Series 764: Sales and Proofs of Cultivation, 1853-1906
Scope and Contents note
This series contains primarily bound volumes of records of land sales from the land commissioners’ and treasurers’ departments, collections, abstracts, and proofs of cultivation and improvement.
Dates
- Creation: 1853-1906
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).
Biographical/Historical note
Arrangement note
Arranged in twelve subseries: Land Commissioner’s record of land sales in Nebraska, 1870-1875 (+764.1); Commissioner’s sales of Nebraska lands, 1870-1903 (+764.2); Treasurer’s record of land sales, 1870-1906 (+764.3); Record of land sales, Iowa and Nebraska, 1874-1884 (+764.4); Record of sales of land by date, 1872-1876 (+764.5); Town lot sales, 1873-1905 (+764.6); Abstract of sales of lands in Nebraska, 1874 (+764.7) [missing as of Aug. 2013]; Miscellaneous land sales in Nebraska, 1853-1891 (+764.71) [missing as of Aug. 2013]; Treasurer’s record of sales – A&N, 1882-1905 (+764.8); Record of cancelled sales, 1870-1875 (+764.81); Corrections by county, 1871-1875 (764.82); and Proofs of cultivation, 1873-1884 (764.9).
General Physical Description note
16 boxes and 43 oversize volumes
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
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