Transferred to Special Collections, see F 549.B43S3B 1925. Mrs. T. J. Schweer, History of Beardstown and Cass County (Beardstown, Illinois, 1925). History of founding of Beardstown in 1827 by Thomas Beard, pioneer families of Cass County, and Dr. Charles Chandler of Chandlerville. Includes accounts of pioneer customs, life in log cabins, conflicts with Indians, the Black Hawk War, the "Deep Snow" of 1830-31, the "sudden freeze" of 1836, the founding of churches, commerce on the Illinois River, attacks by wolves, and Abraham Lincoln and the Duff Armstrong "almanac" trail. Written for use as a text book in the third grade, Beardstown Public Schools. 22 p., 9" x 6".