Letter written by M. Gormley, Glencoe, Illinois, to Alexander McDaniel, Wilmette, Illinois, September 13, 1881, regarding a land claim by Wendel Ellis [Wendell Alles] in 1838.
Letter written by M. Gormley, Glencoe, Illinois, to Alexander McDaniel, Wilmette, Illinois, …
Simon certifies that he had a claim in the spring of 1837 on the lake shore near Glencoe. He did not recall any person by the name of Wendal Alles in the vicinity at that time.
Simon certifies that he had a claim in the spring of 1837 …
Written in answer to an inquiry by William Ellis. Dennis bought a claim in 1838 from Charles Beaubien north of the Wilmette reservation. Dennis has no recollection of a man named Ellis being resident
Written in answer to an inquiry by William Ellis. Dennis bought a …
Letter answers McDaniel's inquiry about the date [Wendell] Alles made his first land claim in the Wilmette area. The letter continues with an eye-witness description of the wreck of the Canadian frei
Letter answers McDaniel's inquiry about the date [Wendell] Alles made his first …
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