1On July 11, 1837, Alexander P. Field presented to the House of Representatives a message from Governor Joseph Duncan. On July 12, William A. Minshall introduced the resolution in the House. The House amended the resolution so as to
refer to the Committee of the Whole and made the order for that evening. The House
then adopted the resolution as amended.
Journal of the House of Representatives of the Tenth General Assembly of the State
of Illinois, at a Special Session, (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1837), 9-15, 20.
2On July 12, 1837, the House of Representatives amended the resolution so as to refer to the Committee of the Whole rather than the
Committee on Finance.
Journal of the House of Representatives of the Tenth General Assembly of the State
of Illinois, at a Special Session, 20.
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