GROCERIES, ETC.
MOREY & DIKE, DEALERS IN GROCERIES AND FRUIT, 9 DEARBORN STREET.
GRINDER AND CUTLER.
JOHN CORBIDGE, (From Sheffield, England,) GRINDER AND CUTLER,
Knives, Razors, and Scissors ground, and Pen and Pocket-Knife Blades inserted on short notice.
EAST SIDE OF WELLS ST., BETWEEN LAKE AND RANDOLPH STREETS. N. B .- All kind of Doctors' Instruments repaired.
HARDWARE.
W. F. DOMINICK, HARDWARE AND TOOL STORE, 134 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO.
A full assortment of Tools, Building - Hardware, Cabinet Trimmings, and Housekeeping Articles. N. B .- Mahogany Veneers.
CHAS. R. VANDERCOOK & CO., Wholesale and Retail Dealers in COOKING AND PARLOR STOVES, TIN-PLATE, SHEET-IRON, AND COPPER, SHELF AND HEAVY HARDWARE, IRON, STEEL, NAILS, SPIKES, AND SADDLERY GOODS.
Also Manufacturers of TIN, SHEET-IRON, and COPPER WARE. 107 LAKE STREET. CHICAGO, ILL.
FOLGER, BLUNT & ALFORD, (LAT : WOOD & FOLGER, 219 PEARL. STREET, NEW YORK, WHOLESALE HARDWARE DEALERS, ENGLISHI & AMERICAN HARDWARE & FANCY CUTLERY, CORDAGE. BRUSHES. CUT AND WROUGHT NAILS. Agent for Hayden's Steel Pens.
HATS, CAPS, ETC.
BUHL & EMERSON, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
HATS, CAPS, FURS, BUFFALO ROBES, HATTERS' STOCK, TRIMMINGS, ETC. No. 129 LAKE STREET. CHICAGO. ILL.
ANTON GETZLER, Wholesale and Retail CAP, FUR, AND UMBRELLA MANUFACTORY, NO. 151 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO, ILL. Fancy Furs and. Caps of all descriptions made to order on the shortest notice. Cash and the highest price paid for Furs.
HOTELS, ETC.
TREMONT HOUSE,
BENNET SMITH, CORNER OF LAKE AND DEARBORN STREETS. I IRECTLY OPPOSITE THE
EASTERN, WESTERN, SOUTHERN, & NORTHERN STAGE-OFFIC S, CHICAGO, ILL.
An Omnibus will at all times be in attendance to convey passengers to and from the boats, free of charge.
FARMERS' EXCHANGE, BY P. A. BARKER,
LAKE STREET. Opp. the Amer. Temperance House. CHICAGO, IL.L. Baggage taken to and from Steamboats free of charge. Excellent Stabling ....
AMERICAN TEMPERANCE HOUSE, BY BROWN & GURLEY. ON LAKE STREET, N .- W. CORNER WABASH AVENUE, CHICAGO, ILL.
MANSION HOUSE, BATES & GREEN, NO. 84 & 86 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO, ILL.
WESTERN HOTEL, WM. H. STOW,
COR. W. RANDOLPH AND CANAL STREETS, CHICAGO, ILL.
The best stable, sheds, and yard in the city. Passengers and baggage conveyed to and from the boats free of charge. Carriage and wagons leave this Hotel immediately on the arrival of the boats.
LEATHER STORES.
W. S. GURNEE, MANUFACTURER OF LEATHER AND DEALER IN SADDLERS' HARDWARE & SHOE-FINDINGS, 158 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO, ILL.
LOOKING-GLASSES.
ROBERT LYONS, LOOKING-GLASSES,
LOOKING-GLASS PLATES, PICTURE-FRAMES, & CURTAIN ORNAMENTS, NO. 183 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO, ILL. N. B .- Gilding of every description promptly executed.
LUMBER MERCHANTS.
PETER CRAWFORD, Retailer of
GREEN-BAY LUMBER, SHINGLES, LATH, ETC., CORNER OF WASHINGTON AND MARKET STREETS, ONE BLOCK SOUTH OF THE RANDOLPH-STREET BRIDGE.
A. & G. L. NORTON,
MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN LUMBER, SOUTH SIDE OF RANDOLPH STREET,
AND EAST END OF SOUTH-BRANCH BRIDGE, CHICAGO, ILL.
Bills of Lumber cut to order. WM. BUTTS, AGENT.
A. SMITH, Dealer in GREEN-BAY LUMBER, SHINGLES, LATH, SASH, ETC., EAST SIDE OF MARKET STREET. CHICAGO, ILL. (FIRST YARD SOUTH OF RANDOLPH.)
