Miscellany, 1870-1878.

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Miscellany, 1870-1878.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145789611

Miscellaneous items including a list of lands to be sold by James H. Howe, commissioner of lands for the railroad company; a copy of a certificate of sale of land, 1870; a statement of the number of tons moved between all stations in Wisconsin for the fiscal year ending May 31, 1873; a woodbook giving a statement of wood in cords delivered with some listings on coal, 1875-1878; and a photostat copy of an 1870 timetable.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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