Unrecorded Illinois broadside
Homestead and personal property exemption. Laws in force in the state of Illinois, on and after January 1st, 1878
Chicago: J. S. Elwell & Co., publishers, 213 State Street, n.d., [ca. 1878]. Folio broadside approx. 18" x 11½", text in a single column beneath the running head, previous folds in sixths with neat reinforcement on verso at folds, minor loss of a letter or two but sense remains clear; several short clean tears and very small loss in the margins; all else very good. Addressed to the "Heads of families and residents of the state of Illinois," and invoking the financial distress of The Panic of 1873, a financial crisis that triggered an economic depression in Europe and North America that lasted from 1873 to 1877, the text outlines Givins' interpretation of homestead exemptions in the state of Illinois. Robert Givins was a highly successful real estate developer and Renaissance Man, perhaps better known as the designer and builder of the Irish Castle in 1886-87. "According to legend, Givins sketched an ivy-covered, medieval castle situated on the River Dee, between Dublin and Belfast, in his ancestral Ireland. On a ridge overlooking Longwood Drive, the three-story castle, with its three crenellated towers, was built of limestone from quarries near Joliet on about 3½ acres. The fifteen beautifully furnished rooms were decorated with rich tapestries, elegant chandeliers, and big copper gaslights; they were warmed with tiled fireplaces and were lit with stained glass windows. An exceptional window on the second floor, which bears the motto Dum Spiro Spero, or While I breathe, I hope, was dedicated to the Rev. Saltern Givins, Robert C. Givins' father (beverleyunitarian[dot]com/castle). Not in OCLC. Item #60153
Price: $425.00
