[NEWSPAPERS] -- [ILLINOIS & OHIO]. A group of 7 newspapers reporting on land dealings, politics, notices for runaways, and other matters of the 1820s-1830s, including:

The Galaxy. Vol. 1, No. 22. Wilmington, OH: 25 March 1822. 4to. Interior reference to Andrew Jackson as governor of the Floridas. -- Illinois Intelligencer. No. 22, Vol. XV. Vandalia, IL: Blackwell & Hall, 30 September 1831. Contains reports on elections in Maryland and rumors involving the Presidency. Also contains 2 notices for African American freedom seekers. -- Illinois Advocate. Vol. IV, No. 52. Vandalia, IL: John York Sawyer, 1 July 1835. Contains interior page reference to Martin Van Buren as Democratic-Republican candidate for President. With contemporary inscription above masthead: "Clerk of the Con. Court, Macomb, Macdonough Co Ill." -- Illinois Bounty Land Register - Extra. Vol. 1, No. 38. Quincy, IL: 1 January 1836. 4to, 8pp., 8 x 13 in. With lists of lands whose taxes were not paid for by the end of 1835. RARE: Not in OCLC. -- The Illinois State Register, and Illinois Advocate. Vol. I, No. 13. Vandalia, IL: 6 May 1836. Interior page reference to Martin Van Buren as Democratic-Republican candidate for President. -- Mount Carmel Sentinel and Wabash Advocate. Vol. II, No. 53. Mount Carmel, IL: 22 March 1837. (Losse). Report on back page of the death of Albert S. Johnson of the Army of Texas following a duel with Gen. Felix Huston. -- Danville Enquirer. Vol. 2, No. 49. Danville, IL: Loveless & Delay, 4 November 1837. -- Together, 7 newspapers, all Folio except where noted, condition generally very good with occasional toning and short chips or tears.

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