Office of the Commissioner of Railroads, Wisconsin, Formal Case Papers, Railroads, 1905-2016

 
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Box   38
Folder   16
The Petition of Timothy Hall and 57 other citizens of Hartford, praying for the passage of a law compelling the Railroads of this state to pay their Farm Mortgage indebtedness, 1862 March 12
Scope and Content Note: Levy a tax on the original farm mortgage indebtedness of the different railroads within Wisconsin for the purposes of establishing a Sinking Fund to be used for the relief of investors in improvement work; means to protect citizens against fraudulent operations of railroad corporations.
City: Hartford
County: Washington
Petition Number: 297A
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