Records and related materials, 1858-1902.

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Records and related materials, 1858-1902.

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Commission's minutes and final report, and bondholders' letters and depositions. Also claims files originating in the State Auditor's Office and a sample of the original $1000 bonds issued by the railroads. The bondholders' letters and depositions provide information on the bond holdings of those who testified before the Commission and the terms of surrender the holders were willing to accept, while the files that originated in the State Auditor's Office relate to the settlement of claims on behalf of the Minneapolis and Cedar Valley, Transit, Minnesota and Pacific, and Root River and Southern Minnesota railroads and a nonrelated claim against the St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. Also a sample of the original $1000 bonds issued by the railroads, originally held in the State Treasurer's Office.

1.3 cu. ft. (1 box, 2 partial boxes).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 7311722

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