History of Lee County, Illinois, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)
Author: Frank Everett Stevens
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-11-05
Total Pages: 456
ISBN-13: 9780260323415
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from History of Lee County, Illinois, Vol. 2 The passing years have chronicled the continuous advancement of Edward H. Brewster. He was admitted to the bar in 1892 and to practice in the supreme court of the United States in 1898. Today he is one of the leading representatives of the legal fraternity in Dixon. Mr. Brewster was born September 20, 1865 in Marion town ship, this county, his parents being Elbridge Cr. And Edee (keyes) Brewster, both of whom were natives of Maine. Removing west ward to Illinois in 1852, they settled in Livingston county and afterward came to Lee county, first establishing their home near Amboy but afterward taking up their abode in Marion township in 1863. There the father followed farming for a time but afterward removed to Cordova, Rock Island county. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.