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Box 1

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Contains 1 Result:

Letter signed John Reynolds, Belleville, to Mayor and Council of the City of St. Louis. The proprietors of the Illinois Railroad are actively constructing the road. A freshet of the Mississippi carried off considerable timber and two or three thousand dollars will be needed. Ample security will be given., 1837 Aug 19

 Item — Box: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Railroads Collection is a subject-based collection that contains correspondence regarding the building of various railroads, traveling on railroads, etc. It also includes timetables and printed matter pertaining to railroads in the United States, mainly in the Midwest and western United States, and a scrapbook of fronts of railroad timetables from the United States dated 1881. In addition, this collection contains a report relating to the transcontinental railroad. Probably a draft, and...
Dates: 1837 Aug 19