Walker family papers, 1832-1910.

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Walker family papers, 1832-1910.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/758450216

The Walker family papers (1,962 items) contain the 19th-century letters and documents of the Walker family of Vermont, Illinois, and Minnesota. The bulk of the papers relate to Houghton Walker's mercantile businesses in Illinois. Other topics covered include the Civil War, the Mexican War, migration and settlement in Illinois and Wisconsin, Indian affairs, and religion.

2.25 linear feet.

William L. Clements Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8145177

William L. Clements Library

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Chicago and North Western Railway Company.

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"The Chicago & North Western Railway, created during the late 1850s by the merger of several small railroads in Illinois and Wisconsin, was led during its early years by William B. Ogden, Chicago's first mayor. In 1864, the Chicago & North Western absorbed the Galena & Chicago Union, which in 1848 had been the city's first railroad. Between 1872 and 1910, under the leadership of Marvin Hughitt, the length of track in the road's rail network grew from about 1,400 miles to nearly 10,00...

Walker, Alice Houghton, 1781-1874.

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Peck, Caroline I. Walker, -1877

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Walker, Lucius, 1823-1862.

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Walker, Emeline Augusta Frost, 1822-1910.

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Wright, Sarah Peck.

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Walker, Joel Hamilton, 1813-1849.

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Walker, George, 1820-1864.

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Walker, Houghton Chester, 1815-1890.

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Peck, E. (Ebenezer), 1805-1881

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Peck was a Chicago lawyer, supporter of Abraham Lincoln, member of the Illinois state senate (1838-1840) and state house (1840-1842, 1858-1860), Illinois supreme court clerk (1842-1848) and reporter (1849-1863), and judge of the federal court of claims (1863-1878). From the description of Wedding reception invitation, April 16, 1879. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 569534751 ...

Walker, Francis, 1818-1844.

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Gilman, William.

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Walker, Francis Houghton, b. 1844.

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Neely, Alexander.

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Walker family.

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Presbyterian Church.

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Hamlin, N.B.

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Walker, William, 1808-1897.

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Collins, Charles B.

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Walker, Joel, Jr., 1780-1855.

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Gaboon Mission

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Walker, Charles Frost, b. 1846.

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Walker, Juliette, 1808-1895.

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Peck, Charles Henry

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