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STATE LAWS

RELATING TO LIMITATIONS OF ACTIONS: SHOWING LIMIT OF TIME IN WHICH ACTION MAY BE BROUGHT ON THE FOLLOWING:

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PRODUCTIONS OF AGRICULTURE, STATE OF ILLINOIS, BY COUNTIES.—1870.

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19.329.9525,061.578 1.491.331||10.133.207 19 995.198 2 456.578 129.921.395|42.780.851

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THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

ASTOR. LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATIONS

HISTORY OF LIVINGSTON COUNTY.

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PERIOD of time which would be considered remote in the records of the civilization of Central Illinois, would be regarded as recent in the annals of the Eastern or Southern States; and in the history of a county which, less than fifty years ago, was inhabited only by the aborigines, it will not be expected that an undue flavor of antiquity will pervade the pages; still, the pages of few histories, either ancient or modern, furnish more instructive lessons than are to be found in the record of the pluck, perseverance and success of the early settlers of this county.

The facts pertaining to the early settlement of the county have been gleaned from the few old pioneers who still survive; and the writer desires especially to acknowledge his indebtedness to Hon. Woodford G. McDowell, who came to the Territory and settled in what is now Livingston County, forty-six years ago, for much valuable information, without which it would have been impossible to record some of the most interesting facts and incidents in the history of the county.

Of the colony which settled in Avoca Township, in the year 1832, Judge McDowell, his brothers John and James, and a sister, Mrs. Joel Tucker, still survive and are living in this county. It is fortunate for the historian that the colony reckoned the McDowell brothers among its numbers; for they were not only fully competent to do so, but did take a deep interest in preserving the more interesting details of the progress and development of the county.

The work of writing this history has been begun none too soon; as, by far, the greater number of the early settlers have passed away; and age and decrepitude are clouding the memories of some who remain; and, had the work been deferred for a few years, a considerable portion of the history would have been

lost.

This work is not written for the purpose of recording panegyrics on any man or set of men; and, if an individual receives prominent mention, it is because his history is interwoven with the history of the county, in such a manner as to render it necessary.

So far as writing up the official and political portion of the work is concerned, care has been taken to follow the official records, so far as there were records to follow; but, beyond that, the writer has been forced to hunt his facts wherever he could find them throughout the county.

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