Settling suits related to the initial construction of the railroad that would run from Columbus, Ohio, into Indiana, chartered by Ohio in 1849, as recorded in three manuscript Madison, Ohio, documents, 1851-1853
Folio. 18 total pages, approximately 3500 words on blue paper, the two longer documents tied in the top margin. Despite ongoing court cases, revolving around promoter’s altering proposed routes through local communities depending on how many subscriptions for stock could be sold, and other issues, construction began in 1852 and..... More