THROOP, WAIT & CO., RETAILERS OF ST. CLAIR LUMBER, SHINGLES, LATH, ETC., OF THE BEST QUALITY. CORNER OF WASHINGTON AND MARKET STREETS, ONE BLOCK SOUTH OF RANDOLPH-STREET BRIDGE. CHICAGO. ILL.
MARKETS.
CITIZENS' MARKET.
The subscriber, formerly of the Western Market, has taken the store at the corner of Clark and Randolph Streets, opposite the Court House, and near the City Hotel, where he intends to keep a general assortment of FRESH AND SALT PROVISIONS, and will be pleased to wait upon those who may favor him with their custom. # Marketing sent to any part of the city free of expense.
The subscriber wishes it to be distinctly understood that this establish- ment is not connected with any other in the city, and that it will be closed on the Sabbath. SAMUEL S. HOVEY, Agent.
MILLINER AND DRESSMAKER.
MRS. GEO. ANDERSON, SILK AND STRAW MILLINERY, AND FANCY SILK GOODS,
CLARK STREET, BET. LAKE STREET & POST-OFFICE, CHICAGO. ILL.
Tuscan and Straw Bonnets Cleaned, Turned, and Altered to the most improved and fashionable shapes.
PAINTERS.
ALEX. WHITE, PAINTER, AND DEALER IN PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHIES, BRUSHES, GLASS, SASH, AND PUTTY; ARTISTS' BRUSHES AND COLORS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, Paper- Hangings, Looking-Glass Plates, Bronzes, Gold and Silver Leaf, &c., 165 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO, ILL.
LEWIS G. SINCLAIR, PAINTER AND GLAZIER,
East Side between Lake and Randolph. 47 LASALLE STREET.
PLANING MILLS.
WM. H. PRICE,
WEST-RANDOLPH STREET, CORNER CLINTON, Two blocks west of the Randolph-Street Bridge. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN PLANED FLOORING AND SIDING. Af Planing done to order at the shortest notice Also, manufacturer of Sash, Doors, and Blinds,-a supply of the above articles constantly on hand.
FOSS & BROTHERS' PLANING MILL, MARKET STREET, BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND MADISON STREETS, ONE BLOCK SOUTH OF THE RANDOLPH-STREET BRIDGE, DEALERS IN PLANED FLOORING, And Flooring Planed to order on shortest notice.
TAILORS.
THOS. SPEER, MERCHANT TAILOR, No. 7512 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO, ILL. N. B .- Cloths, Cassimeres, Vestings, &c.
TOBACCO AND CIGARS.
NEW-YORK TOBACCO STORE, WVM. L. FITZGERALD, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in CIGARS, TOBACCO, SNUFF, WINES, AND LIQUORS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. RED" A choice article of Champagne constantly on hand. WEST SIDE OF CLARK STREET,-ONE DOOR NORTH OF LAKE ST.
W. P. ROCHE,
MANUFACTURER OF TOBACCO, SNUFF, AND CIGARS, And Dealer in EVERY VARIETY OF TOBACCO, SNUFF, CIGARS, PIPES, TOBACCO, AND SNUFF-BOXES, CIGAR-CASES, ETC., 215 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO.
WATCHMAKERS AND JEWELERS.
ISAAC SPEER,
WATCHES, JEWELRY, PLATED AND BRITANNIA WARE, TOYS, ETC., NO. 77 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.
(A few doors east of the Tremont House ) Ko Watches, Clocks, and Jewelry carefully repaired and warranted. Ga
AMOS E. WALKER, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER, DEARBORN STREET, OPPOSITE TREMONT HOUSE. Rø Jewelry made to order.
BOOKS, STATIONERY, CIRCULATING LIBRARY, ETC.
CHICAGO BOOKSTORE, AUGUSTUS H. & CHARLES BURLEY,
(LATE STEPHEN F. GALE & Co.) NO. 106 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO,
Have on hand a large stock of SCHOOL, CLASSICAL, and MISCELLANEOUS Books, which they offer at wholesale or retail.
BLANK-BOOKS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
A. H. & C. BURLEY'S CIRCULATING LIBRARY contains 1600 vols. ; all new books, added as soon as received.
PAPER-HANGINGS .- The largest and best stock of Paper-Hangings ever offered in the Western country, at wholesale or retail. Also, Border- ing, Window Curtains, Fireboard Prints, &c., &c.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, of every variety, on hand or furnished at Eastern prices. Violin, Violincello, and Guitar Strings.
STATIONERY of all kinds and of the best quality.
