Letter, August 15, 1837.

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Letter, August 15, 1837.

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Letter to building committee (John F. Rague, George Pasfield, and William F. Elkin) concerning reasons for stopping stonework on the Sangamon Bridge and what decisions the building commission needs to make. (The bridge was completed by another contractor in 1844).

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Wernwag, William H., ca. 1839.

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Wernwag was a bridge builder in partnership with his father and brother. From the description of Letter, August 15, 1837. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 144570668 ...

Rague, John F.

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Rague was an architect who designed a number of buildings in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa, including the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. He married Eliza Van Dyke (b. ca. 1804) on April 26, 1820. From the description of Letter, April 16, 1852. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 77514483 ...

Elkin, William F., 1792-1880.

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Member, Illinois House of Representatives, 1828-1830, 1836-1840; Sangamon County sheriff, 1840-1844; register, Springfield Land Office, 1861-1872. From the description of Receipt, 1842 Nov. 26. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 30366248 From the description of Documents: Sangamon County, Ill., 1828-1857. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 30053844 From the description of Documents: Sangamon County, Ill., 1840-1841. ...

Pasfield, George, 1792-1869.

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