State semi-centennial correspondence, 1897-1898.

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State semi-centennial correspondence, 1897-1898.

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Papers pertaining to the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Wisconsin statehood, including correspondence of George Stickney, secretary of the committee; replies from counties received by the State Historical Society in reply to a circular inquiring about local historical observances; historical addresses delivered by George Burrows, James Davie Butler, Lydia Ely, Mrs. Reuben Gold Thwaites, and William F. Vilas; information on a legislative reunion; and a roster of territorial pioneers who attended a reunion on June 4, 1898.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Butler, James Davie, 1815-1905

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Burrows, George B., 1832-1909.

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Vilas, William F. (William Freeman), 1840-1908

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Thwaites, Jessie Turvil, 1854-1938.

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Ely, Lydia.

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