L 1 E> R,AR.Y OF THE UN IVERSITY or ILLINOIS Q.GB5.\'73 ILLJW0I9 HISTOSIVAZ SUBVEY THE FIRST PRINTERS OF CHICAGO [yTTTT^ rTTTTTTTTYTTTTTTTTTTT *TTTTTtTTTT»TTTTTTTTTTTTIT»TTTlTTTIITTTTTTTTmTTTT»TmmTnXmTT^ ; M I I THE FIRST PRINTERS OF CHICAGO WITH A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE ISSUES OF THE CHICAGO PRESS 1836-1850 BY DOUGLAS C. McMURTRIE r CHICAGO PASCAL COVICI, Publisher, Inc. MCMXXVII of this edition there have been printed for Pascal Covici by The Cuneo Press, Inc., two hundred and fifty copies only, numbered and signed by the author. This is No. THE FIRST PRINTERS OF CHICAGO PRINTING came first to the city of Chicago in 1833. The beginnings of the art in what is now one of the leading cities of the world in the output of the printing press was made in a ver\' modest way by John Calhoun, a native of Water- town, N. Y. At the age of sixteen he became an apprentice in the office of the Watertown Freeman; when twenty-one he went to Albany and worked for a brief time in the type foundry ^ of Starr & Little; later he moved to Troy and set type on the city direCTory. He next returned to his first job in "Watertown, and after working temporarily at Oswego he purchased some printing equipment and entered into partnership with W. Woodward, with the aim of publishing a newspaper. Due to political reasons it became necessary to sell the paper, •/^ and young Calhoun was again unprovided for. Purchasing ad- ditional equipment, he established the Watertown Eagle, but d «y ;^ ^ like so many printing enterprises, it was insufficiently financed, I and he soon had to give up. In 1833 Harlow Kimball visited ^ Chicago, and returned east enthusiastic regarding the oppor- tunities in the middle west. Influenced by his testimony, John ^ Calhoun decided to move to Chicago and set up there a news- paper and printing office. On September 21, 1833, he set out by what was considered the most expeditious route: by steamboat from Buffalo to De- troit, and by stage the remainder of the journey. A hurricane . o^<.c/. ft/^ck- ;e^L on Lake Erie rwdce drove the boat back, and it finally headed i(i^L^t.■ ^ for Black River harbor, where it ran aground. It being uncer- ,.. .^^^ ^^^^ /^ tain when the steamer would be floated free, Calhoun, in com- pany with fellow travelers, walked twenty miles to Huron, and there embarked for Detroit, after a wait of several days. The ■^ . [5] t 1C J^. i tl-f.C rest of the journey went slowly, by stage coach across Michigan and Indiana, but finally Calhoun reached the "promised land." There he found his printing equipment and supplies and two apprentices awaiting him. An office was rented in a still un- finished building at the southwest corner of South Water and Clark Streets, Calhoun assisting in lathing and plastering the printing office premises. The equipment being installed, he was ready to make his bow to the public as Chicago's first printer and publisher. The earliest piece of printing to appear from his press (with the exception of one lot of business cards) was the initial issue of the Chicago Democrat, a four page, six column paper, about fifteen by twenty inches in size. This newspaper, which derived its name from Calhoun's enthusiasm as a Jacksonian Democrat, appeared on November 26, 1833. Its motto, credited to Benja- min Franklin, read: "Where Liberty dwells, there is my coun- try." An excellent file of this paper, beginning with the first issue, is preserved in the Chicago Historical Society, but as the first two issues are slightly damaged, the third is reproduced herewith on pages 10-11. From the very interesting original account book of John Cal- houn, which was preserved by Horatio Hill and is now in the Chicago Historical Society, we find memoranda of charges for job printing. The first entry in his ledger, was a charge for $2.00 to C. Ingersol [IngersoU] for "one pack of cards" for the Trav- ellers' Home, and we find also against the entry the encourag- ing notation "paid." We see, therefore, that this job was exe- cuted a couple of weeks in advance of the appearance of the first issue of the Chicago Democrat, the charge being dated November 13, 1833. The second charge was to Col. F. J. V. Owen on December 6, 1833, for printing 2^,^ quire vouchers." The price was $3.00, and the item was also marked "paid." From this point on, we find in the ledger numerous charges for advertising, subscriptions, business cards, mortgages, other legal forms, "bills" (which were broadside notices), ball and cotillion tickets, and the like. [6] Mrs. Calhoun joined her husband in Chicago in the spring of 1834, and helped him in proofreading, keeping office rec- ords, and so forth. When jobs were printed on the Washington hand press, it is said she would smooth out the deep impression with a hot sad iron. In November, 1834, the printing office of the Democrat was moved to a loft above the hardware store of Jones & King, a few doors below its previous location. But the weekly encoun- tered dire trouble with its paper supply during this winter, the needed supply failing to arrive before the close of navigation. As a result, only two issues appeared between January 1 and May 20 of 1835. The second newspaper of the city, the Chicago American, appeared on June 8, 1835, printed and published by T. O. Davis. This was likewise a four page six column paper of about the same size as the Democrat. To the American and its printer we will later refer. Calhoun found the publication of a newspaper in this fron- tier community a hard struggle, and his financial worries were many. For many reasons, he decided, as early as May, 1836, to dispose of the paper. Four prominent Democrats proposed to purchase it and actually did lend their credit to the enlarge- ment of the paper. In the course of the present study the writer discovered the original invoice of a New York type foundry showing some of the items, and the total value of the material ordered for the paper on their responsibility — a document not hitherto published or referred to. This invoice reads: New York, June 10, 1836 Messrs Henry B. Clarke, E. Peck, H. Hugunin, & J. C. Goodhue. Bought of Connor & Cooke May 21 To amt of a/c rendered 556.31 " 36.12 Great Primer Script 80 29.40 " 1 Cut 1.50 Box & Cartage .71 $587.92 [7] But the actual sale of the paper