Much information concerning Illinois under the Ordinance of 1787. Criticisms: _Nation_, XXXIV., 383; _New York Tribune, June_ 16, 1882. _Stories of the pioneer Mothers of Illinois. A collection of Manuscript Letters from the pioneer Women of the State, giving their early Experiences. Collected for the World’s Columbian Exposition and afterward deposited in the Illinois State Historical Library._ Especially valuable for information on reasons for immigration and on methods of traveling. STORROW, SAMUEL A. _The North-West in 1817._ In _Wis. Hist. Coll._, VI., pp. 154-87. _Madison, Wis.: Atwood & Culver, State Printers_, 1872. The narrative, which is in the form of a letter to Maj.-Gen. Brown, was first published in pamphlet form. The letter is dated Dec. 1, 1817. It deals chiefly with the country to the north of Illinois, but the author visited Chicago, was entertained at Fort Dearborn, and wrote of the desirability of an Illinois-Michigan canal. TENNEY, H. A. _Early Times in Wisconsin_. In _Wis. Hist. Coll._, I., pp. 94-102. _Madison, Wis.: Beriah Brown_, 1855. Written in 1849. Gives considerable information concerning the Galena region. Tells of the size of Galena and of Springfield, Ill., in 1822. Criticism: _Draper MSS., Z_ 24. THOMAS, Judge WILLIAM. _Reminiscences._ Printed in the _Jacksonville, Ill., Weekly Journal, Apr._ 18, 1877. Clipping bound in _Ill. Local Hist. Pamphlets_, V., in Library of Wisconsin State Historical Society. The article is of extreme interest to a student of early society in Illinois. The author settled in Jacksonville, Ill., in 1826. His observations were unusually acute. He was a lawyer and a teacher. He tells of Yankees vs. Southerners, of early lawlessness, and of early Galena. ——_Winnebago Outbreak of 1827._ In _Chicago Tribune, Apr._ 7, 1877. Reprinted from the _Jacksonville (Ill.) Journal_ of Aug. 17, 1871. The article is important because the writer was a volunteer in the campaign against the Winnebagoes. THWAITES, REUBEN GOLD. _Narrative of Morgan L. Martin. In an Interview with the Editor_ [Thwaites]. In _Wis. Hist. Coll._, XI., pp. 385-415. _Madison, Wis.: Democrat Printing Co., State Printers_, 1888. Page 398 gives an estimate of the population of Galena, which Martin visited in 1829. TILLSON, CHRISTIANA HOLMES. _Reminiscences of early Life in Illinois._ Privately printed—as late as 1870. iv.+138 pp. A very rare book. Copy in the Chicago Historical Society Library. The best book I know of from which to secure a knowledge of life in Illinois from 1822 to 1827. The writer was observant, and her command of English is far superior to that of many old persons who write reminiscences. Of great value. VAN ZANDT, NICHOLAS BIDDLE. _A full Description of the Soil, Water, Timber, and Prairies of each Lot, or quarter Section of the Military Lands between the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. Washington City: P. Force_, 1818. 8vo. 127 pp.