CHEAP PUBLICATIONS AND MAGAZINES received as soon as published. TO PRINTERS .- A. H. & C. B. keep constantly on hand Printers' Ivory Surface and Enameled White, and Colored Cards.
White and Colored Cap, Letter, Folio, Post, &c., Papers. Also, a superior article of Printing - Paper.
Black, Blue, and Red, News, and Book Inks.
BRANDRETH'S PILLS.
This well-known, inestimable medicine for Bilious Fevers, Fever and Ague, and all disesses incident to the West, constantly on hand and for sale by the subscribers, who are sole agents for Chicago, Northern Illinois, and Wisconsin.
A. H. & C. BURLEY (late Stephen F. Gale & Co.). N. B .- All authorized Agents have an engraved certificate.
FERGUS PRINTING COMPANY, CHICAGO.
LAST WORDS IN THE PULPIT.
Geo. C. Miln's Famous Sermons on I. THE CHURCH-ITS PAST; II. THE CHURCH- ITS PRESENT; III. THE CHURCH-ITS FUTURE; IV. A Sermon on THE MASTERY OF LOVE; and V. His FAREWELL TO THE PULPIT. Also, a fine Carbon Portrait of Mr. Miln. These Sermons while scholarly in composition are pleasing and graphic in style, sustaining the reader's attention from first to last. Lovers of truth should read them for the purpose of learning the position of the School to which Mr. Miln belongs; and as these Sermons resulted in his exclusion from the Pulpit of a Unitarian church (Unity Church, Chicago), they may be regarded as a kind of theological landmark. Pages 88; 8vo. 1882. Paper, 50 cents. Cloth, 75 cents.
The Strength and Weakness of the Church. An Address by GEO. C. MILN. Delivered at a Liberal Convention at Watkin's Glen, N. Y., August 27, 1882. 8vo. Paper. Price, 35 cents.
Candles and Footlights: Or the Church and the Theatre as Friendly Forces. A lecture delivered by GEO. C. MILN, Sept. 23d, 1883, at Hcoley's Theatre, Chicago. 8vo. Paper. 35 cts.
Reception to the Settlers of Chicago, prior to 1840, by the CALUMET CLUB, May 27, I879. Containing Club Members' Names; Origin of Reception; Record of Old Settlers invited; Reception; Speeches of Rev. Stephen R. Beggs. Gen. Henry Strong, Ex .- Chief-Justice John Dean Caton, Judge Henry W. Blodgett, Judge James Grant, Hon. John Wentworth, Judge Grant Goodrich, Hon. J. Young Scammon, and Hon. Wm. Bross; Tables showing places of birth, year of arrival, and age of those who attended and signed Register; Appendix with letters from John Watkins, Norman K. Towner, Rev. Flavel Bascom, Maj. - Gen. David Hunter, Judge Ebenezer Peck, Rev. Jeremiah Porter, and the names from whom brief letters of regret were received; Extracts from Chicago Tribune and Evening Fournal; and Register of Old Settlers; with name, date of arrival, birthplace, age, and present address. Compiled by Hon. JOHN Price, 50 cents.
WENTWORTH. Pp. 90; 8vo. 1879.
Annals of Fort Mackinac: Its Legends, Early History, and Events, with a list of French, British, and American Military and Civil Officers, Priests, and Marriages, etc., etc. By Lieut. D. H. KELTON, U .- S. Army. Illustrated. Pages 102; 8vo. 1882. Price, 50 cents.
The Gentle Shepherd. A Pastoral Comedy. By ALLAN RAMSAY. With a short Sketch of the Author, and a Glossary of Scottish Words. Pages 96; 24mo. 1883. Paper, 25 cts. Cloth, 30 cts.
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Chicago River- and - Harbor Convention ; July 5, 6, and 7, 1847. An Account of its Origin and Proceedings, by WM. MOSLEY HALL (portrait), JOHN WENTWORTH, SAM'L LISLE SMITH, HORACE GREE- LEY, THURLOW WEED; and a List of Delegates; to- gether with Statistics concerning Chicago, by JESSE B. THOMAS and JAMES L. BARTON. Compiled by ROBERT FERGUS. Pp. 208; 8vo. 1882. Price, ȘI.
19. Reminiscences of Early Chicago (1833). By CHARLES CLEAVER. Pp. 52; 8vo. 1882. 25 cts. 20.
A Winter in the West. By CHAS. FENNO HOFFMAN (portrait). London, 1835. Reprint, with Additional Notes. Pp. 56; 8vo. 1882. Price, 50c. 21.
John Dean Caton, LL.D., ex-Chief-Justice of Illinois, Biographical Sketch of. Portrait. By ROBERT FERGUS Pp. 48; 8vo. 1882. Price 25C. 22.
