Pages 162-3 of Volume III. tell of the unusual cold of 1816-17 and quote Governor Galusha's reference to the impending famine. No references are given.
Williams, George Washington. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619-1880. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1882. 2 vols. I., X. + 481; II., 611 pp. The two volumes are also issued as one.
Gives some statistics concerning slaves in Illinois and notes on Illinois slavery legislation. The author was a negro.
Williamson, William Durkee. The History of the State of Maine: from its first Discovery, A. D. 1602, to the Separation, A. D. 1820. inclusive. Hallowell: Glazier, Masters & Co., 1832. 2 vols. I., iv. + 696; II., 729 pp.
Tells of the unusual cold of 1816-17 and of the great movement toward the West. Strong in citation of authorities. Much above the average of State histories of its time.
Wilson, Henry. History of the Rise and Fall of the slave Power in America. Boston: James R. Osgood & Co., 1872-7. 3 vols. I., vii. + 670; II., 720: III., 774 pp. Houghton. 3 vols.
Valuable material on slavery in Illinois. A strong work.
Winsor, Justin. The westward Movement: the Colonies and the Republic west of the Alleghanies, 1673-98; with full cartographical Illustrations from contemporary Sources. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Co., 1897. 595 pp.
Criticism: Am. Hist. Rev., III., 556.
Withers, Alexander Scott. Chronicles of border Warfare, or A History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-western Virginia: and of the Indian Wars and Massacres, in that Section of the State. Clarksburg, Va.: Joseph Israel, 1831. 319+iv. pp. Very rare. Same. New ed., edited and annotated by Reuben Gold Thwaites. Cincinnati: Clarke, 1895.