[7] Ewington, Effingham Co., Ill., twenty-nine miles northeast of Vandalia, on the west bank of the Little Wabash River. It was formerly the county seat and derived its name from Gen. W. L. D. Ewing, a prominent lawyer of Vandalia.
[8] Greenville, Bond Co., Ill., the county seat, situate on the East Fork of Big Shoal Creek.
[9] Looking Glass Prairie, a large, fine and undulating prairie, situate between Silver and Sugar Creeks, on the eastern border of St. Clair Co., Ill.
[10] Collinsville, Madison Co., Ill.
[11] They were near East St. Louis.
[12] Indian Lake may be meant.
[13] A colloquialism usually denoting a shilling, valued at twelve and a half cents. A long bit is fifteen cents and a short bit is ten cents.