John F. Seymour Papers, 1836, 1853-1860
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Title: John F. Seymour Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1836, 1853-1860

Creator:
  • Seymour, John F.
Call Number: Wis Mss NY

Quantity: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box)

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:
Mainly letters received by John F. Seymour while he was president of the Fox-Wisconsin Improvement Co., an organization engaged in promoting improvement of the water route from Green Bay to Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Letters from New York investors, including John Rice and Erastus Corning, president of the New York Central Railroad, and from Wisconsin stockholders, including Otto Tank and M. L. Martin, give information on canal construction, grain marketing, and the rivalry between canals and railroads. The collection contains valuable data on eastern investment in Wisconsin internal improvements.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-wis000ny
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