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From: Rex Cherrington <>
Subject: Re: [ILKNOX-L] Underground Railroad
Date: Sat, 11 Dec 1999 08:30:58 -0600


Nancy,
Sorry I am slow in resonding but it has been a busy week. Chapman's
history of Knox County published in 1878 and reprinted by Knox Co. Gen. Soc.
in the 1970's has much reading on Rev. John Cross, especially his tangle
with Jacob Kightlinger in Elba Township. It is all told from Kightlinger's
perspective but still a valuable source of documentation. Another
"conductor" who lived close to Knox Co. was Rev. Samuel G. Wright in West
Jersey Township of Stark County. He resided on the old Webster place, only a
couple of miles from Knox Co. and a mile from Peoria Co. Shallenberger and
Leeson both included much about him in their Stark County histories.
Additionally, you should get be able to get Herman Muelder's FIGHTERS FOR
FREEDOM pub. by Columbia in 1958. This book includes the important points of
the previously mentioned ones and has more. Herman was one of my history
profs. at Knox College so I had the benefit of his lectures on the UGRR. I
had just gone over this material in Nov. to speak to a small group.
Rex


At 11:12 PM 12/6/1999 -0600, you wrote:
>12/6/99
>
>Hi Folks!! I have been a lot of historical reading and I am really
>interested in the part that some of the people of Galesburg played in the
>Underground Railroad.
>
>Does anyone have any information about this, or can you steer me in the
>right direction? I have always been told that there were several home in
>Gburg that were part of this. Can anyone enlighten me? Thanks so much.
>Please answer to the group, as I think this is probably going to be an
>interesting subject.
>
>Thank you so much, Nancy
>
Rex Cherrington
P. O. Box 245
Galesburg, IL 61402

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