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Property tax receipts, town of Newport, Lake County, Illinois, 1891-1901

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14

Scope and Content of the Collection

From the Collection:

Letters, genealogical information, and legal and financial documents of the Ames Family of Lake County, Illinois. Correspondence includes several letters from Joel W. Ames describing his experience as a Union Army solider during the Civil War. Also includes an 1864 draft notice for Roderick D. Ames and documents regarding his discharge in 1865.

Dates

  • Creation: 1891-1901

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Ames family papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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