Series 768: Taxes and Legal Records, 1872-1916
Scope and Contents note
Series contains materials pertaining to land department taxes including settlements, affidavits, records, statements, and warrants; as well as legal papers concerning suits between the company and counties, claims against the 1862 land grant, mortgage releases, and other legal disputes.
Dates
- Creation: 1872-1916
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
Series is arranged in 24 subseries: Tax records by county, 1872-1888 (+768.1); Tax Record, 1889-1901 (+768.11); Tax statements, 1874-1882 (768.2); Tax receipts, 1872-1916 (+768.21); Tax records, town lots of Firth and Wilber, 1872-1886 (+768.22); Assistant Treasurer’s record of warrants in Nebraska counties, 1875-1879 (+768.3); Register of warrants on Nebraska counties, 1872-1874 (768.31); Warrants, ca. 1874-1875 (+768.32); Tax certificates, 1873-1874 (+768.4); Register of tax sales certificates, 1873-1874 (+768.41); Paid tax lists, 1873 (+768.5); Tax delinquents, 1872-1890 (+768.6); Tax papers, - Nebraska counties, 1867-1915 (768.7); Tax settlements, 1868-1905 (768.71); Legal papers about taxes, 1870-1878 (768.72); Tax records – Legal, 1874-1883 (768.73); Tax record – lots and lands – Atchison & Nebraska, 1889-1902 (+768.8); Tax record – lands of Omaha & South Western, 1872-1886 (+768.81); Record of legal cases, 1881-1882 (+768.9); Index of legal cases, 1872-1882 (768.91); Miscellaneous legal papers, 1872-1931 (768.92); Legal papers, 1873-1916 (768.93); Miscellaneous legal papers, 1872-1906 (768.94); and Legal papers, 1872-1945 (768.95).
General Physical Description note
16.5 boxes, 1 oversize box, and 93 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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