The History of Williamson County, Illinois. From the Earliest Times, Down to the Present, with an Accurate Account of the Secession Movement, Ordinances, Raids, etc., also a Complete History of its “Bloody Vendetta,” Includding [sic] all its Recondite Causes, etc., etc.
Marion, Illinois: n. p., 1876. First edition. Small 8vo (6.63 x 4.63 inches), original blind-stamped black cloth, gilt lettering, viii, 286 pages. “Here ‘Big Jep,’ ‘Yaller Bill,’ and Samuel R. were arrested. The Sheriff then went with a few men to ‘Black Bill’s,’ and arrested him.” This county history “is..... More