Papers pertaining to the family of Illinois U.S. Representative John R. Eden (1826-1909). The majority of the material primarily concerns John R. Eden’s daughter Rose, her husband Ivory J. Martin, and their children. The papers also contain correspondence and material relating to the Taylor and Pifer families, who were the in-laws of Rose and Ivory’s son, Robert W. Martin. (Robert Martin married Ruth Pifer, daughter of Hattie Taylor and Finley Pifer).

Letters and documents pertaining to the purchase and sale of lands in Illinois, ca. 1820s-1880s

Business and legal documents dealing with Henry Flentye’s property purchases and transactions in Chicago, Northfield, and Jefferson (later Jefferson Park), Illinois.