one else. The work of Moses is of later date and his figures
correspond to the official report in respect to the majority against
the convention, as the others do not.

520 Brown, "Early Movement in Illinois for the Legalization of Slavery,"
in "Fergus Hist. Series," No. 4, pp. 16-17.

521 "Niles' Register," XXV., 39; "The Columbian Star" (Washington, D.
C.), Feb. 21, 1824.

522 "H. J." (Ill.), 1824-25, p. 13; on kidnapping see Harris, "Negro
Servitude in Ill.," 53 ff.

_ 523 Ibid._, 1824-25, pp. 26, 27, 151.

_ 524 Ibid._, 1826-27, pp. 9-10.

525 "Revised Laws of Ill.," 1833, 180-1.

526 "Laws of Ill.," 1824-25, p. 50.

527 "Revised Laws of Ill." 1833, 463-65.

528 "Ninth Census of the U. S., Population and Social Statistics," p. 7.

_ 529 Ibid._, 3; "H. J." (Ill.), 1826, 11.

530 "H. J." (Ill.), 1826, 11.

531 "Edwardsville (Ill.) Spectator," Oct. 5, 1824.

532 "Niles' Register," XXIX., 208.

_ 533 Ibid._, XXIX., 422.

534 Shaler, "Kentucky," 176-85.

535 "Nashville (Tenn.) Republican," Apr. 16, 1825.

536 "Niles' Register," XXX., 449.

537 "Galena Advertiser," July 20, Aug. 10, Sept. 21, 1829.

538 "Niles' Register," XXXVI., 222.

539 "Illinois Intelligencer" (Vandalia), Oct. 31, 1829.

540 "Niles' Register," XXXVI., 271.

541 "Illinois Intelligencer" (Vandalia), Nov. 27, 1830.

542 "Niles' Register," XXXVII., 195.

543 "Galena Advertiser," July 20, 1829; "Niles' Register," XXXVII., 230.

544 "Niles' Register," XXVIII., 161.

545 "State Papers," No. 69, 21st Cong., 1st Sess., Vol. III.

546 Thomas S. Hinde, writing over the signature of "Theophilus
Arminius," in "Methodist Magazine," XI., 1828, 154-8. The identity
of the writer is shown by a note on p. 33 of the same volume.

Among the many writings concerning Peter Cartwright, the best are
Strickland, "Autobiography of Peter Cartwright"; Cartwright, "Fifty
Years as a Presiding Elder," and the obituary notice in "Minutes of
the Annual Conferences of the M. E. Church," 1873, 115-7. See also
Moses, "Illinois," I., 348, 379, 395, 506, 1166.

For the character of John M. Peck, also a noted pioneer preacher and
founder of Rock Spring Seminary in Illinois, see "Memoir of John
Mason Peck, D. D.," edited by Rufus Babcock.

547 "Pub. Lands," I., 69-70; II., 203-4; "Early Chicago and Illinois,"