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Continental Historical Bureau. History of Jefferson County, Illinois 1810-1962, Mt. Vernon, IL: Continental Historical Bureau, 1962.
Pages 2-3 - The admission of the Illinois to the Union occurred December 3, 1818; the County of Jefferson was organized March 26, 1819, a periof of 113 days later. The official beginning of Mt. Vernon took place June 7, 1819, seventy-three days after the organization; it wa only 186 days after the state had officially been admitted to the Union until Mt. Vernon was officially born.
The procedure took place int he following manner: After Illinois became the twenty-first state of the federal union and the legislature was in legal functioning order, an Act of the Legislature was passed March 26, 1819, which created Jefferson County. The Act also provided for five Commissioners to select a permanent seat of justice and to designate it as such. These Commissioners were appointed yb the Legislature instead of the citizens of the county. The five who were authorized wree: Ambrose Maulding, Lewis Barker. James Richardson and Richard Graham.
Pages N4-N5 - New Hope (Webb) Missionary Baptist Church. The exact date this church was organized is not known. It is on record of being ost to the annual Baptist Association in the year 1858. It is presumed the church existed for quite some time previous to this date.
The first minutes on record are of 1862. New Hope had no pastor at that time. Messengers to the
