Letters addressed to L.G. Stevenson and to Adlai E. Stevenson I (all letters addressed to L.G.S. except where indicated), May 17, 1909
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Tax receipts, correspondence, rental agreements, receipted bills, financial statements, and an account book concerning the management of 1700 acres of Vermillion and Newton County, Indiana farms owned by W. O. Davis and Helen D. Stevenson, managed by Lewis G. Stevenson and others. Correspondence includes letters from tenants both to landlord and agent showing the problems of the tenant-landlord relationship; letters from Chicago commission merchants containing data on railroad rates, prices of grain and hogs on the Chicago market; letter and pamphlet from the Northern Iowa Land Co., including a list of farms for rent and rental rates; letter concerning assessment for construction of Lawler Ditch, and blueprint for its construction, in Newton County, Indiana.
Dates
- May 17, 1909
Creator
- From the Collection: Stevenson family. (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
.1 cubic feet. (.1 cubic feet.)
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
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