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Correspondence - grasshoppers, 1873-1890

 File — Box: 750, Folder: 11716
Identifier: CB&Q 769.74

Scope and Contents note

From the Sub-Series:

Correspondence between railroad officials about grasshoppers and other matters, also materials related to emigration, Nebraska construction, Northern Pacific land holdings, and arguments responding to a decision by Secretary of the Interior Carl Schurz that affected railroad land ownership.

Dates

  • Creation: 1873-1890

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).

Repository Details

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

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