| Other author/creator | Sprigg, William. |
| Other author/creator | Thomas, Jesse Burgess, 1777-1853. |
| Other author/creator | Illinois. Governor (1809-1818 : Edwards) |
| Other author/creator | Illinois. General Assembly. |
| Uniform title | Act establishing a Supreme Court for Illinois Territory |
| Series |
Early American imprints. Second series no. 31387. ^A575643
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| General note | Signed on p. 11: Risdon Moore, speaker of the House of Representatives. Pierre Menard, president of the Council. Approved, December 13th, 1814, Ninian Edwards. |
| General note | Last page blank. |
| General note | "Letter of the Hon. Judges Thomas and Sprigg. To the honorable the Legislature of Illinois."--p. 12-20. Signed on p. 20: J.B. Thomas, Wm. Sprigg. Kaskaskia, December 7, 1814. |
| General note | "The Legislatures [sic] answer to the objections made by the Hon. Judges Thomas and Sprigg to the law establishing a Supreme Court."--p. 21. Signed: Risdon More, speaker of the House of Representatives. Pierre Menard, president of the Council. |
| General note | "Gov. Edwards' address to the Legislative Council and House of Representatives, made in persuance of their request by joint resolution; in answer to Judges Thomas and Sprigg's objections to the law establishing a Supreme Court for Illinois Territory."--p. 22-41. Signed on p. 41: Ninian Edwards. December 12, 1814. |
| General note | "The honorable legislature of the Illiois Territory. Gentlemen, ... For the two last years past only one suit of common law has been instituted in the General Court of Illinois Territory. ... Robert Morrison, clk. Gen. C. Kaskaskia December, 30, 1814."--p. 42. |
| General note | "Memorial to Congress by the Legislative Assembly."--p. 43-45. Requesting clarification from Congress regarding establishment of the Illinois Supreme Court. |
| References |
Shaw & Shoemaker 31787 |
| References |
Byrd, C.K. Illinois, 2 |
| Other forms | Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 31387). |
| Genre/form | Memorials (Legal) |
