Peter Johnson letter

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Descriptive Information

Title: Peter Johnson letter
Creator: Johnson, Peter
Date: 1881
Decade: 1880s
Description: A letter from Peter Johnson to Land Commissioner Charles L. Colby of the Wisconsin Central Railroad Company about the land he purchased from the railroad. Johnson describes his success with farming the land "for the benefit of those who may think about making [Northern Wisconsin] their future home." The letter is dated February 20, 1881.
Dimensions: 21.2 cm x 13.8 cm
Subject: Commerce
Genre: Correspondence
Geographic coverage: Wisconsin
Language: eng
Local Identifier: 0418_0048_02
Repository: Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
Collection Title: IHLC Collection of Illinois and U.S. History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera
Type: Text
Collection: Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)

Title	Peter Johnson letter
Creator	Johnson, Peter
Date	1881
Decade	1880s
Description	A letter from Peter Johnson to Land Commissioner Charles L. Colby of the Wisconsin Central Railroad Company about the land he purchased from the railroad. Johnson describes his success with farming the land "for the benefit of those who may think about making [Northern Wisconsin] their future home." The letter is dated February 20, 1881.
Dimensions	21.2 cm x 13.8 cm
Subject	Commerce
Genre	Correspondence
Geographic coverage	Wisconsin
Language	eng
Local Identifier	0418_0048_02
Repository	Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
Collection Title	IHLC Collection of Illinois and U.S. History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera
Type	Text
Collection	Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)

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