to these four gentlemen was never consummated. An arrangement was then made to sell the newspaper to Horatio Hill of Concord, N. H. We have very fortunately located in the coUeaion of the Chicago Historical Society the original agreement of sale, likewise hitherto unpub- lished. In view of the importance of the document to the early history of Chicago printing, the text is here given in full, and the last page, showing the signatures of Calhoun and Hill, is reproduced in facsimile on page 12. This Agreement made this Fourteenth day of November, A. D. 1836.: Between John Calhoun of the Town of Chicago, County of Cook & State of Illinois Party of the first part: and Horatio Hill of Concord County of Merrimack and State of New Hampshire, Party of the second part, Witnesseth: — Fhsf, that said Calhoun in consideration of the sum of Twenty Two Hundred & Seventy seven Dollars and Ninety two cents, to be paid in the manner hereinafter provided, by said Hill, does covenant, promise and agree to sell and convey to said Hill by a good and sufficient Bill of Sale or Deed free from incumbrances and conveying a perfect, indefeasible title forever, all the right, title and interest whatsoever of, in and to the Newspaper printed in Chicago, called the "Chicago Democrat" and all the printing Presses, Type, Type cases, Ink, Office Furniture, including Standing Press and Sheets, Stove Pipe, imposing Stones, and all other Stands and Fixtures be- longing to said Office, whatsoever: and also the good will and busi- ness of said office as far as the same is susceptible of conveyance; — Possession to be given to said Hill within Ten days from the date hereof, of said Paper, office and materials without reserve: — Second, said Calhoun does further covenant with said Hill that he will never henceforth within three years from the date hereof directly or indirectly establish or in any way or manner be concerned in the establishment of any newspaper, printing press for job or any other work, in the Town of Chicago or within the County of Cook in the State aforesaid: — Third, said Hill on his part in consideration of the aforesaid cov- enant, does covenant, promise and agree to and with said Calhoun to pay him the aforesaid sum of Twenty Two Hundred & Seventy seven Dollars & Ninety Two cents in manner following to wit: — [8} The sum of Two Hundred & Thirty Four Dollars & Fifty Nine cents to Messrs. Robinson Pratt & Co. of the City of New York, being a Bill of Stock furnished by them to the said Calhoun; and also, the Sum of Five Hundred & Eighty seven Dollars & Ninety-two cents to Messrs. Clark, Peck, Hugunin & Goodhue of Chicago, being the amount of a Bill of Printing materials furnished them by Messrs. Connor & Cook of the City of New York: — and also, to pay to the "New York Life Insurance & Trust Company" in the City of New York on a certain Mortgage executed by Chauncey Calhoun Sent, of Watertown, Jefferson County New York to said Company; the sum of Six hundred & Twenty one dollars being the whole a amount thereof due on the first day of December next, said payment to be made as soon as said Hill shall arrive in the City of New York, so as to prevent proceedings to foreclose the same & so that said Mort- gage may be satisfied of Record — ^The necessary fees of satisfaction & recording including postage on the same to be paid by said Cal- houn & be deducted from the remainder of the purchase money first above mentioned; and the balance after deducting the aforesaid pay- ments, to be paid to said Calhoun of the first part in money or satis- factory Notes or Drafts at the delivery of possession of said printing establishment as hereinbefore provided: — And said Hill does further covenant to furnish to all such sub- scribers of the said "Chicago Democrat" as have paid in advance (as appears from the Books of said Establishment) papers to the full amount of their several subscriptions so paid in advance. Fourth, And said Calhoun further covenants with said Hill, that all subscriptions which may have been paid in advance & which do not appear on the Books of the Office shall be refunded by said Cal- houn to said Hill, and all such advertisements as may be in the same condition shall also be refunded in like maimer. And that all the right, title & interest of said Chauncey Calhoun shall be conveyed to said Hill on the payment of the mortgage herein before mentioned. In witness whereof the Parties to these presents have hereunto signed their names, and affixed their seals, the day and year first above written. Horatio Hill Sealed & Delivered John Calhoun In presence of James H. Collins [9] ' ,. = ^-3 2 £*" -"^ ^f y-l r 5 c i *5^2 •5 flliti^lJl ^rUHilf «li!lii1: S llllS:! I® ^5 E = fii-i tiEu3 ^■*"'^?^s-.- ■\ , 9 * - t'. - fK^ic -?=S's- ^j Of lUU LiB. It will be seen from this instrument that Calhoun was to receive comparatively little from the sale, after the debts of the business were paid by the purchaser. Hill gave Calhoun a draft on New York for $750, which is found entered in the latter's ledger. But the draft was returned unhonored, and Calhoun found he had not sold the newspaper after all. Meanwhile Hill had departed for the east, leaving John Wentworth in charge as editor. Wentworth being anxious to purchase, and being willing to assume the various payments undertaken by Hill, this deal was consummated. The pioneer printer of Chi- cago thus retires from the typographic field. He spent a large proportion of his subsequent life in the public service, attaining always a creditable record. As has already been noted the second newspaper was estab- lished in June, 1835, by T. O. Davis, a printer of whose antece- dents we know nothing. He operated the paper only about DA'o years and in the latter part of 1837, after a suspension due to lack of paper, we find the paper published by William Stuart & Co. From now on the developments in newspaper publish- ing history come thick and fast, and no attempt will here be made to recount them, inasmuch as they have already been re- corded in most satisfaCTory detail by at least two authors. In the first place A. T. Andreas in the first volume of his History of Chicago (Chicago, 1884) has written a good run- ning account, and a detailed register has been given by Frank- lin W. Scott in his Newspapers and Periodicals