[CHICAGO]. Laws of the State of Illinois, Passed by the Tenth General Assembly...1837. FIRST EDITION, DESCRIBING INCORPORATION OF CHICAGO AS A CITY.
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Jun 7, 2024
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$1,500
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Lot Description
[CHICAGO]. Laws of the State of Illinois, Passed by the Tenth General Assembly, at their Session Commencing December 5, 1836, and ending March 6, 1837. Vandalia: William Walters, 1837.
8vo (229 x 140 mm). (Spotting and browning, vertical tear with some loss near margin on pp. 53-54, some text affected.) Contemporary quarter sheep, ORIGINAL DRAB BOARDS, morocco lettering-piece gilt (extremities rubbed, spine darkened).
FIRST EDITION, DESCRIBING THE INCOPORATION OF CHICAGO AS A CITY. On 4 March 1837, during its session, the Illinois State Legislature passed an act officially incorporating the town of Chicago as a city. This act granted Chicago a municipal government, with the ability to elect a mayor and other officials, as well as establish local laws and regulations. At the time of its incorporation as a city, its population was over 4,000 and there were 29 dry-goods stores, five hardware stores, 45 grocery and provision establishments, 10 taverns, and 19 lawyers' offices. Today, the city of Chicago is a bustling metropolis with a population well over 2.6 million which currently ranks as the 3rd largest city in the United States. RARE: According to online records, we trace no copies at auction in at least a century.
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