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Report of Commissioners to the Secretary of the Interior

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Description
This is a photocopy of a report by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company Commissioners on the 5th Section of their railroad line, which covered Indio to the Colorado River (Indian Wells). The report is dated 1877 December 6 and addressed to Carl Schurz, Secretary of the Interior. After the report is a letter by Carl Schurz to President Rutherford B. Hayes, 1878 January 19, and the endorsement of Hayes, 1878 January 30.
Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date
1877-1878.
Call number
mssHM 84066
Creator
Southern Pacific Railroad Company(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Lynn Farrar, June 1988.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Hayes, Rutherford B., (1822-1893.)
Schurz, Carl, (1829-1906,)
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