of Illinois, 1814-1879 (Springfield, III, 1910). We may therefore pro- ceed to a phase of Chicago's printing history which has received no attention at all : the book and pamphlet imprints. Whereas the newspapers were, to a large degree, brought into being and influenced by the economic and political de- mands of a community, the early books and pamphlets were more of an index to the awakening cultural consciousness. This then is a first attempt at a bibliography of early Chicago printing. It is, of necessity incomplete, for many of the issues of the press were small and apparently inconsequential and [13] have been preserved only by chance. This is clearly evidenced by the faa that most of the early imprints are known to us only through copies which are apparently unique. We have seen that job printing began in Chicago in Novem- ber, 1833. From then on, according to our records, were printed numerous handbills and broadsides, which we will not include within our classification. There are in existence numerous deeds and legal forms, filled in and dated in manuscript in 1835 and 1836, most of which bear the imprint of Davis Print, that is T. O. Davis, and a lesser number of which bear no imprint, and were probably printed by Calhoun. The first pamphlet of which we have any record was distinaly charged as such in Calhoun's ledger under date of April 1, 1836. It was a charter of the Chicago Fire Insurance Company, the entry reading: "Chicago Fire Insurance Com. Dr. To printing 100 pamphlets for charter. $10.00." The page of the ledger on which this appears is reproduced in facsimile on opposite page. As the evidence attesting its issue is entirely clear, it figures as the first entry in our bibliography. No copy is known to exist. There are some other entries in this ledger which might indi- cate pamphlet imprints, but in no other case, is the matter be- yond question. We find, for example, that on December 1, 1834, the Illinois & Michigan Canal was charged S6.00 for "printing 200 Gen. Gratiots repts." On August 6, 1836, the Mechami Society was charged SlO.OO "to print Constitution," this being possibly a pamphlet. February 13, 1836, LeBeau was billed to the extent of S5.00 "To printing 200 Sheets of verses for Canby." An item of particular interest historically cost J. W. Reed $7.00, on September 7, 1835, "To print blanks for census." On September 10, 1835, 1. ^-Tiittock was charged $10.00 "To print- ing quarterly reports." Judging from the amount of the charge in comparison with other entries this may have well been more than a small broadsheet or handbill. On August 7 of the same year, the "Town of Chicago" had been billed S5.00 "To printing 100 bills 'Laws and Ordinances'." [14] J-;-!--. :^ y^i-L- ':- ^oJU --^^^C^^ ^yj..^^ .,4^- '^,— i^^ ^^^ ^Z' / J ^ p^ v-^- AN AC )f*rf,^ ^Jn>i /JiVL /JH //i.. I TO INCORPORATE # THE CnrXlll>F CHICAI^ # PASSED MARCH 4. 1837 PRINTED ATrrUE OFFICE OF THE CHICAGO DEMOCRAT. 1837, « * We find also from the Calhoun ledger that the advertising rate in the Chicago Democrat was one dollar per square — that is a space one column wide and the same measure in depth. One of the earliest charges was against the "Trustees of Chi- cago" for the publication of ordinances: To adv. ordinances from No. 1 to 10, 6 squares $6.00 To adv. from 1 1 to 16, 4 squares 4.00 The second entry, the Act of Incorporation of the City of Chicago is known by a single copy preserved in the coUeaions of the Chicago Historical Society. This Chicago "incunabu- limi," an octavo pamphlet of twenty-three pages, was printed at the office of the Chicago Democrat, and as the act was passed March 1, 1837, it was probably issued rather early in that year. The title page of this booklet is reproduced in facsimile on the opposite page. The third entry is the only located imprint of T. O. Davis, the printer and publisher of the American. It was the organization agreement of the Wisconsin Mining Company. In the next imprint, an opinion of the Supreme Court by Jus- tice Smith, appears for the first time the name of the printer Ed- ward H. Rudd, which we find also in imprints of 1839 and 1840. The earliest Chicago imprints are all of a business, official, or legal charaaer. In 1839, appeared the first publication of a lit- erary character: a sermon by Isaac W. Hallam, delivered in St. James' Church. And in the same year was printed a Fourth of July oration by George W. HoUey. In 1840 we find the first evidence of local historical interest in two publications, one by J. N. Balestier on the history of Chicago, and one by William H. Brown on the history of Illinois. In 1840 appeared the first volume of Illinois case reports compiled by an aaive and public-spirited citizen, Jonathan Young Scammon. This was the most extensive book to be yet printed in Chicago, but while the copies were in the bindery of Holcomb & Co. in December, 1840, that establishment was destroyed by fire, and it has always been reported that the whole [17] or Tiic /y f S r A I F, or ILLINOIS, IN THE CASE OF JACKSON, IV^ TlIK DKiMlSL OF HUIURAV iil'l ONiNLlL, VS. DC I.AFAVRI IF, WILCOX BY JUSTICE SMITH, Dclivcxcil nj Vaiiilitiia. at the Ad.iniiiiicd Session, tUVVARO H. HUUP ThllJ I 1. 1! 1 fl J7. edition was destroyed. During the course of the present study, however, a listing of this original edition was discovered in the imprint catalogue of the New York Public Library, and is duly listed in the bibliography. The volume was reprinted the next year in the east. The third and fourth volumes of the Illinois case reports were printed in Chicago, but subsequent volumes in the series were printed at Bloomington, Quincy, and other points, and thus do not figure in the present bibliography. It will never cease to be a matter of amazement to those familiar with the status of Chicago in this period that an insti- tution of medical education should have been established at so early a date as was Rush Medical College. As this was a vigor- ous enterprise from the time it began actually to function in 1843, we may expea its publications to figure prominently among the imprints of the period. And this turns out to be the case, for some of our most important finds were made in the archives and the library of that institution — now a part of the University of Chicago. The first