Illinois in 1837 ; a sketch descriptive of the situation, boundaries, face of the country, prominent districts, prairies, rivers, minerals, animals, agricultural productions, public lands, plans of internal improvement, manufactures, &c., of the state of Illinois: also, suggestions to emigrants, sketches of the counties, cities, and principal towns in the state: together with a letter on the cultivation of the prairies /

Illinois in 1837 ; a sketch descriptive of the situation, boundaries, face of the country, prominent districts, prairies, rivers, minerals, animals, agricultural productions, public lands, plans of internal improvement, manufactures, &c., of the state of Illinois: also, suggestions to emigrants, sketches of the counties, cities, and principal towns in the state: together with a letter on the cultivation of the prairies /

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : S.A. Mitchell [etc.], 1837.
Subjects:
Illinois.
Description
Item Description:Cover title: Illinois is 1837 & 8; with a map. Containing, also, the emigrant's guide to the West ... Philadelphia, 1838.
"The publisher is probably the author. It was got up mainly to promote the sale of Illinois lands then owned by John Grigg of Philadelphia."-Sabin, Bibl. amer., volume 9, number 34200.
Another edition published in 1837 without cover title.
Physical Description:viii, 9-143 pages : frontispiece (folded map) ; 22 cm.