Letters from the Past

The following are letters from the past, either written to Schuyler County residents or from Schuyler County residents. They provide an intriguing insight into the lives and times of past Schuyler County, Illinois residents.

Letter to James Lawler from Rice Dunbar

BELOW IS AN A LETTER THAT WAS WRITTEN TO JAMES LAWLER, ESQ FROM RICE DUNBAR AND IT WAS PUBLISHED IN ‘THE GAZETTE’ (note I have typed it just as it appeared-tlb) From Oregon. OREGON TERRITORY, Champoeg Count, April 26, 1847. To JAMES LAWLER, Esq: Dear Sir- When I last wrote to you from Fort Hall, we were full of the belief that our journey would soon be at an end. But O! despair. We had the finest time to Fort Hall that could be thought of. Good road, good grass, and every thing went on well, untill we left the … Read more