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[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
Object Description
Page Title | Letter to the governor on immigrant transportation, 1853 |
Author | Wisconsin Commissioner of Emigration |
Source Creation Date | 1853 |
Language | English |
Digital Format | XML |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Electronic Publication Date | 2005 |
Digital Identifier | TP060000 |
Description | Soon after Wisconsin became a state, the legislature established a Commission of Emigration to actively encourage the settlement of European immigrants. In this 1853 report to the governor, a member of the commission discusses many of the problems related to the various means of transportation available to immigrants to Wisconsin. |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives |
Format | Text |
Recommended Citation | "Letter to the governor on immigrant transportation, 1853." Unpublished manuscript in the Wisconsin Historical Society Archives (Governor. Correspondence and Letterbooks: Special, 1840-1914; Series 34: box 12, folder 1 ); online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=60 |
Document Number | TP060 |
Size | 9 pages |
URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=60 |
Owner Collection | Main Stacks |
Owner Object ID | Series 34, Box 12, Folder 1; WIHV34-A0 |
Series | Wisconsin. Governor. Correspondence and Letterbooks: Special, 1840-1914 |
Genre | government report; letter |
State/Province | Wisconsin; New York |
Sub-Topic | Great Lakes Steamships and Canals |
Event Date | 1852-1853 |
Event Years | 1852-1853 |
Social Relations | Emigration and immigration |
Transportation | Railroads; Steamboats |
Type | Text |
Description
Page Title | Page 1 |
Author | Wisconsin Commissioner of Emigration |
Source Creation Date | 1853 |
Language | English |
Digital Format | JPG |
Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Electronic Publication Date | 2005 |
Digital Identifier | TP060001 |
Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives |
Format | Text |
Owner Collection | Main Stacks |
Owner Object ID | Series 34, Box 12, Folder 1 |
Series | Wisconsin. Governor. Correspondence and Letterbooks: Special, 1840-1914 |
Full Text |
[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 |
Type | Text |