Cartwright, Peter, 1785-1872 (Personal Name)
His Autobiography of Peter Cartwright, 1986.
LC data base, 11/1/85 (hdg.: Cartwright, Peter, 1785-1872)
Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992: page 168 (Peter Cartwright was a Methodist circuit rider born on September 1, 1785 in Amherst County, Virginia. Moved to Logan County, Kentucky in 1793. Moved to Livingston County and was a circuit rider in Kentucky, Tennessee and Illinois. Elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1828 and 1832. Died on September 25, 1872.)