Manuscript Collection Inventory
Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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in the Main Library of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Additional
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under the collection title; search by the name listed at the top of the inventory to locate
the corresponding collection record in the database.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
http://www.library.illinois.edu/ihx/index.html
phone: (217) 333-1777
email: ihlc@library.illinois.edu
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Wayne E. Stevens
Papers, 1920-59.
1.
“Illinois Politics, 1818-1830”
2.
Political Aspects of Slavery in Illinois, 1818-1824
3.
R. J. Kerner, “preliminary chronological table and calendar
of Vandalia, 1768-1779” and manuscript
4.
Report concerning the Canadian Archives work
5.
Outlines of pamphlet texts
6.
Biographical notes, especially concerning the family of
William Johnson
7.
“The Vandalia Land Company, introduction”
8.
Young, Arthur. “Observations on the Present State of Waste
Lands...”
9.
Draper Mss., Clark Miscellanies, v. 5 Virginia Boundary,
Porterfield v. Clark
10.
from “Plain Facts...,” Counsellor Dagge of London, “His
Opinion...”
11.
“The Expediency of Securing our American Colonies by
Settling...”
12.
Case, concerning Indian rights to land in North America
13.
Calendar of letters and other documents sent to Sir Mathew
Fetherstonhaugh in connection with a grant of land in North
American obtained by the Hon. Thos. Walpole and assoc.
14.
“The Advantages of a Settlement upon the Ohio in North
America”
15.
“Vandalia...” publication material
1.
Vandalia Material
2.
Memoranda, etc.
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3.
Correspondence relating to editorial project
4.
“Statement for the Petitioners”
5.
Report of Lords of Trade and Observations & Remarks
6.
Thoughts on the Right of the North American Indian
7.
“Considerations on the Agreement”
8.
“Indiana” by Max Savelle
9.
“Case of William Trent”
10. Memorial of Thomas Walpole to King in Council, Aug. 8,
1774
11. Facts and Observations, 1 & 2
12. “View of the Title to Indiana”
13. Passy Memorial
14. “Plain Facts”
15. “Regulation of Trade”
16. Vouchers, etc.
17. Important memoranda and lists
18. Reports on editorial projects
19. Minutes, seal, etc., of Indiana company (Photostats)
20. Extracts from Letters of Members of Constitutional
Congress
21. Editor’s Preface
22. “The most important activities which document the
American frontier in the eighteenth century”
16.
“Statement for the Petitioners in the Case of the Walpole
Company Grant” (16.1, 16.2, 16.3)
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17.
[Wharton, Samuel.] “Plain Facts: being an Examination into
the Rights of the Indian Nations of America...”
Philadelphia: R. Aitken, 1781
18.
Notes for The Illinois Country [shoebox]