Wisconsin miscellaneous legislative documents, 1836-1917.

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Wisconsin miscellaneous legislative documents, 1836-1917.

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Miscellaneous items pertaining to activities of the Wisconsin Legislature. Included are handwritten proceedings on establishing the seat of government, Nov. 23 and Dec. 7, 1836; a negative photostat copy of an 1853 petition from Democratic members of the Legislature to Franklin Pierce, urging the appointment of Robert McClelland to the office of Postmaster General; copies of two legislative acts from 1901 with typed statements from the Governor withholding his approval, one relating to the municipal court of Douglas County and one authorizing H. J. Frick to build a dam in Langlade County; and a printed joint resolution extending thanks to the Wisconsin National Guard, 1917, signed by the Governor and Legislative officers with a cover letter from Secretary of State Merlin Hull to Colonel John P. Joachim.

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