announcement was a little four-page folder which appeared in 1843, followed by other annual announcements, valedictory addresses by pioneer medi- cal men of Chicago, and the like. An important document in the history of any community is the first cit\' direaory. In 1839, the contract for printing "The Laws and Ordinances of the Cirv of Chicago" was awarded to Edward H. Rudd, but it seems that he was not able to execute the work so he sub-contraaed the job to Robert Fergus. Ac- cording to the latter 's own account, there remained six blank pages at the end, so he set up at the case "out of his head" and without copy a brief business direaory of Chicago. The first regular direaory, however, was compiled by J. W. Norris and published in 1844 by Ellis & Fergus. This was an oaavo of over one hundred pages. Because of the interest of the material it contained it was in later years reprinted in facsimile. From that time forw^ard a city direaory was published annually. That for 1845 contained as a folding frontispiece a view of Chicago engraved by R. H. White. [19] Another early Chicago publication of interest from the point of view of literary development was the first volume of poems to be printed in the city. The poems were by William Asbury Kenyon and the volume also included some prose selections from his writings. It was printed by Jas. Campbell & Co. in 1845 and offered for sale by four local booksellers whose names appear in the imprint. The first item of typographical interest was an address to the printers of Chicago on "the anniversary of Franklin's Birth- Day" delivered by John E. Wheeler on January 18, 1847. This was printed by "Robert Fergus, Typographer," an important figure in the development of the printing art in Chicago. The rest of the entries in the bibliography speak for them- selves. In the preparation of this list which — being a first attempt — must of necessity be incomplete, the material in all the important Chicago libraries and in the New York Public Library has been catalogued in full detail. The majority of the material, as is most fitting, was found in the library of the Chi- cago Historical Society, the authorities and members of the staff of which organization have been most helpful in making material available and in permitting reproduaions to be made from some of the earliest imprints. Miss Caroline M. Mcllvaine has courteously permitted reference to a list of Chicago imprints in manuscript form which she compiled several years ago. Sev- eral titles of items which have not been located are drawn from that list. The authorities of Rush Medical College have likewise extended most cordial cooperation. And the imprint catalogue of the New York Public Library has supplied, as it does in every inquiry into the history of American printing, much valuable information. Among others who have contributed to the completeness of the bibliography are the authorities of the Library of Congress, the Boston Public Library, the Harvard College Library, the Library of the Surgeon General's Office, U. S. Army, and the Library of the New York Academy of Medicine. It is a matter of regret that it has been impossible to include [20] GENERAL DIRECTORY AND BUSINESS ADVE RTISE R OF THE For the Tear I §41; TOGETHER WITH A HISTORICAL SKETCH AND SSATZSTZCAL ACCOVXVT, TO THE PRESENT TIME. BT J. W. NORRIg. • ^ — ^ CH IC AGO: ELLIS &, FERGUS, PRINTERS, SALOON BUILDINGS. 1844. in the present bibliography listings of several apparently unique imprints in the collection of that enthusiastic Chicago collector of Western Americana: George W. Paullin, who numbers among his treasures, by the way, the only known copy of the Chicago printed edition of the first volume of Scammon's "Reports," 1840. During the period in which this study was made, Mr. PauUin's books were packed in storage and inacces- sible. From memory he mentioned Crosby's "History of Chi- cago and Business Directory," thought to have been issued in 1843, and "The Roseat," the first Roman Catholic publication in Chicago, which he thought was printed in 1844. Mr. Paul- lin's recolleaion is doubtless correct but it would be unfair to him, on the basis of memory alone, to list these publications in the bibliography under specific dates. The dimensions are given to the nearest even centimeter. The present location of copies is indicated when known and failing this, the source or authority from which the title is drawn. The sequence of material printed in given years is more or less arbi- trary, items appearing to belong in the early months of a year coming ahead of those of manifestly later execution. In accord- ance with a fairly universal bibliographic praaice, almanacs for a given year are, in absence of evidence to the contrary, assigned tentatively to the latter part of the preceding calendar year. But the order of items within years cannot be taken as authoritative. It has been possible in this brief note to touch upon only a few of the more interesting imprints of the first Chicago print- ers. Brief as it is, however, this notice is offered as a slight tribute to the pioneer typographers who contributed in no small degree to start the village on Lake Michigan towards becoming the world center it now is. [22] BIBLIOGRAPHY C^J iSi4M. iAi hi>t w Proof, ^1^ '3. '1*' [ ] fni,ef }** '5 ."J**^ BIBLIOGRAPHY "L-- .\ [Chicago Fire Insurance Company. Charter. Chicago, John [^^ Calhoun, 1836.] UJ No copy knoun. Title deduced from entry in Calhoun diary under date of April 1, 1836, the charge for the printing being $10.00. ■ L^y >,^ An aa I to incorporate i The City of Chicago. I Passed March f'^3 4, 1837. I Chicago : Printed at the office of the Chicago Dem- L'^£^ ocrat. I 1837. ^''^ 14 X 21 cm. 23 p. Chicago Historical Society. -iioj » Wisconsin Mining Company. Articles of agreement and asso- '^'I'i ciation . . . Instituted 15th March, 1837. T. O. Davis, Chi- ^'^^ cago, 1837. i^^ 8 p. Wilberforce Eames. •Iqi ^ Opinion | of the | Supreme Court | of the | State of Illinois, | On £i5j Beaubien's Claim, [ in the case of I Jackson, on the demise of t/6] Murray M'Connell, i vs. I De Lafayette Wilcox. I By Justice Smith, I Delivered at Vandalia, at the Adjourned Session, I for June Term, 1837. | Chicago. | Edward H. Rudd, Printer. 1 1837. 14 X 22 cm. 26 p. I-*J Chicago Historical Society. .