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Maryland State Lottery Letter

Date: 12 20 1855
Description: Letter confirming the purchase of two State of Maryland Lottery tickets by Mr. Charles A. Kingsley through the Chicago office of Pyfer & Co.
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Milwaukee House Stationery

Date: 1857
Description: Letter on stationery featuring an engraving of an exterior view of the Milwaukee House showing horse-drawn vehicles and people standing on the sidewalk in ...
Manuscript

Cross-Written Letter

Date: 10 31 1858
Description: Letter written both horizontally and vertically, from Catherine Steel of Genesee, Wisconsin to her sister-in-law Lilias.
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Wisconsin Stage Company Pass

Date: 1858
Description: Wisconsin Stage Company Pass belonging to Reverend Kemper. The pass bear engravings of a train and a stage coach.
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Chicago, St. Paul & Fond du Lac Railroad Pass

Date: 1859
Description: 1859 Chicago, St. Paul & Fond du Lac Railroad pass belonging to S.S. Merrill. Pass is signed by George Dunlap.
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Check for J. Alder Ellis

Date: 12 30 1856
Description: A Marshall & Isley, Bankers, check in the amount of $12,500.00 written to J. Alder Ellis from Samuel Marshall.
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Check for Fredericka Lindenthald

Date: 12 19 1853
Description: A Wisconsin State bank check in the amount of $12.00 written to Fredericka Lindenthald from Samuel Marshall.
Manuscript

Samuel Marshall's Passport Page

Date: 11 15 1855
Description: The first, foldout page of Samuel Marshall's United States passport, which includes a physical description.
Manuscript

Certificate of Incorporation for Summit Bank

Date: 10 15 1859
Description: Front page of the Certificate of Incorporation for the Summit Bank in Oconomowoc.
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Foreign Missions Receipt

Date: 1856
Description: Receipt issued by the American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions to Frederick Smith for a contribution of ten cents from the Sabbath School of the...
Manuscript

Unpaid Bill

Date: 11 18 1857
Description: Unpaid bill in the amount of $5,000, owed by Jairus Fairchild, President of Watertown and Madison Railroad, to Bank of the Republic.
Book or Pamphlet

Bayfield, Lake Superior Guide Book

Date: 1858
Description: Front cover of a guide book describing Bayfield and an account of a pleasure tour to Lake Superior. The title is surrounded by a decorative border with flo...
Photograph

Death Notice of Daniel G. Fenton

Date: 08 11 1851
Description: Photograph of the death notice of Daniel G. Fenton, a Judge of the County Court, published by the Members of the Bar of Crawford County.
Manuscript

Increase Lapham letter

Date: 06 28 1850
Description: Letter from Increase Lapham to his wife, Ann Maria Alcott, in Milwaukee. Lapham was at Aztalan and wrote to Anna regarding the geology of the region. He in...
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.
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.

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