Recollections of Early Chicago and the Illinois Bar. By Hon. ISAAC N. ARNOLD. Read Tuesday Evening, June 10, 1880.
Recollections of the Bench and Bar of Central Illinois. By Hon. JAMES C. CONKLING, of Spring- field. Read Jan. 12, 1881.
The Lawyer as a Pioneer. By Hon. THOMAS HOYNE (portrait). Read at Fairbank Hall, Thurs- day Evening, Feb. 10, 1881. Pp 108: 8vo. 1882. 75C. Bar-Assoclation Edition, Royal 8vo., $1.
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Hon. John Wentworth's Congressional Reminiscences. Sketches of John Quincy Adams, Thomas H. Benton, John C. Calhoun, Henry Clay, and Daniel Webster. An Address read before the Chicago Historical Society, at Central Music-Hall, Thursday Eve., March 16, 1882. With an Appendix and a complete Index. Pp. Io1; Svo. 1882. 75 cts.
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Chicago Business Directory and Statis- tics for 1846. By J. W. NORRIS. Revised and corrected by ROBERT FERGUS. Reprint. Pp. 56; 8vo. 1884. Price, 50 cents.
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Aborigines of the Ohio Valley; A Dis- course prepared in 1838 at the request of the His- torical Society of Ohio. By WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, Maj .- Gen. U .- S. Army, President of the United States, etc. With Notes by EDWARD EVERETT, and an Appendix. Also,
Speeches delivered in General Council at Ft. Wayne, Sept. 4, 1811, by Chiefs of the Miamie Indians, in answer to Gen. Harrison, Governor of Indiana Ter- ritory, etc .; also, something about the History, Manners, and Customs of the Northwestern Indians, from MSS., supposed to be in the hand- writing of Capt. William Wells. With Introduction and Notes by H. W. BECKWITH. Pp. 96; 8vo. 1884. Price, 50 cents.
27. The Illinois and Indiana Indians. By H. W. BECK WITH of Danville. Pp. 96, 8vo. 1884. 50C
Sent by mail, post-paid, on receipt of price.
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Annals of Chicago: A Lecture read before the Chicago Lyceum, Jan. 21, 1840. By JOSEPH N. BALESTIER, Esq., Republished from the origi- nal edition of 1840, with an Introduction, written by the Author in 1876: and, also, a Review of the Lecture, published in the Chicago Tribune, in 1872. Pp. 48; 8vo. 1876. Price, 25 cents.
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Fergus' Directory of the City of Chicago, 1839; with City and County Officers, Churches, Public Buildings, Hotels, etc .; also, list of Sheriffs of Cook County and Mayors of the City since their organization; together with the Poll-list of the First City Election (Tuesday, May 2, 1837). List of Pur- chasers of Lots in Fort-Dearborn Addition, the No. of the Lots and the prices paid, etc., etc. (Histori- cal Sketch of City compiled for Directory of 1843, etc.) Compiled by ROBERT FERGUS. Pp. 68; 8vo. I876. Price, 50 cents.
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The Last of the Illinois; and a Sketch of the Pottawatomies: A Lecture read before the Chicago Historical Society, Dec. 13, 1870. Also, Origin of the Prairies: A Lecture read before the Ottawa Academy of Natural Sciences, Dec. 30, 1869. By Hon. JOHN DEAN CATON, LL.D., ex-Chief- Justice of Illinois. Pp. 56; 8vo. 1876. Price, 25 cts. 4.
Early Movement in Illinois for the Legal- ization of Slavery: An Historical Sketch read at the Annual Meeting of the Chicago Historical Socie- ty, Dec. 3, 1864. By Hon. WM. H. BROWN. Pp. 32; 8vo. 1876. Price, 25 cents.
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Biographical Sketches of Early Settlers of Chicago. Part I :- Hon. S. Lisle Smith, Geo. Davis, Dr. Phillip Maxwell, John J. Brown, Richard L. Wilson, Col. Lewis C. Kerchival, Uriah P. Harris, Henry B. Clarke, and Sheriff Samuel J. Lowe. By W. H. BUSHNELL. Pp. 48; 8vo. 1876. Price, 25 cts.
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Biographical Sketches of Early Settlers of Chicago. Part II :- Hon. Wm. H. Brown, with Portrait, B. W. Raymond, Esq., with Portrait, Hon. J. Y. Scammon, Chas. Walker, Esq., Thos. Church, Esq. Pp. 48; 8vo. 1876. Price, 25 cents.
