Kuechler, Jacob, Papers 1840-1907

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Kuechler, Jacob, Papers 1840-1907

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Consisting of letters, field notebooks, legal documents, land grants, financial records, orders as well as sundry other documents, the Jacob Kuechler Papers, 1840-1907, chronicle the life and work of the surveyor, political leader, and public servant.

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