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Wood vs. Boynton, Wisconsin Supreme Court Decision

Date: 10 13 1885
Description: Record of the decision in the Wisconsin Supreme Court case of Clarissa Wood vs. Samuel Boynton regarding the sale of the Eagle diamond. The Wisconsin Supre...
Manuscript

Lapham Index Page, Canals of Ohio

Date: 1832
Description: Page from the handwritten index to Lapham's Notes and accounts of canals, particularly the Ohio Canal near Portsmouth, 1830-1832.
Manuscript

Earth Borer

Date: 1828
Description: Increase Lapham's drawing and description of an earth borer for his handwritten manuscript, Notes and Accounts of Canals, Particularly the Ohio Canal Ne...
Manuscript

Assembly Bill 175

Date: 1852
Description: Assembly bill 175 which legalized the business of banking in Wisconsin.
Manuscript

Assembly Bill 175

Date: 1852
Description: First page of Assembly Bill 175 approving the business of banking in Wisconsin.
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Surveyor's Note, Village of Dunbarton

Date: 1882
Description: Note from Albert Pool, surveyor for the village of Dunbarton in Lafayette County, as appears on the reverse of the Village of Dunbarton plat map. Pool cert...
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Toechter Institut

Date: 1864
Description: Information about the Toechter Institut in Milwaukee.
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Constitution of the National Woman Suffrage Association

Date: 1873
Description: A copy of the Constitution of the National Woman Suffrage Association, which was attached to a letter from Susan B. Anthony to Matilde Franziska Anneke.
Manuscript

I.M. Singer's Will

Date: 07 16 1870
Description: The front page of the last will and testament of Isaac Merritt Singer, founder of the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
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Letter of Introduction for Frank Lenz

Date: 05 18 1892
Description: Letter of introduction for Frank G. Lenz of Pittsburgh and his agent Robert Bruce to Secretary of Agriculture Jeremiah Rusk. The letter is on The Outing Co...
Manuscript

Hans Christian Heg Appointment Document

Date: 09 30 1861
Description: The document, signed by Wisconsin State Governor Alexander Randall, appointing Hans C. Heg colonel of the 15th Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteers.
Manuscript

Otte Skilling Species Document

Date: 1840
Description: A document written in Norwegian with the words "Otte Skilling Species" at the top of the page.
Document

Ojibwe Treaty

Date: 1864
Description: This document, sometimes cited as the “Statement made by the Indians, a bilingual petition of the Chippewas of Lake Superior, 1864,” was carried by an Ojib...
Document

Bennett Studio Lease Agreement

Date: 01 14 1876
Description: Document stating that H.H. Bennett will make annual rental payments of $232.10 to William H. Metcalf of Milwaukee for rental of his studio in Kilbourn City...
Manuscript

Bennett Studio 1874 Inventory

Date: 01 01 1874
Description: Two-page spread from H.H. Bennett's studio inventory of 1874. The spread shows the inventory and value of items in the printing and furnishing room and on ...
Manuscript

List of Sick and Wounded Soldiers

Date: 10 24 1862
Description: First page of a list of sick and wounded Wisconsin soldiers from the First Wisconsin Cavalry found at the Fifth St. Hospital in St. Louis by Cordelia Harve...
Manuscript

Notes of General Henry Dodge, Page 2

Date: 1855
Description: The second page of General Henry Dodge's notes, taken by Lyman Draper.
Manuscript

Notes of General Henry Dodge

Date: 1855
Description: The third of four pages of General Henry Dodge's notes, as taken by Lyman Draper.
Manuscript

Notes of General Henry Dodge

Date: 1855
Description: The notes of General Henry Dodge, as taken by Lyman Draper. Page 99.
Photograph

Fountain City Magistrates

Date: 1888
Description: Outdoor group portrait of magistrates sitting around a table in front of the fire house. Identified (left to right): Edward Funke, William Schuster, David ...

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