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No You Know Illinois by Edward Secretary of State
A reader question and answer transcript recounts how LaFayette was invited to Illinois in 1825 with an address from the General Assembly and a personal letter from Governor Edward Coles. It covers arrival in St. Louis, aid to Coles by Colonel William S. Hamilton, visits to Kaskaskia and Shawneetown, and a fishing river accident on The Mechanic.
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LaFayette
Illinois
United States
General Assembly
Edward Coles
France
Coles
A. St. Louis
Williams. Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Kaskaskia
Edgar
Sweet
William Morrison
Shawneetown
Trav Jing
Ohio