Photocopy of book by a resident of the Wilmot House with historical information about the house and the owner's attempt to get the house registered as a National Historic Place. Handwritten note indicates that this copy was received from the Lake County Discovery Museum on 5 Feb 2002.
Deerfield "Underground Railroad" Activities; The Underground Railroad: Northeastern Illinois and Southwestern Wisconsin
Description
Photocopy of section of the book The Underground Railroad: Northeastern Illinois and Southwestern Wisconsin by James Dorsey related to escaped slaves who may have passed through the Deerfield area.
Creator
Dorsey, James
Source
The Underground Railroad: Northeastern Illinois and Southwestern Wisconsin
Fax Cover Sheet from Cindy Wargo in the Reference Departement of the Deerfield Public Library to the Research and Access Department of the Chicago Historical Society asking for sources to be checked for information about Lyman Wilmot.
A history of Deerfield and the surrounding areas from the inception of white settlement to the 1920s written for American Legion Post #738 by Marie Ward Reichelt, a resident of Deerfield.