Letters, 1849-1877.

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Letters, 1849-1877.

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Letters written to family members by Sears, describing his family's migration from Maine, their settlement in Green County, Wisconsin, prices, apple orchards, and farming conditions. One letter is written from the Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition in 1876.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Sears, Thomas Gavin

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Centennial Exhibition 1876 Philadelphia, Pa.

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The Centennial Exhibition of 1876 marked the 100th anniversary of American freedom. The celebration took place in Philadelphia from May 10 to November 10 and attracted over eight million visitors. The exhibition spread across 450 acres of ground in Fairmont Park and consisted of over 200 buildings. Planning for the event began in 1870, and in 1871, Congress established the United States Centennial Commission to plan and run the exhibition. The following year saw the incorporation of the Centenni...