WENTWORTH, Hon. JOHN. _Early Chicago. Two Lectures delivered April 11, 1875, and May 7, 1876, respectively._ 48 and 56 pp. Nos. 8 and 7 of _Fergus historical Series. Chicago: Fergus Printing Co., 1876._ The critical supplemental notes are of especial interest. WEST, MARY ALLEN. _A MS. Letter in the Illinois State Historical Library._ Tells the story of the coming of James Moore and his party from Virginia in 1781. _Western monthly Magazine. Conducted by James Hall. Cincinnati_, I., 73-83. _See_ Peck, Rev. John Mason. WHITE, EMMA SIGGINS. _Genealogy of the Descendants of John Walker of Wigton, Scotland, with Records and some fragmentary Notes pertaining to the History of Virginia, 1600-1902. Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1902._ xxx. + 722 pp. Valuable. Has original letters from Western emigrants. Suggests the great influx of people into Illinois in the third decade of the 19th century. Gives a good idea of the westward drift of population in the United States. WHITON, JOHN MILTON. _Sketches of the History of New-Hampshire, from its Settlement in 1623 to 1833. Concord: Marsh, Capen & Lyon, 1834._ 222 pp. Describes the great cold of 1816 and the great emigration to the West. An unimportant work, confessedly popular, and without references. WILBUR, LA FAYETTE. _Early History of Vermont. Jericho, Vt.: Roscoe Printing House, 1899-1903._ 4 vols. I., 362; II., 419; III., 397; IV., 463 pp. Pages 162-3 of Volume III. tell of the unusual cold of 1816-17 and quote Governor Galusha’s reference to the impending famine. No references are given. WILLIAMS, GEORGE WASHINGTON. _History of the Negro Race in America from 1619-1880. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1882._ 2 vols. I., X. + 481; II., 611 pp. The two volumes are also issued as one. Gives some statistics concerning slaves in Illinois and notes on Illinois slavery legislation. The author was a negro. WILLIAMSON, WILLIAM DURKEE. _The History of the State of Maine: from its first Discovery, A. D. 1602, to the Separation, A. D. 1820. inclusive. Hallowell: Glazier, Masters & Co._, 1832. 2 vols. I., iv. + 696; II., 729 pp. Tells of the unusual cold of 1816-17 and of the great movement toward the West. Strong in citation of authorities. Much above the average of State histories of its time. WILSON, HENRY. _History of the Rise and Fall of the slave Power in America. Boston: James R. Osgood & Co._, 1872-7. 3 vols. I., vii. + 670; II., 720: III., 774 pp. _Houghton._ 3 vols. Valuable material on slavery in Illinois. A strong work. WINSOR, JUSTIN. _The westward Movement: the Colonies and the Republic west of the Alleghanies, 1673-98; with full cartographical Illustrations from contemporary Sources. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co._, 1897. 595 pp. Criticism: _Am. Hist. Rev._, III., 556.