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From: Rex Cherrington <>
Subject: Re: [ILKNOX-L] Info
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 06:29:53 -0500


Hi Jan,
Been awhile since I looked at this but the original manuscript is in the
Stoneberg Papers at Knox College Archives. Phillip Stoneberg was the editor
of the 2 vol. Henry Co. history where this appeared. It was published
around 1910. Galesburg Public Library and Knox College would both have
this. Kewanee Public Library has it on the open but non-ciruclating
shelves, or did last time I was in there about a year ago. Rock Island
County Historical should also have it, perhaps Rock Island Public. Can't
recall now where you live but the books were pretty well distributed.
Also, about 99% sure that Illinois State Historical Library in Springfield
would have it. I don't own a copy or would look it up for you.
Hope this helps. If you can't find it I could try emailing as an attachment
a transcript of the manuscript I did a few years ago, complete with typos.
Ha! Was going to rework it for a Knox Co. book but that is a dormant project.
Rex


At 09:28 PM 7/26/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi again, Rex:
>
>A while back, some gentleman wrote me and told me he was going to send me a
>copy of Martha McMurtry Piatt's account of growing up in Knox County,
>Henderson, etc. I never heard back from him but I was wondering which
>library there in Illinois would have a copy of it. I'd sure like to get my
>hands on a copy, being a McMURTRY descendant and all.
>
>Any help you can give would be appreciated!!!
>
>Thanks ....... Jan Lund
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Rex Cherrington <>
>To: <>
>Date: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 8:41 PM
>Subject: Re: [ILKNOX-L] Info
>
>
>>Jack,
>> Chapman's HISTORY OF KNOX COUNTY has accounts of the so-called forts of
>>the Blackhawk War era. Also, in the Henry County history published around
>>1910 there is an account by Martha McMurtry Piatt which describes some of
>>the incidents of the Blackhawk War in the Henderson Grove vicinity. I am
>>not sure but it seems that some accounts interchange the names. Fort Lewis
>>and Gum's Fort might have been the same. Fort Aggie (sp?) was in Rio Twp.
>>Hope this helps.
>>Rex
>>
>>At 02:14 PM 7/26/2000 EDT, you wrote:
>>>Looking for info on Gum's Fort, or Henderson creek settlement.
>>>Jack
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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