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 | English |
| Local Identifier | 0418_0048_02 |
| Rights | No Copyright - United States |
| Rights Description | This item is in the public domain. |
| 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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