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

1852 May 27

L[apham], I[ncrease] A[llen]. Watertown. [Milwaukee Sentinel Correspondence.] "Glances at the Interior". Went to Watertown by plank road; list of plank roads from Milwaukee; vegetation nearly three weeks more advanced at Watertown than at Milwaukee; summers warmer, winters colder in interior; more rain in interior;- Graves is quarrying limestone for use in Milwaukee; sidewalks should be supported by curb of this stone. Typewritten copy, 2 pp.

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1852 May 28

L[apham], I[ncrease] A[llen]. Waushara. [Milwaukee Sentinel Correspondence]. Ridges from Watertown to Oak Grove; road parallel with them; theories concerning nature and origin; small towns described; farmers becoming aware of importance of better system of cultivation; State and County Agricultural Societies will accomplish result. Typewritten copy, 2 pp.

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1852 May 29

L[apham], I[ncrease] A[llen]. Kingston. [Milwaukee Sentinel Correspondence] Drive around three beautiful lakes northwest of Waushara; lakes lie in dividing ridge between Mississippi and Great Lakes; sandstone appearing; soil is sand mixed with limestone; marked increase in temperance; manly exercises are amusements; water power at Kingston. Typewritten copy, 2 pp.

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1852 MayJune

[Lapham, Increase Allen. Milwaukee.] Profile comparing temperatures[?] at Milwaukee and Beloit for periods indicated. A.Df. 1 sheet.

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1852 June 1

L[apham]. I[ncrease] A[llen]. Moundville. [Milwaukee Sentinel Correspondence] Moundville built on ancient artificial mound; John Townley, botanist, horticulturalist and farmer lives at Moundville; Townley found Talinum terretifolium and other plants; is author of paper in Downings Horticulturalist and Albany Cultivator; Indians in vicinity exhibit original customs; time for them to leave their land; addicted to drink; many Indians down Fox River are sober and industrious; government should provide homes, tools and instructions in agricultural; should banish whiskey and bad men from among them; Fox River country described. Typewritten copy, 2 pp. Another copy [by Julia Lapham?]. 4 pp.

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