1On December 15, 1836, James H. Ralston introduced the resolution in the House of Representatives, and the House adopted it. On January 4, 1837, the auditor of public accounts submitted a communication in response to this resolution. The House tabled the
communication and ordered 500 copies to be printed.
Journal of the House of Representatives of the Tenth General Assembly of the State
of Illinois, at their First Session, (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1836), 55, 172.
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