[-;]'> The I Laws and Ordinances | of the | City of Chicago. | [RuW] | ■■-_ Passed in Common Council. | [Rule~\ j Chicago: I Printed at L'^3 the office of the Chicago Democrat. | 1837. ^^'^ 14 X 21 cm. 21 p. The last act in this pamphlet was passed June 30, 1837. Chicago Historical Society. •■_ y A I Sermon, I Delivered at St. James' Church, Chicago, I Sun- l^^-^^ day, Feb. 24, 1839- | By the | Rev. Isaac W. Hallam, | Rector. | [25] 1^2 ■L13J [Rule'] I Printed at the office of the Chicago American, | Cor- ner of Lake and South water-Streets, | Chicago. 1839. 15 X 24 cm. 8 p. First work of a literary charaaer printed in Chicago. P. G. Siveet, Battle Creek, Mich. A I Journal I of the | Fifth Annual Convention, I of the | Prot- estant Episcopal Church, | of the | Diocese of Illinois, | held in I Chicago, diird and fourth of June, 1839: | [Rule] | Printed at the Office of the Chicago American, j corner of Clarke and South Water Streets. I 1839. ^'J 13 X 20 cm. 21 p. New York Public Library. An I Oration, | Delivered on the Fourth of July, 1839. | At Peru, La Salle Count)', 111. ] by ! George W. Holley, [ {Fllet^^ \ Printed at the Chicago American Office, | Corner of Clarke and South Water Streets. | [Rule'] \ 1839- ''*^ 13 X 22 cm. 12 p. Pink wrappers, same t)'pe as title page, but surrounded by decorative border. Chicago Historical Society, Library of Congress. The I Laws and Ordinances | of the | City of Chicago. | [Rule] I Passed in Common Council. | [Rule] j Chicago: | Printed by Edward H. Rudd. | MDCCCXXXIX. L<3J 14 X 21 cm. 46, [6] p. This booklet was not printed by Rudd, but by Robert Fergus to whom the contract had been transferred. According to a statement by Fergus there remained six blank pages. For this he set up at the case, with- out copy, a brief business directory of the city. This constituted, therefore, the first Chicago directory. The last six pages consist of advertisements, one being a most interesting notice of Rudd's estab- lishment, dated December 20, 1839. Chicago Historical Society. .l:S" ^ The I Annals of Chicago; | A Leaure | delivered before the t'-33 Chicago Lyceum, | January 21, 1840. j,(By J. N. Balestier./, '-^ - [Wood cut with caption: Saloon Buildings j'' Lyceum Hall in [26] s i: R M O X, Deliyered at St James' Church, ChicagOi Sunday, Feb. 94, 1839. BY THE REV. ISAAC W. HALLAM, RECTOR. PRINTED AT THE OFFICE OF THE CHICAGO AMERICAN, Comer of Lake aad Sontb water>StreeUf CHICAGO, 1839. the third story.} j Chicago: j Edward H. Rudd, printer. ] MDCCCXL. ' Co J 13 X 20 cm. 24 p. Chicago Historical Society, New York Public Library. 'D'?y ' Reports of cases, argued and determined, in the Supreme Court 1^93 of the State of lUinois . . . Volume I. Chicago, 1840. ^"^ ^'■^ On reverse of the title page is: Chicago. Printed by Holcomb & Co. In the second edition of this book, printed the following year in Cambridge, Mass., it was stated: "The first edition of this book was destroyed by fire, in December, 1840, while in the hands of the binder . . ." But evidently at least one copy escaped. Not seen. In collection of George W. PauUin, Chicago. .J_(^j^,^ The I Early History of the State of Illinois, j A Leaure, | Ui} [Wood cut with caption: Saloon Buildings: Lyceum Hall in L*«)T the third story.} | Delivered before the Chicago Lyceum, on the eighth | day of December, 1840. | By | Wm. H. Brown, Esq. I Holcomb & Co., printers. Saloon Buildings, Chicago. I 1840. 14 X 22 cm. 16 p. Chicago Historical Society. .;_'-ij -> A I Discourse, [ Delivered in the City Saloon on the occasion | ^'^^^ of the death of | Caleb A. Buckingham, Esq., | Friday, Jan. 15, ^^"^ 1841. ! By Joseph Harrington, | Minister of the Unitarian Church in Chicago. ] Published at the request of the Chicago Bar. I Chicago: | Holcomb & Company, Saloon Buildings. | 1841. fi3j , . ^ , f , . 14 X 21 cm. 13 p. irW, 3^4 ^4, i-^lL^^^ ^^^^^^ p^yi-^ ^.y^^^ , ; V A I Discourse | delivered in | The City Saloon, | on Sunday i^--.. morning, April 18, 1841. | By Joseph Harrington, | minister of '■"'■^ the Unitarian Society in Chicago. [ Published by Request. | Chi- cago: I Printed at the American Office, ] MDCCCXLL ^'^^ 15 X 21 cm. 7 p. + light tan wrappers. The type on wrapper is slightly different from that on the title page. The discourse related to the death of President Harrison. Harvard College Library. £28} .[•af/ V A I Discourse j delivered | in St. James' Church, Chicago, j on C-o4] Sunday morning, April 25, 1841. | By the | Rev. Isaac W. Hal- ^^'^'^ lam, Reaor, j suggested by the death of | William Henry Harrison, | late President of the United States. | Published by request, i Chicago: 1 Printed at the American Office. | 1841. 13 X 20 cm. 8 p. f'Sj New York Public Library. '^E^U 'HBHL-Utcr . [ - Eulogy j on the | Life and Charaaer | of | Wm. Henry Harri- 1 3'.! son, I Late President of the United States of America, | delivered i- ■*<>'' at the request of a j Committee of the Citizens of Chicago, t in the Presbyterian Church in said city, | on the l4th day of May, 1841. [Rule'] I By Geo. A. O. Beaumont, Esq. j [Rule'] j Chica- go: I Printed at the American Office, | 1841. ^''■^ 11 X 20 cm. 12 p. + tan wrappers. The speech by Beaumont was reported in full in the daily and weekly American, in whose office the pamphlet was printed. <-. ^• Harvard College Library. "^ ' [s Reports I of I cases I argued and determined j in the | Supreme ■^^^^ Court I of the I State of Illinois. [Rule'] | By J. Young Scam- mon, I Counsellor at law. | [Rule] \ Volume III | Chicago. | Stephen F. Gale & Co., No. 106, Lake Street. | Galena: | Au- gustus H. Burley. | 1843. -'"■' 14 X 23 cm. xvi, 682 p. On reverse of title page: Chicago: Ellis & Fergus, Printers, Saloon Buildings. New York Public Library, Chicago Law Institute (2 copies). .[34,]' ^Bye Laws I of I Engine Company I Number One. I Adopted '^''^J March 1, 1836. | Chicago: Ellis & Fergus, printers, | Saloon ^•'■^- Building, Clark Street, j 1843. ^^^J 10 X 16 cm. 8 p. Chicago Historical Society. 