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,ll QW 5, Q Foreword THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY The one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the found- ing of the Old Northwest Territory, which included our own state, has been celebrated this past spring and will be the reason for continued celebration throughout the coming summer. The spirit of the pioneer and the explorer who preceded him, led the staff of this 1938 Wecomi to consider taking a part in this memorable event by using this material as a theme for the book. As old maps and accounts were studied the past history of our state began to live and have meaning. We have attempted to give, through our division pages, some stages in the development of this territory which later became the state of Illinois. In the years after the Revolutionary War, a band of sol- diers obtained permission to settle and explore the far West. They ultimately obtained land grants in exchange for worth- less certificates issued by Congress. On December 3, 1787, the Ohio Company of Associates, organized by General Rufus Putnam, General S. H. Parsons, Dr. Manasseh Cutler, and others, set out from Ipswich, Massachusetts, for the far West. xxivpil
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Qiw- ' I 'I' M Many explorers: DeSoto, LaSalle, Marquette, Louis Joliet, and others, had explored the waterways of the West. France and England both laid claim to Illinois territory. The expe- dition of the Ohio Company of Associates led to further explorations, settlement, and expeditions against both French and English and led eventually to the settlement of the Whole Northwest Territory, as shown on the inside cover of this book, as American states. The States comprising the Northwest Territory are today some of the strongest, richest, most completely pop- ulated states of the United States. Our own state, Illinois, enjoys this distinction. In tracing the development of this state, as we have attempted to show through our division pages, we have found just cause to be proud of our stateg proud of its part in American history and proud that its past can be reviewed through the use of this theme as our share in the celebration of the 01d Northwest Territory. sf- ,J pp f 1 X i x x
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