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	1850 Census of Madison County: Population by Age and Race	This is a transcribed copy of the 1850 federal census of Madison County. The pages this was taken from list every county that existed in Illinois in 1850; this copy only lists Madison County. It includes population data broken down by race, gender, and age. The only included races are white and African American.	1850	September 24, 2019
	1869 to 1871 Road Plats of Madison County by Surveyor Don Alonzo Spaulding	These road plats were created by Don Alonzo Spaulding from 1869 to 1871. On March 25, 1869, Spaulding was employed by the county court of Madison County to survey all state and county roads in Madison County for public record. The plats were completed by 1871, and the county court approved them as legal evidence on September 14, 1871. The plats were to be kept in the county clerk's office. Today, they are located in the office of the Madison County Recorder. The plats were used as evidence in a 1879 civil suit between The Edwardsville Railroad Company and Seth T. Sawyer.	1871	May 15, 2017
	1878 Death Certificate for Gillian Austermell	This death certificate is the oldest death certificate on file at the Madison County Clerk's Office in Edwardsville. Gillian Austermell died January 7, 1878 at the age of five days old in Alton. This certificate was scanned by the Keith Sternberg as a part of History 400: Community-Engaged Digital History.	January 10, 1878	September 16, 2019
	1886 Certificate of Membership to the Cattle and Horse Growers Association of the United States	This is a certificate of membership to the Cattle and Horse Growers Association of the United States from 1886 for Elliot W. Mudge.	1886	March 15, 2019
	Political Business Card for D. H. Mudge Sr. Congressional Campaign	This political business card for Dick Howard Mudge Senior presents his bid as the Democratic Candidate for the 22nd Congressional District of Illinois in the 1916 elections. During his campaign for Congress Mudge was in his second two year term as Mayor of Edwardsville. An active member of the local Democratic Party, Mudge was endorsed in his race for Congress by vice president Thomas R. Marshall during a speech in Belleville, Illinois. Ultimately, Mudge lost his bid for Congress to Republican William A. Rodenberg. The 22nd Congressional District of Illinois no longer exist, having been eliminated after the 1990 census.	1916	January 24, 2018
	World War I Metal Canteen	This canteen was used by an American soldier in World War I in 1918. This canteen was photographed as part of a Madison Historical class visit to Civic Memorial High School in spring 2018. It was brought to class by Zach Vaughn.	1918	September 7, 2018
	May 13, 1926 Official Proceedings of the Madison County Board of Supervisors	These are the meeting minutes of the May 13, 1926 meeting of the Madison County Board of Supervisors. They were published by the Edwardsville Intelligencer as part of the meeting minutes of the 1926-27 term. Because this is the first meeting of the term, it includes an introductory section on the board.	May 13, 1926	June 26, 2017
	June 14, 1926 Official Proceedings of the Madison County Board of Supervisors	These are the meeting minutes of the June 14, 1926 meeting of the Madison County Board of Supervisors. They were published by the Edwardsville Intelligencer as part of the meeting minutes of the 1926-27 term.	June 14, 1926	June 27, 2017
	July 14, 1926 Official Proceedings of the Madison County Board of Supervisors	These are the meeting minutes of the July 14, 1926 meeting of the Madison County Board of Supervisors. They were published by the Edwardsville Intelligencer as part of the meeting minutes of the 1926-27 term.	July 14, 1926	June 27, 2017
	August 12, 1926 Official Proceedings of the Madison County Board of Supervisors	These are the meeting minutes of the August 12, 1926 meeting of the Madison County Board of Supervisors. They were published by the Edwardsville Intelligencer as part of the meeting minutes of the 1926-27 term.	August 12, 1926	June 27, 2017