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Ancestry.com. History of Freemasonry in Illinois, 1804-1829 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data: Smith, John Corson,. History of Freemasonry in Illinois, 1804-1829 : organization and proceedings of annual and special communications of "The Grand Lodge of Illinois of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons," 1822-1828 : brief biography of the premier grand master, Shadrach Bond, the first governor of Illinois : historical sketch of Kaskaskia : organization and minutes of the first lodge, "The Western Star Lodge, no. 107," 1804-1829. Chicago: Rogers & Smith Co., 1903.