'lA-oi ^ Annual Announcement | of the | Rush Medical College, j Chi- ^s-}'] cago. I Session 1843-4. j Chicago: | Printed at the Democrat ^^^^ Office. I 1843. t='J 10 X 14 cm. [4] p. Some letters on title page supplied by pen. Rush Medical College Archives. •[)><\ ^ A I Leaure Introduaory | to the j Course of Anatomy & Surg- liij ery, | delivered at the opening j of the | Rush Medical College, | '^^^■' December 4, 1843. ] By Daniel Brainard, M. D. | Chicago: Ellis & Fergus, Printers, Clark Street, | Saloon Buildings. | 1843. '^^-•'J 14 X 22 cm. 17 p. Kush Medical College Archives, U. S. Surgeon General's Library. •[4&] ^ Reports | of I Cases I argued and determined I in | the Supreme Lrtl C®^"^ I of "^he I State of Illinois. | \Rule\ | By J. Young Scam- mon, I Counsellor at Law. | \Ktile\ | Volume IV. | Chicago: | [30] EULOGY OR THK LIFE AXD CHARACTER or WM. HENRY HARRISON, LITE PRESWEXT OF THi: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BtLITEBID AT TUF. RiqCEST OF A COMMITTEE OF THE CITIZENS OF CHICAGO, IN Tne rBESBTTERIAN CHCXCH IN SAID CITY, ON.THE 14TH DAY OF MAT, 1841. BT GEO. A. O. BEAUMONT, ESQ. CBZCAaO: PRINTED AT THE AMERICAN OFFICE, • • • 1841. L76] Stephen F. Gale & Co., No. 106, Lake Street, [ Galena: j Au- gustus H. Burley. | 1844. E^sJ 14 X 22 cm. xviii, 2 blank, 649 p. On reverse of title page: Chicago: Ellis & Fergus, Printers, Saloon Buildings. Neiv York Public Library, Chicago Law Institute. ,i'^t>)' * Narrative | of the | Massacre at Chicago, | August 15, 1812, | ^^'^^ and of I some preceding events, j Chicago, 111. | Printed by Ellis & Fergus, {Book and Job Printers, | Saloon Buildings, /v' Clarke Street, | 1844. 14 X 22 cm. frontis. + 34 p. By Mrs. John H. Kinzie. Chicago Historical Society, Library of Congress. ^f-^-'-C'- j v.._. (T^^ / <'f /-....^ i ^i^ii' <> General Directory | and | Business Advertiser | of the | City of I- *> *3 Chicago, I For the year 1844; | together with a | historical sketch ^^'^^ I and I statistical account, | to the present time. | By J. W. Nor- ris. I [Seal of Chicago'] | Chicago: Ellis & Fergus, printers. Saloon Buildings. I 1844. ^^^J 12 X 19 cm. [i] — iv, [5] — 116 p. + pink wrappers and one extra pink leaf in front, all pink pages carrying advertising. First regular Chicago directory. Chicago Historical Society. -i -e^c .;;. U^e^^^^^': ' I[ndependent] 0[rder of] 0[dd] F[ellows], Union Lodge, /3«^ /<^3^ f'^'fJ Chicago, No. 9. Constitution, by-laws, etc. Chicago, Ellis & ^^"'^ Fergus, 1844. ^' ^J 36 p. In catalogue of Wright Howes No. 2 (1925), item 39. .SaA^ Zf^uf^tf^-*^^^] ^^The | Reciprocal Duties and Obligations | of the | Medical C64J Profession and the Public : | A | public introductory lecture | -"^'^ delivered at the | Rush Medical College | at the | Commence- ment of the Session 1844-5, 1 by | Austin Flint, M.D., | Professor of Institutes and Praaice of Medicine. | [Filet'] | Chicago: | Z. Eastman, printer, | No. 63 Lake, corner of Lake and State Streets. ] 1844. ] l^iJ 13 X 21 cm. 24 p. NetiJ York Public Library, U. S. Surgeon General's Library. [32] •f^f]'' ■"■ God's Covenant: | A Sermon | preached | on the | thirteenth ^7°3 Sunday after Trinit)', j MDCCCXLIV, ] in Trinity Church, Chi- ^^^ cago, lUinois; | by the Reaor. \ Chicago: j EUis & Fergus, printers, | Saloon Buildings. | 1844. 14 X 22 cm. 32 p. Brown printed wrappers. The rector was W. F. Walker. Chicago Historical Society. ->^i^L. /^o^..^^-- .Ha.' . j^^i j' ^^ Argument j before the j United States Supreme Court, , in the r5?j case of '■ John L. H. McCracken, a Citizen of the State of New [65] York, ' Complainant, | and | Charles Hayw^ard, a Citizen of the State of Illinois, ■ Defendant, I involving the constitutionality of the Aas of the Legis- lature of the State of Illinois, passed 17th Februar)', | 1841, and of 6th January, 1843, commonly known as | the "Appraisal or t^-o-thirds valuation laws." | By Isaac N. Arnold, | (of Chicago, Illinois,) | Counsel for the Complainant, j 184-1 I- 'J 14 X 23 cm. 15 p. + blue wrappers. No title page; title on wrapper. No imprint showing place of printing, but believed by Mr. Carl B. Roden, Librarian of the Chicago Public Library, to have been printed at Chicago. Chicago Public Library. "{S^'i'^ A ] Business Advertiser | and | General Direaory | of the I '^7^^ City of Chicago, ' for the year 1845-6, | together with a histori- cal and statistical account. Second year of publication. [ By J. Wellington Norris. | Chicago: | J. Campbell & Co., Publish- ers. I 1845. ^^2J 11 X 19 cm. [ii], 156, [12] p. Folding frontispiece. The unnumbered pages at the back comprise one page of addenda and errata and 11 pages of advertisements. The frontispiece is a view of the City of Chicago engraved by R. H. White. Chicago Historical Society. ■i Miscellaneous | Poems, j to which are added | Writings in t Prose, I on various subjeas. | By William Asbury Kenyon. | '-*'°'^ Chicago. I Printed by Jas. Campbell & Co. | Sold by Brautigam [33] & Keen, S. F. Gale & Co., W. W. Barlow & Co., and Corn- stock & Ackley. 1845. [53: 9 X 14 cm. 208 p. Preface is dated January, 1845. The volume was advertised for sale in the Daily Journal of January 23, 1845. The first volume of poetry to be printed in Chicago. Wf W .' ^'*^ "A^Ai Chicago Historical Society. '" • • [ioo-f" <} [Periodical.} I Third I Annual Announcement | and I Catalogue "^^'^ I of the I Rush Medical College, | Chicago, 111. | Session of 1844- ^^"'^ 1845. I Chicago, 111. | Ellis & Fergus, Book and Job Printers, | Saloon Buldings, Corner of Lake and Clark Streets. | 1845. :. '- ■*■} 14 X 22 cm. 8 p. Buff wrappers, printed on all pages. Cover title, same text as title page, with wood cut of college building. The dates on the title page are wrong. They should have read 1845- 1846, and are so printed on the wrappers. Rush Medical College Library, U. S. Surgeon General's Library. 'iSo] * North -Western [ Liberty | Almanac, | for | 1846: | being the 11 J second year after bissextile, and up to July | fourth, the seven- tieth year of independence. | [Wood cu('] I By Z. Eastman. | Chicago,Ill. : | Eastman&Davidson. I Publishers. [Chicago, 1 845 ? } 12 X 19 cm. [iv], 32 p. + blue wrappers. Cover carries same type as title page (p. 1) with addition of rule. The iv pages are adver- tisements. L3Sj Chicago Historical Society. ' L^O'^ Education of Young Men. | [Rule'] | An Address, | delivered '-^^^ before the | Pythagorean Institute | of | Chicago, Illinois, I '^'"^ Sept. 12th, 1845. I By the Rev. C. B. Smith. | [Rule'] \ "Hope on, hope ever." | [Rule] | Chicago: printed by Ellis & Fergus, Book & Job Printers. | 1845. i 361 14 X 21cm. 16 p. Chicago Historical Society. -[56^ No. 1. I [Wood cut] I Prairie Farmer Almanac | 1846 | [Wood p°^ cut] I W. W. Barlow & Co., | Booksellers and Publishers, j No. ^^'^ 121 Lake Street, Chicago. [Chicago, 1845?] [ 37j 13 X 19 cm. [32} p. Chicago Historical Society. [34} MISCELLANEOUS TO WHICH ARE ADDED WRITINGS IN PROSE, ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS. BY WILLIAM ASBURY IJ^NYON. PRLNTED BY J^AS-.