Jesse W. Fell (1808–1887) was a Bloomington, Illinois businessman and land owner instrumental in the establishment of communities throughout Central Illinois and for the founding of Illinois State University. A close friend of Abraham Lincoln it was Fell who urged him to challenge his opponent, Stephen A. Douglas, to their famous series of debates.
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And the people they did say, for many miles away,
‘Twas the outlaws Frank and Jesse James.”
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As fell upon my ear
The voice a blind man dreams
And broke on me the smile
I dreamed as deaf men hear,”
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