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37. George M. Brinkerhoff to William H. Herndon.
Springfield, Ill., June 24th 1865 —
Dr. Sir —
I hand you all the statistics — I am able to; no others than these appear on my books —
| 1840 | population | 2,579 — |
| 1848 | " | 3,912 — |
| 1850 | " | 5,106 — |
| 1854 | " | 6,218 — |
| 1855 | " | 7,250 — |
| 1860 | " | U.S. census, 6,499 |
| 1862 | " | 10,709 |
Your friend
Geo. M. Brinkerhoff
In 1837 about 1900 —
Library of Congress: Herndon-Weik Collection. Manuscript Division. Library of Congress. Washington, D.C. 2204; Huntington Library: LN2408, 2:230