Letter to the governor on immigrant transportation, 1853

              [1853?]



[Page 1] To His Excellency, Leonard J. Farwell,


Governor of the State of Wisconsin,


Madison




Sir – I consider it as one of my most pleasant duties, 
although not prescribed by law, to submit to your Excellency, 
from time to time, a condensed report in relation to my present official activity.  
Fully convinced of the warm interest you take in the future prosperity of our young State, 
not only as his chief Executive but also in the capacity of an individual citizen, I beg leave to direct 
your attention to the following report, short as it is and must be, considering the small space of time 
elapsed since the day on which I commenced the discharge of the duties assigned to me by the State Legislature.


I left Milwaukee on the 25th of April last, having provided myself with numerous(?) recommendations 
to influential persons in New York from some of our most distinguished citizens, and reached Buffalo on 
the 27th, where I made a stay of five days in order to become acquainted with the agents of the different 
railroad companies, and to inquire more particularly into the manner in which emigrants are headed on their 
way to the western states.  My attention was principally attended by the transportation of Emigrants round 
the lakes in steamboats & propellers.  I had repeated conferences with the owner of the vessels, forming 
the daily line of steamers between Buffalo & Chicago, on this subject, whereby I understood that this mode of conveyance would be 
preferable to all emigrants going to the northern parts of Wisconsin, on account of cheapness as well as of comfort.  
I visited several vessels