Excerpt from Extracts From a Supplementary Letter From the Illinois, Dated January 31st, 1819: Address to British Emigrants; Arriving in the Eastern Ports, July 13th, 1819; Reply to William Cobbett, Esq. July 31st, 1819 N ew - York and Pennsylvania farmers pass these eligible settlements, at their own. Doors, and make their way into the west, even as far as this place? [feel no anxiety as to the peopling of this neighbourhood our prosperity is out of the reach of Mr. Cobbett, or Dr. Johnson; but I think it right to offer these hints to your attention. It would be well for you to inform yourselves what the Emigrant Society consists of, which professes so much good will towards you. The preface to Dr. Johnson's book, is called an Address to you from this Society, but it is not authenticated either by signature or date. It is probable that the owners of the lands in question, are the Emigrant Society; if so, you will understand the whole affair. 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.