-CAMP^LL; &_ GO. SOLD BY BRAUTIGAM & KEEN, S. F. GALfe & CCW.W, BARLOW a. CO., AND COMSTOCK & ACKLGY. 1S43. vA le^L^'Inriin i^e..^ 'HFI33 L^A" ■^% 1- ^'^•'^ e-HL'Utu, "fiflyj L^3l t(3i] [ICC] 'J^ Norris' I Business Direaory, | and | Statistics | of the [ City of Chicago, I for 1846. | Third year of pubhcation. | By J. W. Norris. I [Rule'] I Chicago: | Eastman & Davidson, Printers and Pubhshers. I 1846. .i£. 12 X 19 cm. 6A p. Blue wrappers, cover has same type as title page, with border added. Other pages printed with advertisements. Text was reprinted in 1883 in Fergus Historical Series, No. 25. Chicago Historical Society. Necj&. u ' ^An I Address, deHvered before the | Chicago Lyceum, | January 28di, 1846. I By I H. Brown, Esq. | [Rule'] \ Published by request. i ^"u 10 X 17 cm. 20 p. Chicago Historical Society . Presentment | of the | Rev. William F. Walker, | His answer, and I the verdia of the court. I Private Impression. | Chicago: Geer & Wilson, Book and Job Printers; | Daily Journal's Printing Establishment: | MDCCCXLVI. .-^-j 13 X 20 cm. 98 p. New York Public Library. tHHh . ^ No. 2. 1 ['[H^ood cut] I Prairie Farmer | Almanac | 1847 | [Wood cut] I W. W. Barlow & Co., | Publishers, booksellers & station- ers, (publishers of Sanders' series of school | books, comprising first, second, third & fourth reader, spelling book [ and primer.) No. 121 Lake St., Chicago, Illinois. [Chicago, 1846.] r^/J 13 X 19 cm. [24] p. Chicago Historical Society. > An Address | delivered before the | Printers of Chicago, | on the 18th of January, 1847, I the anniversary of I Franklin's Birth-Day. | By John E. Wheeler. | Published by vote of the fraternity. I Chicago, 111.: Robert Fergus, Typographer, I Sa- loon Building, Clark Street. | 1847. I4ij 14 X 21 cm. 12 p. Chicago Historical Society. i Argument | of I Isaac N. Arnold, of Chicago, in defense of | Taylor Driscall, I on his trial for the | Murder of John Camp- [36] lou^, 'Ut'^ *«^'.Cy.A^ ^-'^W^^:. New York Public Library, Chicago Historical Society, Library oj f^A^^.i^ Sci.\a a,... ^^. Congress. '^A -> -^ • <;-./ ^ Illinois | Annual Register, | and | Western | Business Direc- tory. I Norris & Gardiner, | editors & proprietors. | No. 1. — liil3 Y%\1. I Chicago: | Geer & Wilson, Printers, | Journal Office Print. I 1847. ^^^^ 12 X 20 cm. 120, 36, [12] p. Blue paper cover, with advertisement of printers on p. 4. The 36 pages are advertisements, the 12 a calendar in almanac form. Chicago Historical Society, Library oj Congress. > Charter | of the I City of Chicago, | with the | Various Amend- ments Thereto. | Revised, May, 1847. | Chicago, III: | Chicago i'^Hl Democrat Book & Job Office, | Jackson Hall, La Salle Street. | 1847. '''^j 15 X 23 cm. 30 p. Chicago Historical Society. ■J- <> Valediaory | to the | Graduates | of | Rush Medical College, | Chicago, Ills. | Session 1846-7. | By G. N. Fitch, M. D., | Pro- fessor of Institutes and Practice of Medicine. | Chicago: Wil- liam Ellis, Book and Job Printer, | Saloon Building. | 1847. L-^^j 14 X 23 cm. 22 p. John Crerar Library, U. S. Surgeon General's Library. > Proceedings I of the I Harbor I and | River Convention, | held at I Chicago, July fifth, 1847: | together with | a full list of '•"^■' names of delegates | in attendance: | Letter read at the conven- tion, I and a detailed | appendix. | [Rule'] | Published by Order [37] ' HL : jUtu, "l->-fi-iy of the Convention. | \Rule\ | Chicago: | Printed by R. L. Wil- son, I Daily Journal Office. | 1847. [^gj 12 X 19 cm. 79 p. Chicago Historical Society, New York Public Library, Library of Congress. ^ Report I of I Jesse B. Thomas, | as a member of the | Executive Committee I appointed by the | Chicago Harbor and River | '^' Convention, | of the | Statistics concerning the City of Chicago. I [Rtde'] I Chicago: printed by R. L. "Wilson, Daily Journal Office. I 1847. 1-^'^^ 13 X 21 cm. 32 p. Yellow wrappers, same type as title page, with border added. Chicago Historical Society. ■Itfj' j< [Periodical] | Fifth | Annual Announcement | for 1847-1848, | . ^^- and I Catalogue | for 1846-47, | of the ] Rush Medical College, I Chicago, 111. I [Rule'] \ Chicago, 111., ] Robert Fergus & Co. ... I Saloon Building, Corner of . . . | 1847. ^■^''^ 14 X 22 cm. 8 p. Corner of title page missing. Rush Medical College Archives. •l^if \vNorris' | Chicago Directory, | for | 1847-8, I being the | Sixth year of Publication. | Chicago: | published oy J. H. Kedzie, | ^""- 1847. L^O II X 19 cm. 104, 36 p. The last 36 pages are advertisements. There is also advertising on pages 3 and 4 in the first part of the book. Chicago Historical Society. ■n , ■ /. . fr "^' > Short ravelings from a long yarn; or, camp and march sketches /K tc. i<)}i ^^ ^^^ Santa Fe trail; from the notes of Richard L. Wilson, Chi- i-""^ cago. 111.: Printed and Published by Geer & Wilson, Daily Journal Office, 1847. ^-^^J ACH" [%c-ny '^Thf) Not seen. Title from Miss Mcllvaine's list. • Usj' "No. 3 I [Wood cut] I Prairie Farmer | Almanac | 1848 | [Wood cut] I A. H. & C. Burley, | Publishers, Booksellers and Station- ers, I 122 Lake Street, Chicago, Illinois. [Chicago, 1847.''] _- - ] 13 X 19 cm. [32] p. Chicago Historical Society. [38] L.a: J si .A-- • C'iT-3^ Gen. Cass' | Letter | to the | Harbor and River | Convention. | ., ^Rule'] I Chicago: | Journal Press. | 1848. £j«^j - ■ ' 3X4 cm. 8 p. (Only pp. 6, 7, numbered.) The letter declines an invitation to attend. On page 8: Circumstance I alter Cass-es | Erratum. — In last | line in the word Cass, | the "C" should be | omitted. | "^. /^ Neiv York Public Library, Henry E. Huntington Library. ,/,.. -^rtj^ ,^^^/^^ • ■ ^v' Galena and Chicago Union Railroad Company. | [Rule'\ | Re- ^ port I of I William B. Ogden, Esq., | President of the Com- {iSo} pany: | together with reports of the I Engineer, Secretary, and Treasurer, | read at the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders, April 5, 1848. | [Rule'] \ Chicago: | Stewart, Wheeler & Ellis, Job Printers, | 201 Lake Street. | 1848. ^~''S2 13 X 20 cm. [ii], 23 p. '^"^v ^- .v^^ *->^. V^' -A vtTT '^ ^^ New York Public Library. Ckt HS -rt, ue. .