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Series 762: Applications, 1870-1905

 Series
Identifier: CB&Q 762

  • Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

From the Sub-Group:

Materials related to the Land Department of the B&MRR-Nebraska. Includes correspondence from land commissioners and agents, land lists, plats and maps, and financial records for the department. Also included are buyer-related items such as applications, contracts, deeds, and sales records, and a miscellaneous series containing a variety of advertising materials and pamphlets, some in other languages.

Dates

  • Creation: 1870-1905

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

41 boxes

Arrangement note

Organized in 3 subseries: Applications to buy land in Nebraska, nos. 1-24570, 1870-1903 (762.1); Applications to buy land in Nebraska, Town lots nos. 123-282, 1878-1905 (762.2); and Applications to buy land in Nebraska, O&SW, nos. 10-147, 1877-1904 (762.3).

Repository Details

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

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