Of the two receipts from the Illinois State Auditor's Office, one is signed by M. Skinner for $120,947.20 he received as a proratta dividend of the state debt fund and the second signed by Lincoln in receipt of payment for his $25 legal fee on behalf…
Two unknown men in heavy coats stand behind a chair for a portrait.On verso: "Unidentified - related to Banks or Farrell families of Fulton, Co Ill (in N. B. Banks book 1984)."
Two unknown women and two unknown men gather for a group photo. On verso: "Unidentified - related to Banks or Farrell families of Fulton Co Illinois (in N. B. Banks book)[.]"
Two unidentified children pose for a portrait.On verso: "Unidentified related to Banks or Farrell families of Fulton Co. Ill. (See N. B. Banks book 1984)."
Members of the 25 Year Club, (from left to right) John Jennings, George Shelter, Raleigh Stacey, Lawrence Lanham, and W. T. Davis, stand in front of a wall.
President Lincoln assigns a quota of 2050 men to be drafted from the 2nd district of New York. Lincoln completes and signs the printed form. Following riots that took place in July, Lincoln insists on the draft, an action resisted by the New York…
Built in 1860 on Jackson Street, between Michigan and Wabash Avenues in Chicago, the Trinity Episcopal Church featured two towers on the front of the building. The church was destroyed in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
The 1836 Trinity Church building features a single bell tower and several archted windows and doorways. Trinity Church, an Episcopal church, began in Jacksonville in 1832.
Staff and students from Trinidad School, located in Jacksonville, pose for a group photo.On verso: "School Board, Back Row (Middle Only) 1. John Souza, 2, Manuel Souza, 3. Frank Sheppard (Teacher), 4. John M. DeFrates (my grandfather/Mrs. Ketner), 5.…