Iowa towns: Hastings, Emerson, Milton (2 maps), Prescott, and Creston. 6 maps in 1 folder, ca. 1870s.
Scope and Contents note
Includes bills for commissions regarding purchase of lands, 1868; Bills for sundry items, 1871-1874 (including bills for stationery, printed circulars and fliers, and replacement maps and books for those burnt in the 1871 Chicago Fire); maps and plats; memoranda, tax documents, and a printed account of Scott's examination of lands in Texas (1883) and Washington State (1884) for Perkins and Forbes. The printed account was formerly its own series: CB&Q 7.7. Maps and plats show lands for sale in Nebraska (Kearney, Adams, Clay, Franklin, Webster, and Nuckolls counties); Iowa towns (Hastings, Emerson, Milton, Prescott and Creston), and miscellaneous other maps.
Dates
- Creation: ca. 1870s.
Creator
- From the Record Group: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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