menu


I John Calhoun Clerk of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois do hereby certify that the annexed statement contains a correct estimate of the compensation of each Member of the House of Representatives and the Officers thereof for services at the Session which commenced on Monday the 9th day of December 1839 and ended on the 3rd day of February 1840, including compensation for mileage as well as per diem allowance.
J Calhoun clk[clerk] H.R.
Names of Members No of Days No of Miles Allowance per day Allowance for 20 miles Total Amt[Amount] Dolls. Cents Signatures of Members as a receipt for their respective compensations.
Wilson Able 57 500 $4.00 $4.00 328 00 Wilson Able
Mark Aldrich 240 276 00 M Aldrich
Harmon Alexander 340 296 00 for Harmon Alexander
John Houston
Willis Allen 400 308 00 Willis Allen by Wm Holmes
John Allen 1401 258 00 John Allen
William B. Archer 170 262 00 W. B. Archer
E. D. Baker 228 00 E D Baker per P. C. Latham
Joseph G. Bowman 4002 308 00 J G Bowman
Allen Bainbridge 400 308 00 Allen Bainbridge by E Willard
John Brown 130 254 00 John Brown
Milton Carpenter 400 308 00 M. Carpenter
Joseph W. Churchill 5503 338 00 J. W. Churchill
Newton Cloud 80 244 00 Newton Cloud
James Copland 500 328 00 Samuel Copland for
James Copland [Dec?]
James Craig 480 324 00 James Craig
John Crain 3204 292 00 John Crain
J. T. Cunningham 170 262 00 James T. Cunningham
E. M. Daley 1705 262 00 E. M. Daley
John Dawson 228 00 John Dawson
Jesse K. Dubois 400 308 00 Jesse K Dubois
Tarlton Dunn 5006 328 00 T. Dunn
Wm Edmonson 200 268 00 William Edmonston
Ninian W. Edwards 228 00 Wm F. Elkin Ninian W Edwards
Asa Elliott 260 280 007 Asa Elliott
William F. Elkin 3 228 00 W F. Elkin
Allen Emerson 360 300 00 Alan Emmerson
R. W. English 140 256 00 R W English
O. B. Ficklin 200 268 00 O B Ficklin
Josiah Fisk 110 250 00 Josiah Fisk by Hardy Foster
Hardy Foster 220 272 00 Hardy Foster
William Gilham 100 248 00 Wm Gillham
John Green 160 260 00 John Green
<Page 2>
Peter Green 280 284 00 Peter Green
I. Wilson Gouge 80 244 00
William J. Hankins 200 268 00 Wm J Hankins
William W. Happy 100 808 244 00 W. W. Happy
John J. Hardin 100 809 244 00 J J Hardin p. q.10
Moses Harlan 1 200 268 00 Moses Harlan
John Harris 80 60 240 00 John Harris
Wm H. Henderson 220 272 00 Wm H Henderson
John Henry 100 80 11 244 00 John Henry
William Holmes 60 240 00 Wm Holmes
John Houston 340 296 00 John Houston
Joseph Huey 240 276 00 Joseph Huey
Alden Hull 120 252 00 Alden Hull
Vital Jarrott 200 268 00 Vital Jarrott
Benjamin Johnson 200 268 00 Benjn Johnson
Gabriel Jones 340 296 00 Gabriel Jones
Germanicus Kent 480 324 00 Germanicus Kent
Richard H. Kerr 180 264 00 Richard Kerr
Gholson Kercheval 480 324 00 Gho Kercheval
Abraham Lincoln 228 00 A. Lincoln
John Logan 460 320 00 John Logan
James H. Lyons 225 273 00 James H Lyons
Samuel D. Marshall 500 328 00 S D Marshall per T. Dunn
William S. Maus 120 252 00 W S Maus
Andrew McCormick 228 00 Andw McCormick by E. Taylor & Levi Davis
J. M. McCutchen 120 252 00 Jesse M. McCutchen
Robert Mc Millan 260 280 00 Robt McMillan
James Mc Williams 160 260 00 James McWilliams
Edmond Menard 340 296 00 E Menard
John Moore 140 256 00 John Moore
Edward T. Morgan 240 276 00 E. T. Morgan
John H. Murphy 280 284 00 J. H. Murphy
R. G. Murphy 34012 296 00 R G. Murphy
Richard Murphy 550 338 00 Richard Murphy
Thomas J. Nance 60 240 00 T. J Nance
Joseph Naper 480 324 00 Jos Naper
William Otwell 160 260 00 Wm Otwell
Harvey T. Pace 260 280 00 H. T. Pace
Alexander Phillips 44013 316 00 Alexander Phillips
Jonas Rawalt 16014 260 00 Jonas Rawalt
John W. Read 500 328 00 J W Read
Louis Roberts 360 300 00 Louis. Roberts.
