Geographically, the county was bordered to the southeast by the Ohio River, in the west by the Mississippi River, and in the north by the Great Lakes at the time of its existence. It included all of what were known as eastern Illinois Country under French sovereignty and Ohio Country. Politically, its effective reach extended only to the old French settlements of Vincennes, Cahokia, and Kaskaskia.[2]
^James, James Alton (1928). The Life of George Rogers Clark. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 157. ISBN978-0598585424. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
^ abRoberts, H. W.; Girault, J.; Henry, P. (1925). "A Voice from the Past: Letters of Jean Girault Relating to the Illinois Country". Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society. 18 (3): 636–657. ISSN 0019-2287.
^Bateman, Newton, ed. (1918). "John (Col.) Todd". Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois. Vol. 1. Chicago: Munsell Publishing. p. 524.
illinois, county, virginia, illinois, county, redirects, here, confused, with, illinois, country, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challe. Illinois County redirects here Not to be confused with Illinois Country This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Illinois County Virginia news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Illinois County Virginia was a political and geographic region part of the British Province of Quebec claimed during the American Revolutionary War on July 4 1778 by George Rogers Clark of the Virginia Militia as a result of the Illinois Campaign Though part or all of the area was also claimed by Connecticut and Massachusetts it was formally organized by the Commonwealth of Virginia later that year The County was accorded official governmental existence including legally defined boundaries and a formal governmental structure under the laws of the Commonwealth 1 The county seat was the old Illinois Country French village of Kaskaskia 2 John Todd was appointed by Governor Patrick Henry to head the county s government 3 The county was abolished in January 1782 and Virginia ceded the land to the new United States Confederation government in 1784 The area later became the Northwest Territory by an Act of Congress in 1787 Geographically the county was bordered to the southeast by the Ohio River in the west by the Mississippi River and in the north by the Great Lakes at the time of its existence It included all of what were known as eastern Illinois Country under French sovereignty and Ohio Country Politically its effective reach extended only to the old French settlements of Vincennes Cahokia and Kaskaskia 2 See also editAmerican Revolutionary War Stalemate in the North Places Illinois County Virginia in overall sequence and strategic context Former counties cities and towns of Virginia Overhill Cherokee Overmountain Men Trans Appalachia Kentucky County Virginia Tennessee County North CarolinaReferences edit James James Alton 1928 The Life of George Rogers Clark Chicago University of Chicago Press p 157 ISBN 978 0598585424 Retrieved January 24 2021 a b Roberts H W Girault J Henry P 1925 A Voice from the Past Letters of Jean Girault Relating to the Illinois Country Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society 18 3 636 657 ISSN 0019 2287 Bateman Newton ed 1918 John Col Todd Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois Vol 1 Chicago Munsell Publishing p 524 External links editVirginia County Maps and Atlases39 N 89 W 39 N 89 W 39 89 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Illinois County Virginia amp oldid 1199140449, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
