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Series 71 M4.1: Missouri Land Association – In-letters, 1879-1882

 Series
Identifier: CB&Q 71 M4.1

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Scope and Contents note

Founded in 1857 by six of the Burlington & Missouri in Iowa’s nine directors and other associates to buy and sell tracts of land along the Hannibal & St. Joseph road. Series contains about 200 letters from Missouri and Iowa agents and purchasers concerning land sales, contracts, deeds, taxes, and dividends.

Dates

  • Creation: 1879-1882

Creator

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).

Extent

8 folders

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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