<Page 3>
W. W. Roman 200 268 00 W W Roman
Hall Simms 240 276 0015 Hall Sims by N. W. Nunnaly
George Smith 160 260 00 George Smith
Robert Smith 160 260 00 Robert Smith
Wyatt B. Stapp 260 280 00 Wyatt B. Stapp
Richard W. Starr 220 272 00 Richd W. Starr.
Cheney Thomas 13016 254 00 Cheney Thomas
Daniel Turney 350 298 00 D. Turney
John Thomas 20017 268 0018 John Thomas
Wm Williamson 14019 256 00 William Williamson
Newton Walker 160 20 260 00 Newton Walker
Isaac P. Walker 280 264 00 Isaac P. Walker
Edwin B. Webb 440 224 0021 E. B. Webb
Archibald Williams 220 272 00 Archibald Williams
Daniel Wood 500 328 00 Daniel Wood
Jacob Zimmerman 500 328 00 Jacob Zimmerman
Names of Officers
Wm Lee D. Ewing Speaker 16022 431 00 W L D Ewing
Isaac S. Berry Asst[Assistant] Clerk 160 342 00 Isaac S Berry
J. R. Loveless En. & Eng. Clk [Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk] 26023 311 00 J R Loveless
William C. Murphy Door Keeper 340 262 00 Wm C, Murphy
Wm L. Graves Asst[Assistant] do[ditto] 16024 244 00 W L, Graves
Andrew Johnston-Asst Clerk 2 220 34 00
6 00 		Andrew Johnston
Andrew Johnston, Reader 43 172 00
4 00 		Andrew Johnston
John Calhoun 342 00 J. Calhoun
[ endorsement ]
David Prickett served 2 days as principal Clerk to the House of Representatives
W. L. D. Ewing
Speaker H. Reps.
[ certification ]
I Wm Lee D. Ewing Speaker of the House of Representatives do certify that John Calhoun Clerk of said House is entitled, to compensation as such for 5725—days @ $6.00 per day amounting to the sum of $336.00 342.
W. L. D. Ewing
Speaker H. Reps.
[ endorsement ]
The sum of $100 is deducted from each of the above amounts being the partial appropriations heretofore drawn.
Levi Davis Auditor
1“150” changed to “140”.
2“300” changed to “400”.
3“450” changed to “550”.
4“110” changed to “320”.
5“190” changed to “170”.
6“480” changed to “500”.
7“$290 00” changed to $280 00”.
8“100” changed to “80”.
9“100” changed to “80”.
10“p. q“ her may be “pro querente,” meaning “for defendant” and Hardin may have written it in error.
11“100” changed to “80”.
12“330” changed to “340”.
13“220” changed to “440”.
14“80” changed to “160”.
15“262” changed to “276”.
16“140” changed to “130”.
17“140” changed to “200”.
18“256” changed to “268”.
19“130” changed to “140”.
20“80” changed to “160”.
21“324” changed to “224”.
22“200” changed to “160”.
23“ 240” changed to “260”.
24“200” changed to “160”.
25“56” changed to “57”.

Handwritten Document Signed, 3 page(s), Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (Springfield, IL)