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Identifier: progressofunited00fishuoft (find matches)
Title: The progress of the United States of America, from the earliest periods, geographical, statistical, and historical
Year: 1854 (1850s)
Authors: Fisher, Richard Swainson
Subjects: United States -- History
Publisher: New York, Colton
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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d Bullock. 1776, and ButtonGwinnett, 1777 ;—3. Under the Constitution: John A. Treuilen, 1777 ; John Houston, 1773 ; John Werriatt (acting),ITT- ; George Walton, 1779; Richard Howley, 17S0; Stephen Heard, 1781; Nathan Brownson, 1781 : John Martin, 1732;Lyman Hall, 1783; John Houston, 17S4; Samuel Elbert, 1735 ; Edward Tel lair, 1736; George Mathews, 1787; GeorgeHandley, 1788; George Walton, 1789; Edwar.l Telfair, 1790; George Mathews* 1793 ; Jared Irwin, 1796 : James Jackson,1793; David Bmanual (acting), 1801: Josiah Tatnall, 1801; John Milledge, 1302; Jared Irwin, 1S06; David B. Mitchell,1809; Peter Early, L818; David B. Mitchell, 1815; William Rabun, 1817; Mathew Talbot (acting), 1819; John Clarke,1319; George M. Troup, 1828; John Forsyth, 1827; George R. Gilmer, 1329; Wilson Lumpkin, 1831; William Schley.1S35; George R. Gilmer, 1S37; Charles J. M-Donald, 1839; George W. Crawford, 1843; George W. Towns, 1847; HowellCobb. 1851. Milledgeville is the political capital of the State.86
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THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. Illikois lies between latitudes 37° 00 and 42° 30 N., and between longitudes 87° 49 and 91° 23 W. from Greenwich,or 10° 47 and 14° 26 W. from Washington. It is bounded N. by Wisconsin; N. E. by Lake Michigan; E. by Indiana—the Wabash River forming the boundary in half it3 length ; S. by the Ohio River, which separates Illinois from Ken-tucky, and W. by the Mississippi River, which flows between this State and the states of Wisconsin and Iowa.* Theextreme length of Illinois, on the meridian of Cairo City, is 378 miles, and its greatest breadth, which occurs on theparallel of Danville, is 212 miles; but the average length and breadth are much less. The periphery of the State measures1,160 miles, the whole of which, with the exception of 305 miles, is formed by navigable waters; and its superficial landarea is estimated at 55,405 square miles. As a physical section Illinois occupies the lower part of that inclined plane of which Lake Michigan and both itssh

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  • bookcentury:1800
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  • booksubject:United_States____History
  • bookpublisher:New_York__Colton
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