Excerpt from Biographical Sketch of Joseph Duncan, Fifth Governor of Illinois: Read Before the Historical Society of Jacksonville, Ill;, May 7, 1885 F the reader should find mentioned in the following sketch many trivial incidents and numerous items of only local interest, and [but slightly connected with the subject, let him bear in mind the fact that this paper was prepared for, and read to, a small audience of friends, most of whom were personally acquainted with Gov. Duncan and his family, and had lived for years as their neighbors, and by whom every local allusion was under stood. Although the paper was not prepared for publication, and has been committed to print only at the request of relatives and too partial friends, yet it is thought that the student of Illinois history may be pleased to learn Gov. Duncan's views in regard to State Banks, Internal Improvements, the illinois-and-michigan Canal, and other questions of great importance in the early history of the State; and that his opinions in regard to Slavery, the suspension of the united-states Bank, Civil Service, and Temperance will be found worthy of consideration by those interested in the history of the Nation. 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.