James Berdan

Biographical Information: Found in 18330220BJS_WHS1. He and Irving are going to move to Illinois. Brother-in-law of Pierre M. Irving. He was an alcoholic, periodically reforming and relapsing. Later reformed altogether and became a leading citizen in Jacksonville, IL, where he lived the rest of his life.,

James Berdan, son of David Berdan Senior grew up in New York City. He had five siblings: Rachel (became Mrs. Frederick Root) (b. 1793), Peter (b. 1797), John (1798-1840), Magaret (1800-1832), and David (1803-1827).

David Sr. was authorized to explore the frontier states of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois and caused James and his siblings to venture to the middle of the county. James started a law practice in Jacksonville, Illinois and eventually became a judge.

James Berdan was a frequent* (*as far as I can tell from 18321118FMS_WHS when she talks about publishing the correspondence between them) correspondent.

the UMichigan collection of the family papers has a few "satirical" pieces, which they believe were written by James.

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