Fort Winnebago ledger, 1831-1851.

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Fort Winnebago ledger, 1831-1851.

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A ledger volume for Fort Winnebago consisting of entries from 1831-1844 when the fort functioned as a military post, and entries from 1849-1851 when the fort buildings were used principally as a boarding house. The first set of entries, the majority of which were kept by Quartermaster Major Henry Whiting, document basic expenses, funds due and received by individuals and the federal government. The volume also contains names and ranks of soldiers employed for extra duty, the jobs performed, and the days worked. The second set of entries consists of the names of over 100 residents, the dates of their stay, rooms rented, and rent paid.

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Wisconsin Historical Society Archives

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Whiting, Henry, 1788-1851

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