They won't be open today (Veteran's Day) but try calling. Then you will know the status of your request. July is long enough to have an answer. Unless many/any of us are close to an IL library, the state censuses aren't readily available. LDS I believe has copies. Illinois State Archives Margaret Cross Norton Building Springfield, Illinois 62756 Phone: 217-782-3556 or Phone: 217-782-4682 Hours: Weekdays: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. The Archives is closed on all state holidays and holiday weekends. At 12:42 AM 11/11/99 EST, you wrote: >Does anyone have at their disposal a copy of the 1855 IL State Census for >Macoupin Co.? I need to gather the information about the Rees(e) family, in >particular Simon Rees(e) and his father Jacob Rees(e) along with their wives >and children from that particular census. They would have been in Barr >Twp., I believe, or Barr's Store. > >I was reluctant to ask for help on this because in early July I had sent in a >request form to the IL State Archives for a copy of this particular page of >the census along with a check for a copy voucher. To date, I haven't heard >"boo". I think a 4 mos. wait along with ignoring a nicely written reminder >letter is a bit much though. > > I'd like to continue on with my research "train-of-thought" on my Rees(e) >family, so if anyone has access to this page of the census, I would be very >grateful for the information. It will definitely help me establish whether >they were still alive in 1855 as they seem to have disappeared by the time >the 1860 U.S. Census was taken. > >Thank you so much :-) > >Jill Adami > > >==== ILMACOUP Mailing List ==== >To unsubscribe from ILMACOUP-L-request@rootsweb.com, send a message to: > ILMACOUP-L-request@rootsweb.com > that contains in the body of the message the command: > unsubscribe > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but your software may require one. > >