Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Copy of letter signed George Churchill, Ridge Prairie, Ill., to A. Doubleday. Concerning building railroads in the state; political issues of the day. Individuals mentioned: Genl. Whitehill, Central Railroad, Whig Party, Stuart, Casey, Reynolds, Van Buren, Thomas Hart Benton, Joe Smith, Mormonites, and Conservative Party. Places mentioned: Alton; Springfield, Ill.; Shawneetown; Ohio River; Cairo, Ill.; Galena, Ill.; New Orleans; Mississippi River; and Caldwell County, Mo. (Original letter property of Mr. Floyd Risvold, Edina, Minn. Contents may be used.), 1838 Sept 11
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:
1838 Sept 11