Lawrence Lore
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Men Naming Guns
When James Vermillion died, he left an interesting Will (dated June 19, 1834) to be probated (December 24, 1834) in Lawrence County....
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Lawrence Lore
Dec 102 min read
It's Mine, Not Yours
In the early 1800s a single woman enjoyed the same rights as a man to enter contracts and manage property. However, when a woman married,...
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Lawrence Lore
Dec 61 min read
A Nuncupative Will
A nuncupative will or verbal will is sometimes called a death bed will. A person who is too sick to execute a written will and is not...
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Lawrence Lore
Nov 252 min read
Household Goods with Values 1836
William Lower of Lawrenceville was married to Jane Spencer , daughter of Wm Spencer. The couple were living in Lawrenceville when...
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Lawrence Lore
Aug 161 min read
Whipping Post
At the jury term of 1827 the whipping post was yet in use in Lawrence County, and James Langley and Levi Rush were each sentenced to...
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Lawrence Lore
Aug 122 min read
Elizabeth Reed
The Rural Republican occasionally published items that had occurred in the past probably to fill a blank space in the newspaper, or maybe...
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Lawrence Lore
May 233 min read
Vice and Immorality
Laws of Illinois passed by the Second General Assembly at their first session commenced at Vandalia, December 4, 1820. ...
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Lawrence Lore
May 162 min read
Cabins for the Poor Not Good Enough
From Lawrence County Commissioner’s Book June Term 5th day of 1843 County Commissioners Victor Buchanan and James Nabb ordered that Dr....
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Lawrence Lore
May 152 min read
Lincoln and Lawrence County
Lincoln Introduced Bill that Included State Road to Russellville 1837 A Bill was introduced in Illinois Legislature to locate a state...
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