IV. Early Chicago and Illinois, 1889. 400 pp. Of great value.
Childs, Col. Ebenezer. Recollections of Wisconsin since 1820. In Wis. Hist. Coll., IV., 1859, 153-95.
The writer describes Chicago as it was in 1821, at which time he visited it.
Christian Spectator, V., 1823, 20-26. Remarks on the States of Illinois and Missouri, by Edward Hollister.
The author had recently completed a missionary tour in these states, and his remarks give an insight into the social conditions of the time.
Cobbett, William. A Years Residence, in the United States of America, 3d ed. London: William Cobbett, 1828. 370 pp.
Cobbett was in the United States in 1817-18. He declared that Birkbeck and Fearon had deceived the people of England by portraying America as better than it was. His book is unfair.
Coffin, Levi. Reminiscences of Levi Coffin, the reputed President of the Underground Railroad.... Cincinnati: Western Tract Society [c. 1876]. 2d ed. with appendix. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1880. 732 pp.
Pages 89-99 describe the author's visit to a Quaker settlement in Sangamon county, Ill., in 1823. Lost on the prairies.
Collot, Victor. A Journey in North America, containing a Survey of the Countries watered by the Mississippi, Ohio, Missouri, and other affluing Rivers ... Illustrated by 36 Maps, Plans, Views, and divers Cuts. Paris: Arthus Bertrand, 1826. 2 vols. and atlas in one. iv. + 310; v. + 272 pp.