Series 753: Contracts, Deeds, Cancellations, Delinquents, 1863-1896
Scope and Contents note
Land deeds, correspondence, contracts, etc. indexing or showing purchasers of land plots in Iowa from the Land Department.
Dates
- Creation: 1863-1896
Creator
- From the Record Group: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Arrangement note
Series is arranged in nine subseries: Collections, 1885 (753.1); Deeds issued, 1864-1872 (+753.2); Notice books, 1872-1875 (753.3); Contracts returned, 1875-1890 (753.4); Record of cancelled contracts, 1871-1889 (+753.5); Contracts and deeds, 1863-1870 (753.6); Letters to delinquents, 1874-1875 (753.7); Contracts: Delinquents, cancelled, etc., 1871-1890 (753.8); and Register of deeds, 1863-1896 (753.9).
General Physical Description note
73 boxes and 3 oversize volumes
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org