Strickland, "Autobiography of Peter Cartwright," 254.

486 Babcock, "Memoir of John M. Peck," 96-7.

487 Reynolds, "Illinois--My Own Times," 128.

_ 488 Ibid._, 116-7.

489 Babcock, "Memoir of John M. Peck," 94-5.

_ 490 Ibid._, 183, _et seq._, 203, 209.

In general, on the subject of religion in early Illinois, see: Peck,
in Reynolds, "Pioneer Hist, of Ill.," 253-75, and the above
mentioned works.

491 Harris, "Negro Servitude in Ill.," 116-9, note 3, p. 118.

492 "Public Laws" (Ill.). 1865, 105.

493 The question of the binding effect of the Ordinance received much
attention, especially from state courts, but early petitions show
that the discussion was not early important. In general, see Haight,
"Ordinance of 1787," in "Mich. Pol. Sci. Ass'n Pub.," II., 343-402;
Cooley, "Michigan," 137-9; Washburne, "Sketch of Edward Coles,"
67-71.

494 "Pub. Lands," I., 68-9; "Ind. Hist. Soc. Pub.," II., 447-52, 452-5.

495 "Ind. Hist. Soc. Pub.," II., 455-61; "Annals of Cong.," 6th Cong.,
735.

496 "Ind. Hist. Soc. Pub.," II., 461-70; "A. S. P. Misc.," I., 387;
"Annals of Cong.," 8th Cong., 1st Sess., 1023-4; _ibid._, 9th Cong.,
1st Sess., 466-8.

497 "Ind. Hist. Soc. Pub.," II., 476-83, 498-506.

_ 498 Ibid._, II., 494-7; "A. S. P., Misc.," I., 450; "Annals of Cong.,"
9th Cong., 1st Sess., 293, 466-8.

499 "Ind. Hist. Soc. Pub.," II., 507-10; "A. S. P., Misc.," I., 467,
477; "Annals of Cong.," 9th Cong., 2d Sess., 375, 482.

500 "Ind. Hist. Soc. Pub.," II., 515-21; "A. S. P., Misc.," I., 484;
"Annals of Cong.," 10th Cong., 1st Sess., 23, _et seq._, 816.

501 Harris, "Negro Servitude in Ill.," 11, note 3.

502 Poore, "Charters and Constitutions," Pt. I., 445-6.

503 "Revised Laws of Ill.," 1833, 457-62.

504 "Ninth Census of U. S., Population and Social Statistics," 5, 7,
24-5; Melish, "Geog. Desc. of the U. S.," 1822, 359.

505 "Ninth Census of U. S., Population and Social Statistics," 3, 7.

506 J. Q. Adams, "Memoirs," V., 9.

507 "Illinois Intelligencer" (Vandalia), Apr. 24, 1821.

508 "Ninth Census of the U. S., Population and Social Statistics," 3.

509 The vote for governor given by W. H. Brown, "Early Movement in
Illinois for the Legalization of Slavery," ("Fergus Hist. Ser.," No.
4, p. 15), differs from that by Washburne, "Sketch of Edward Coles,"