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| | The History of Shelby and Moultrie Counties, Illinois |
 | | At a meeting of the county commissioners, R. Ewing, A. Kellar and Andrew Scott, held in March, 1845, at the residence of Dr. William Kellar, it was agreed that the capital of the county of Moultrie should be called Sullivan, thereby connecting the t wo names which bear historical relations to each other.* |
 | | His father, Andrew Scott, was born on the seventh of September, 1803. |
 | | Scott is a democrat, and one of the active supporters of the democratic party in Moultrie county. |
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