Miscellaneous Western Americana manuscripts, 1838-1917.

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Miscellaneous Western Americana manuscripts, 1838-1917.

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Articles of agreement between Thomas McShane & Co. and the Little Miami Railroad Company to adapt and prepare for the reception of railways part of the line owned by Little Miami Railroad; L. W. Wakeley's summary, dated 19 Apr. 1916, of the geographical development of the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad in the territory between Lake Michigan and the Rocky Mountains, with reference to the character of its traffic, its influence and service as a transportation system within the territory, and a comparison of its gross earnings for the years 1854, 1901, and 1915; agreement, dated 3 Aug. 1849, among Capt. Lot Wheelwright, Henry Leland, and others for forming a company to obtain gold in California; George H. Gale's memoir, dated at Detroit, Mich., 1 Jan. 1903, concerning his birth in Vermont, traveling to Michigan in 1836, then to California in 1849, and his work as a miner during the gold rush; typescript transcription of William Richardson's diary of a trip from Boston to New Orleans, 17 Feb. 1815-11 Apr. 1815; typescript transcription of a letter from Mrs. William Hooper to "Edith," dated at Lincoln, Neb., 11 July 1917, concerning Charles Elliott Perkins and his connection to the First National Bank of Lincoln; a biographical sketch, dated 1908, of I. S. P. Weeks, chief engineer of the Burlington Railroad, for the lines west of the Missouri River; a transcript typescript of a letter to Ezekiel Whitman, of Portland, Me., on the Whitman family in america and economic conditions in the middle West, dated Rochester, Racine County, Wisc. Ter., Octr. 28, 1838, appended with a typescript genealogical chart showing A.H. Whitman's ancestry and his connnection with Martin Cole Whitman; and other material.

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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company

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Incorporated in 1864 under the laws of the state of Illinois, the company operated a line between western Chicago and Burlington, Iowa. From the description of Corporate records, 1901-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 313865953 Incorporated in 1864 under the laws of the state of Illinois, the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company operated a line between western Chicago and Burlington, Iowa. From the guide to the Corporate records., 1882, 1901-1968....

Gale, George P.

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Thomas McShane & Co.

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Wakeley, L. W.

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Little Miami Railroad Company

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Whitman family.

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Richardson, William, active 1778-1815

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First National Bank of Lincoln (Lincoln, Neb.)

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Leland, Henry Martyn, 1843-1932

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Born Barton, VT, 1843; gun mechanic during Civil War; designed automobile engines; served on first board of directors and first general manager of Cadillac Automobile Co., 1902; left Cadillac and founded Lincoln Co., 1917. From the description of Diary, 1913. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 32058281 Henry Leland was co-founder of the Cadillac Motor Car Co. and founder of the Lincoln Motor Co. With his son Wilfred and three others he formed the Leland and Fau...

Perkins, C. E. (Charles Elliott), 1840-1907

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Weeks, I. S. P.

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Wheelwright, Lot.

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Hooper, William, Mrs.,

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