1On December 19, 1838, Jonas Rawalt introduced the resolution in the House of Representatives. The House received a reply from Governor Thomas Carlin on December 28.
Journal of the House of Representatives of the Eleventh General Assembly of the State
of Illinois, at Their First Session, (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1838), 112, 114-15.
Printed Transcription, 1 page(s), Journal of the House of Representatives of the Eleventh General Assembly of the State of Illinois at their First Session (Vandalia, IL: William Walters, 1838), 112