Headnote
McLEAN COUNTY, situated in the central part of Illinois.  Area, 1,296 square miles.  Seat of justice, Bloomington.  Pop. in 1840, 6,565; in 1850, 10,163. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Illinois

McLean County, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
McLEAN COUNTY, situated in the central part of Illinois.  Area, 1,296 square miles.  Seat of justice, Bloomington.  Pop. in 1840, 6,565; in 1850, 10,163.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 215.
Date Type
Abraham Lincoln returns to Springfield, Illinois where his remains lay in state in the State House Personal
Jury awards Abraham Lincoln $4,800 in legal fees Lawmaking/Litigating
Lincoln sues railroad company to obtain $5,000 legal fee Lawmaking/Litigating
Name Type
Bloomington, IL City or Town
Date Title
Ward Hill Lamon to Abraham Lincoln, June 9, 1858
Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, "Douglas on the Stump," July 23, 1858
Ozias Mather Hatch to Abraham Lincoln, August 17, 1861
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