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Dubious assets of the Joseph Medill estate, and efforts to collect on them

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 2

Scope and Contents

The documents include:

  • Seven personal loans including $1,000 to J.J. Russell and $250 to Dr. P.M. Bracelin, both in 1896, for the development by Dr. Bracelin of some medical technique
  • Stock certificates for 400 shares of Calumet Iron & Steel, 50 shares of Northwestern Plate Glass, 50 shares of Lumberman's Insurance Co. (issued in 1865), 1 share of Chicago Turn-Gemeinde, and 4 shares of Inter State Industrial Exposition (issued in August 1873)
  • 1869 loan for the YMCA building, and correspondence regarding the Warren-Maltby note

    • Dates

    • 1861 - 1910

    Conditions Governing Access

    There are no restrictions on use of the materials in the department for research; all patrons must comply with federal copyright regulations.

    Extent

    From the Collection: 5 Boxes

    Language of Materials

    English

    Physical Storage Information

    Library Details

    Library Details

    Part of the Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections Repository

    https://www.library.northwestern.edu/libraries-collections/mccormick-library/index.html
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