Record of shipments to members of the General Assembly, 1899-1917.

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Record of shipments to members of the General Assembly, 1899-1917.

Entries for shipments made to state legislators include title and number of documents shipped, initials of express company handling shipment, means of payment of charges, date sent, legislator's name and address and district represented, and express company used.

10 volumes

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SNAC Resource ID: 7377169

Illinois State Archive

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