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Early Chicago: A Sunday Lecture read in McCormick's Hall, May 7th, 1876. With Supple- mental Notes. 2d Lecture. By Hon. JOHN WENT- WORTH. Portrait. Pp. 56; 8vo. 1876. Price, 35 cts. 8.
Early Chicago: A Sunday Lecture read in McCormick's Hall, April 11, 1875. With Supple- mental Notes. Ist Lecture. By Hon. JOHN WENT- WORTH. Portrait. Pp. 48; 8vo. 1876. Price, 35 cts. 9.
Present and Future Prospects of Chicago : An Address read before the Chicago Lyceum, Jan. 20, 1846. By Judge HENRY BROWN, author of "History of Illinois."
Rise and Progress of Chicago: An Address read before the Centennial Library Association, March 21, 1876. By JAMES A. MARSHALL, Esq.
Chicago in 1836: "Strange Early Days." By HARRIET MARTINEAU, author of "Society in Ameri- ca," etc. Pp. 48; 8vo. 1876. Price, 25 cents.
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Addresses Read before Chicago Histori- Cal Society, By Hon. J. Y. SCAMMON, Hon. I. N. ARNOLD, WM. HICKLING, Esq., Col. G. S. HUB- BARD, and HIRAM W. BECKWITH, Esq .; Sketches of
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Early Medical Chicago: An Historical Sketch of the First Practitioners of Medicine; with the Present Faculties, and Graduates since their Or- ganization of the Medical Colleges of Chicago. By JAMES NEVINS HYDE, A. M., M. D. Illustrated with numerous Wood Engravings and Steel Engravings of Professors J. Adams Allen, N. S. Davis, and the late Daniel Brainard. Pp. 84; 8vo. 1879. Price, 50 cts. 12.
Illinois in the 18th Century .- Kaskaskia and its Parish Records. A Paper read before the Chicago Historical Society, Dec. 16, 1879.
Old Fort Chartres. A Paper read before the Chi- cago Historical Society, June 16, 1880. With Dia- gram of Fort.
Col. John Todd's Record Book. A Paper read before the Chicago Historical Society, Feb. 15, 1881. By EDWARD G. MASON. Pp. 68; 8vo. 1881. 50 cts.
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Recollections of Early Illinois and her Noted Men. By Hon. JOSEPH GILLESPIE, Ed- wardsville. Read before the Chicago Historical Society, March 16, 1880. With Portraits of Author, Govs. Reynolds and Bissell, and Henry Gratiot. Pp. 52; 8vo. 1880. Price, 50 cents.
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The Earliest Religious History of Chicago. By Rev. JEREMIAH PORTER, its Ist Resident Pastor. An Address read before the Chicago Hist. Soc., 1859. Early History of Illinois. By Hon. WILLIAM H. BROWN. A Lecture read before the Chicago Ly- ceum, Dec. 8, 1840.
Early Society in Southern Illinois. By Rev. ROBERT W. PATTERSON, D.D. An Address read before the Chicago Historical Society, Oct. 19, 1880. Reminiscences of the Illinois-Bar Forty Years Ago: Lincoln and Douglas as Orators and Lawyers. By Hon. ISAAC N. ARNOLD. Read before the State Bar Association, Springfield, Jan. 7, 1881.
First Murder-Trial in Iroquois Co. for First Mur- der in Cook Co. Pp. 112; 8vo. 1881. Price, 50 cts. 15.
Abraham Lincoln : A Paper read before the Royal Historical Society, London, June 16, 1881. By Hon. ISAAC N. ARNOLD, of Chicago.
Stephen Arnold Douglas : An Eulogy. Delivered before the Chicago University, Bryan Hall, July 3, 1861. By Hon. JAS. W. SHEAHAN, of The Chicago Tribune. 1881. 8vo., 48 pp .; paper. Price, 25 cts. 16.
Early Chicago-Fort Dearborn : An Ad- dress read at the unveiling of a tablet on the Fort site, under the auspices of the Chicago Historical Society, Chicago, May 21, 1881. 3d Paper. By Hon. JOHN WENTWORTH, LL.D. With an Appen- dix, etc. Portraits of Capt. Wm. Wells and Mrs. Capt. Heald. Also, Indexes to ist and 2d Lectures, and "Calumet-Club Reception." 8vo., 112 pp. 1881. 75C.
17. Wm. B. Ogden (portrait) ; and Early Days in Chicago, By Hon. ISAAC N. ARNOLD. Read before the Chicago Historical Society, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 1881. Also, Sketches of Wm. B. Ogden. By Hon. J. YOUNG SCAMMON. Pp. 72; 8vo. 1882. 40C. For later numbers, see inside of cover.
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