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Excerpt from Transactions of the Illinois State Historical Society for the Year 1928: Twenty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Society, Springfield, Illinois, May 10-11, 1928 It is the desire Of the committee that this annual publication Of the Society, supplement rather than parallel or rival, the distinctly Official publications Of the State Historical Library. In historical research, as in SO many other fields, the best results are likely to be achieved through the cooperation of private initiative with public authority. It was to promote such cooperation and mutual undertaking that this Society was organized. Teachers of history, whether in schools or colleges, are especially urged to do their part in bringing to this publica tion the best results Of local research and historical scholarship. In conclusion it should be said that the views expressed in the various papers are those Of their respective authors and not necessarily those Of the committee. Nevertheless, the committee will be glad to receive such corrections Of fact or such general criticism as may appear to be deserved. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.