^ nl-,i .,■•"' >ANorris' | Chicago Directory, | for 1848-9, | being the | Seventh year of Publication. | [Filet'] | Chicago, I published by Norris & Taylor, | 173 Lake Street. | 1848. 12 X 19 cm. 132, 28 p. Printed by Eastman & McClellan, 63 Lake Street. Buff wrappers. Chicago Historical Society. ■jo'rl ^ Fifth Annual Catalogue | for 1847-1848, | of | Rush Medical pr,;' College, I Chicago, Ills. | [wood cut of college building] | Chicago, Ills. : William Ellis, General Book and Job Printer, I 201 Lake Street, opposite Merchants' Exchange. | 1848. L^'yJ 14 X 21 cm. 8 p. + buff wrapper. Title on wrapper. Chicago Historical Society, Rush Medical College Archives. j_^\€."^'<^ No. 4 I [Wood cut] I Prairie Farmer | Almanac | 1849 I [Wood cut] I A. H. & C. Burley, | Publishers, Booksellers & Stationers, I 122 Lake Street, Chicago, Illinois . . . [Chicago, 1848?} [5§J 13 X 19 cm. [32} p. Chicago Historical Society. iu(^t^ List of I Canal Lots and Lands | in Chicago and Vicinity, I of- fered for sale | by the trustees of the | Illinois and Michigan t'*^l Canal, | in September, 1848 and May, 1849, | with the Valua- [39} t'-^ ,3 HeHL ccf, ;<<»» A.^.^ tyi^^x.^ tions of the several Lots and Tracts; | Also, the prices of those sLf, it^^^ ,;. i^fi^^^.fxj^^iij. sold and the Names of Purchasers. I [^Rule'] I Chicago: I Pub- ■^^*^ lished by Rees & Rucker, Land Agents, | Daily Democrat Steam Press, | 1849. -^-:, 11 X 18 cm. 32 p. -it-c f.„,,_^ e^^f.,.,.^ Cueni) ■HeHL-. ^tic^ "/-^tfij Chicago Historical Society, Library of Congress. '1BHL.(i>-Bi^rtf.t, e,, . •O'^] V Second Annual Report | of the | Galena and Chicago ] Union r,^pj Railroad Company, | read at the | Annual Meeting of the Stockholders, | April 5, 1849. | \V'ilet tvith locomotive in cen- ter'] Chicago: I H. K. Davis, Book and job printer, 128 Lake Street. | 1849. U°J 13 X 20 cm. [ii], 20 p. Appendix [2 p.]. ■Ck; H5:7»etn ^l-^i-i^ j^gji, York Public Library. '-^' "> •b-^i^ * Session commences on Monday, Oaober 15, 1849. Annual An- . nouncement | of [ Rush Medical College, | of | Chicago, Illi- nois. I [Wood cut of college building] | Session of 1849-50 second edition. | [Rule] | Chicago. | 1849. ^^'J 14 X 22 cm. 16 p. Last 2 pages are advertisements. Rush Medical College Archives, U. S. Surgeon General's Library. •1"?JV Chicago I City Directory, I and I Annual Advertiser, I for , -. 1849-50, containing an alphabetical list of all the I mechanics and business men with their sev- | eral places of residence; also, brief no- | tices of the religious, literary, and I benevolent asso- ciations of the j City, Military, Fire Depart- | ment, etc., etc., etc., etc. I [Rule] \ By O. P. Hatheway & J. H. Taylor. | [Rule] I Chicago : Jas. J. Langdon, Book and Job Printer. | 1849. l&^] II X 18 cm. 264 p. + pink wrappers, p. 2, 3, and 4 printed with advertisements. Chicago Historical Society. ' i'oC^^ Charter | of the | City of Chicago, I and I Amendments. | with | [170] Rules of Council | and Ordinances. | [Rule] | Chicago: | Print- ed at the Democrat Office, 45 La Salle St. | 1849. i^-Ji 1^ ■ 14 X 21 cm. 116 p. ' Chicago Historical Society. . [d^j * Address | on | Free Medical Schools, | introduaory to the ses- sion of 1849-50, I in | Rush Medical College. | [Rule] | By | N. S. Davis, M. D., Professor of Physiology and Pathology. | [Printed for the Class.} | Chicago: | 1849. f6 4j 14 X 22 cm. 16 p. Buff wrappers. Cover title same text as title page. Rush Medical College Library, U. S. Surgeon General's Library. .1 ■ "xX Third Annual Report | of the I Galena and Chicago [ Union hi^,] Railroad Company, | read at the I annual meeting of the Stock- holders. I June 5, 1850. | [Engine, three cars, on rule'] Chicago: I W. J. Patterson, Printer, 73 Lake-Street. | 1850. - --^] r 13 X 20 cm. 16 p. ' ' New York Public Library, Library of Congress. Gkc H-s ''~-^^' "-^ --^^/fi V/-/3>t •' '■ - ^ Proceedings [ of the | Medical Convention | for the purpose of \x\(A organizing the | Illinois State Medical Society, | held at | Spring- field, June 4, 1850, | together with the | Constitution, By-Laws and Code of Ethics | Adopted by the Society. | Published under the supervision of the Committee on Publication | Chicago: I Printed by Jas. J. Langdon, | No. l6l Lake Street | 1850. [^6j 14 X 22 cm. 31 p. + pink wrapper. New York Acadei7iy oj Medicine, U. S. Surgeon General's Library. •"-- #L Address I to the I Graduating Class | of j Rush Medical Col- , lege, I Session of 1848-49. I [Rule] | By Daniel Brainard, M. D., president of the College. | [Rule] | Chicago: | Printed by Duzan, Davisson, & Co., | Corner of Clark and Randolph Sts. I 1849. 14 X 22 cm. 15 p. + blue wrappers, same type as title page, with decorative rule border added. Chicago Historical Society, U. S. Surgeon General's Library. •i /* Address | to the I Graduating Class | of | Rush Medical College I on the j Nature, Utility, and Obligations, | of the | Medical '^'^- Profession. | Delivered February 7, 1850 | [Rule] j By John Evans, M. D., Prof. &c. | Published by the Class. | G. A. Swan, Printer. | Chicago: | 1850. f^JJ 14 X 22 cm. 16 p. Buflf wrappers. Cover title: Prof. Evans' Valedictory Address. Rush Medical College Library, U. S. Surgeon General's Library. [41] 212 If ' *L"^^'. i> Organization and Proceedings | of I The First Annual Festival I of the I Sons of Penn, | in Chicago, Illinois, | Washington's Birth-Day, | [Vignette'] \ 22d February, 1850. | Chicago: | Published by W. W. Danenhower, ] 123 Lake Street. | 1850. 17 X 25 cm. 20 p. + buff wrapper, type same as title page but with decorative border added; also an additional line below imprint: W. J. Patterson, Printer, 77 Lake Street, Chicago. L<^'i] Chicago Historical Society. O^HJ Annual Announcement | of | Rush Medical College, | of | Chi- cago, Illinois. I [wood cut of College building'] | Session of [^^-" 1850-51. I Chicago: | W. J. Patterson, Book and Job Printer, 73 Lake-Street. | 1850. ij^J 14 X 21 cm. 14, [2] p. The two pages at the end comprise advertisements of medical booksellers. Chicago Historical Society, Rush Medical College Archives. fO tltCca C^'^ ■ '° ''■^''*^ ^ '"^ l