Sketch of Edward Coles

Download or read book Sketch of Edward Coles written by E. B. Washburne and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-13 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Sketch of Edward Coles: Second Governor of Illinois, and of the Slavery Struggle of 1823-4; Prepared for the Chicago Historical Society Convention Contest Commences; Its Violence and Bit terness; Description of it by Governors Ford and Reynolds and Wm. H. Brown; Hostility Towards Governor Coles; Insulting Demand upon him by the Senate; His Dignified and Conclusive Response. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.