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Kansas Settlers' Society, Rock Island Branch No. 1. At a meeting of the provisional Committee of the above Society, appointed in pursuance of the 1st Resolution of a Public Meeting held in the Courthouse Square of Rock Island June 12. 1856, and consisting of John G. Powars, Joseph W. Brachett, J. W. Spencer, John Ziegler, Hiram Pitts & Benj. D. Walsh, held on Monday June 16th. there were present John G. Powers, Joseph W. Brachett, J. W. Spencer for proxy given to John G. Powars and Benj. D. Walsh Joseph W. Brachett was appointed Chairman pro tem. and Benj. D. Walsh Secretary pro tem. Resolved unanimously, that this board do unite as one & the same Committee with a Committee appointed in pursuance of the second Resolution passed at the aforesaid Public Meeting; and consisting of George Minter, J. J. Beardsley & Alexander Steel, each of the three last named gentlemen having signified their assent to such united organization; &that the whole Board constitute the Permanent Committee of the Rock Island Branch of the Kansas Settlers' Society of Chicago, Illinois Benj. D. Walsh Secretary [[line]] [[end page]] [[start page]] [[left column]] [[circled]] Bretisca & N. E. Nat. sent [[/circled]] [[checkmark]] Osten Sacken (2 [[checkmark]] Edwards Grote [[checkmark]] Le Conte Clemens Uhler Norton [[checkmark]] M S Bebb [[checkmark]] A. Agassig Packard Scudder (12) Ulhe (13) Worthen Asa Gray? Dr. H. Hagen Vorder Rossgarten 24 Konisberg Prussia [[strikethrough]] C. V. Riley Bon No. 1554 Chicago. [[/strikethrough]] Dr. Chas A. Helmuth, 112 Northwells St, Chicago ¶ Aug. R. Grote Curator of [[Eutoni?]] Sec. Nat. Sc. [[underlined]] Box [[/underlined]] 3944 N.Y. Buffalo, N.Y. H. W. Bates, { [[strikethrough]] 15, Whitehall Place, [[/strikethrough]] S.W. London [[strikethrough]] 40, Bartholonew Road, Kentish Town N W [[/strikethrough]] [[line]] [[/strikethrough]] [N W] London [[/strikethrough]] [[line]] [[strikethrough]] ¶ [[/strikethrough]] R. McLachlan, 1 Park [[strikethrough]] wood [[/strikethrough]] road Terrace, Forest Hill, London Eng. ¶ J. A. Sintner, [[insertion]] ^ N. Y. St. Caburt Albany [[/insertion]] [[strikethrough]] [[Scho?]] [[/strikethrough]], N.Y. [[strikethrough]] Utica [[/strikethrough]] ¶ Chas Soune. 47 La Salle St. Chicago [[/left column]] [[right column]] Walter Riddell, Cobouy, Canada West [[line]] H. C. Wood, 144 N. 12th St. Philad." Barthiere Bros. 520 Broadway [[line]] Mr. Couper Bon 46, Quebec L.C. [[line]] Alfred R? Wallace, 9 St. Mark's Terrace, Regents Park, London N.W. [[strikethrough]] ¶ C. V. Riley, Box 1554, Chicago [[/strikethrough]] [[line]] ¶ Wm. Manlius Smith MD, Manlius Onondaga Co., N.Y. [[strikethrough]] Bates, Darwin, [[/strikethrough]] Hagen,? Sanssure? via Brewer Char. H. Peck, Albany, N.Y. [[vertical line]] Dr. Asa Gray Prof. Clark Edr. Silliman Haldeman [[underlined]] Columbia College [[/underlined]] [[/vertical line]] [[/right column]]
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