Annotation
[1] AD, I-Ar. Lincoln wrote the bill, but it was introduced on January 21, 1837, by William McMurtry, representative from Warren, Knox, and Henry counties. The bill was passed and may be found in Laws of Illinois, 1837, pp. 267-68.
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[1] AD, I-Ar. Lincoln wrote the bill, but it was introduced on January 21, 1837, by William McMurtry, representative from Warren, Knox, and Henry counties. The bill was passed and may be found in Laws of Illinois, 1837, pp. 267-68.