Publication Information
| Date Created | 1838 - 1839 |
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| Language | English |
Physical Description
| Format | Text |
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| Extent | 3 pages |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Petitions, remonstrances, and resolutions to the Wisconsin Legislature, 1836-2010 |
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| Call Number | Series 180 |
| Media Number | Box 2,Folder 6 |
| Catalog Record | https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/999465144302121 |
| Finding Aid | http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ser00180 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO KNOWN COPYRIGHT |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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Petition for designating lands along Milwaukee and Rock River Canal for the land grant university
Petitioners state that they occupy the even sections of the Milwaukee and Rock River Canal lands and that they wish this land to be set aside for the proposed land grant university.
Petition for resolving the question of the canal lands so that settlers may obtain title
Petitioners, settlers on the canal lands, request a "settlement to the canal question" so that they may be allowed to obtain title.
Petition for ensuring construction of the canal on the canal lands
Petitioners in the town of Warren, living on canal lands, ask that the canal project be undertaken and completed or the price of the lands be reduced.
Petition for cancelling the mortgages on the canal lands and selling the land
Petitioners request that all of the mortgages on canal lands from 1839 and 1840 should be cancelled. They state further the land should be sold at $1.25 an acre.
Petition for establishing loans to buy government lands
Petitioners state that the lands they have been living on and improving are now being sold by the government. The petitioners state that they do not have the means to raise the money to purchase th...
Petition for legalizing the proceedings of the county commissioners and the assessor of Brown County
Petitioners state that the county commissioners for Brown County never received a copy of the Territorial Laws, and therefore they request that all official acts of the county commissioners and ass...
