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Attorney Stephen A. Douglass signs this bill of complaint on behalf of Charles Jones in his suit against the business partnership of James Waldo, Daniel Waldo and George Waldo on the action of trespass on the case in Morgan County Circuit Court.

Attorney Stephen A. Douglass on behalf of Stephen H. West, guardian of infant heirs of Nehemiah Calkins, submits his petition for partition against the estate of Nehemiah Calkins, deceased.

As Sangamon County States Attorney, Stephen A. Douglass files the grand jury indictment in People vs. Jonas Houston, Charles Smith, and George Corc for larceny.

States Attorney Stephen A. Douglass writes and files this grand jury indictment in People vs. Benjamin Turpin for perjury in Greene County Circuit Court.

As Registrar of the Public Land Office in Springfield, Illinois, Stephen A. Douglas certifies that Bartlett Eads purchased land from the United States government on February 3, 1836.

Stephen A. Douglass deeds lots in Meredosia to Charles R. Millson.

Stephen A. Douglas completes a writ of Fieri facias signed by Sangamon Circuit Court Clerk William Butler ordering the sheriff to collect $10 in damages and court costs with interest from Albert Crowder as the result of a judgement in People v.…

Stephen A. Douglas writes an endorsement of William C. Eames Jr. which is also signed by James Shields, M. Carpenter, William Prentiss, J. Lamborn, Lyman Trumbull, S.H. Treat, Sidney Breese, Browne and J. Butterfield.

Stephen A. Douglass writes a letter of endorsement to J.Y. Mason regarding Peter Ross' appointment as lieutenant in the Marines.

Stephen A. Douglas writes a letter of introduction for Judge T.S. Wilson of Iowa to Jacob Thompson.

Stephen A. Douglass, A. Brockenbrough; James McKinney promise to pay School Commissioner John T. Jones $50 plus interest for land purchased.

In light of a law passed by the Illinois General Assembly, Governor Thomas Carlin rescinds the writ to hold an election for Sheriff in Cass County. The document is signed by Governor Carlin and Secretary of State Stephen A. Douglas.

Marvelous Eastham and his sureties, Stephen A. Douglass and John Taylor, sign Eastham's official bond as a guarantee that Eastham will fulfill his duties as a Justice of the Peace in Sangamon County.

Stephen A. Douglass, Joseph Heslep, and James L. James promise to pay School Commissioner John T. Jones $212.50 plus interest for land purchased.

Auditor of Public Accounts James Shields issues a check countersigned by Treasurer M. Carpenter to Stephen A. Douglass for his salary as Secretary of State. Douglass endorses this check on the reverse side.

Adlai Stevenson II locks and bars the door before fleeing for South America for fear of being "drafted" as the 1960 Democratic candidate for president. When he returned from South America in April, he criticized the Eisenhower administration for…

Adlai Stevenson II tentatively tunes the "Stevenson Candidacy" piano. In 1960, Stevenson, leader of the Democratic party, chose not to actively run for the presidential nomination. Instead, he claimed he would run only if drafted. After a tiff with…

A crowd looks up at a satellite resembling Adlai Stevenson's head while the Republican elephant tells the Democratic donkey, "We're going to track it through South America".

Former President Harry Truman re-routes traffic away from the Adlai Stevenson II campaign and towards New York Governor William A. Harriman's campaign for the presidency. Although Truman supported Stevenson in the 1952 presidential election, he…

Democratic presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson II, drawn as Captain Ahab, dreams of slaying a whale with the Republican elephant's head. Stevenson's left leg is fitted with a peg reading "'52" while a harpoon labeled "'56" hangs above his desk.

Democratic presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson II and outgoing president Harry S. Truman wait at the road block in Korea as the Republican candidate for president, Dwight D. Eisenhower, speeds by.

The Tivoli Theatre marquee advertises the 1935 movie "Princess O Hara" starring Chester Morris and Jean Parker and claiming "Every Wed divident night and Thurs dish night." The entrance to the Tivoli Hotel is seen on the right side of the building…

Rev. Canon James Fleming was Chaplain to King Edward VII and Chairman of the London Keeley Committee. The Keeley Institute (1879-1965) was founded in Dwight by Leslie Keeley and offered treatment to cure alcoholism. At the peak of the institute's…

Three unidentified Keller children sit on or next to a swing in an outdoor setting during a portrait session.

General Isaac D. White, Commander in Chief of the United States Army, Pacific, observing a loading demonstration at Hickam Air Force Base in the Territory of Hawaii. The Division is loading heavy pentomic equipment into a C-124 Globemaster in order…