Box 31, Folder 1: Calendar of Lapham Papers 1852-1860

1852 Feb. 14

L[apham,] I [ncrease] A[llen]. Milwaukee. Communication to [Milwaukee Sentinel]. Efforts of ladies to secure school for "females" to be commended; there are 3000 of suitable age to attend; cost of sending them abroad; yearly saving to Milwaukee; many from outside would attend a good school. (Scrap Book, p. 121.)

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1852 Feb. 16

Boorman, Johnson & Co. New York. Agents of "Societe Royale des Antiquaries du Nord" To Lapham. Will forward Lapham's communication to Society. A.L.S. 1 p.

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1852 Feb. 16

Cooley, Dennis. Postmaster, Washington, Macomb County, Mich To Lapham. Informed by Dr. [Henry P.] Sartwell of Lapham's catalogue of Wisconsin plants; requests copy; about to furnish list of plants of his section to Smithsonian Institution; offers duplicates. A.L.S. 1. Endorsed: Dennis Cooley. Feb. 16, 1852. Ansd Feb. 20th and wrote Dr. A. Gray. Wrote D. Cooley June 11, 1853.

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1852 Feb. 17

McDonaugh, T[homas]. Engineer Valley R. R. Fond du Lac. To Lapham. Sends table of elevations covering 64000 feet to South; Lapham's explanation of upheaval of bottom of Lake Horton not convincing. A.L.S. 1 p.

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1852 Feb. 25

Societé Royale des Antiqaries du Nord. Annual Meeting at Palace of Christiansborg, Denmark. King Frederick VII presiding. Charles C. Rafn, Secretary. Report of proceedings. Contents of second volume of "Antiquities Russes et Crientales"; other publications of Icelandic material planned; antiquities from Bronze age exhibited; accessions to Museum; new fellows and founders elected. A.D. 2 pp.

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