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Combined History of Shelby and Moultrie Counties, 1881 |
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This book is typical of the 'vanity books' which were published in every midwest community of the late nineteenth century. For a suscription fee, local residents could commission their biography for inclusion; for a larger fee, their portrait or a landscape of their residence could also be included.
Partial List of Patrons:
Township histories:
DORA TOWNSHIP
EAST NELSON TOWNSHIP
JONATHAN TOWNSHIP
LOVINGTON TOWNSHIP
LOWE TOWNSHIP
MARROWBONE TOWNSHIP
SULLIVAN TOWNSHIP
WHITLEY TOWNSHIP