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Dixon probate court actions and canal survey notes
The Dixon probate court reports final accounts and discharges for Solomon Harden and others, names guardians, executors and administrators, and records naturalizations. The Sun links canal survey results to Dixon interests, noting summit elevation changes, route adjustments, and potential feeder connections via Rock River and Port Byron.
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Solomon Harden
Wm. Uhl
J. Thomas Harden
Guardian
Chas. Zinke
Christian Huebner
Timothy Cashion
Michael McNertney
Frederick Klapproit
Chas. Hollinger
John H. Langbein
Curtiss & Rude
D. Frank
A. Klyla
N. Kramer
J. F. Schreiber
John Kruger
Wagner & Hess
Fred Williams
Peggy Stephens
Samuel Fritz
Stephen Fuller
Geo. P. Warner
A. S. Dimick
Conrad Theil
Amos Hubbard
Elizabeth Schmith
Mary Schmith
Wm. T. Jones
Edward Machielson
Patrick McGovern
Ole Williams
Ole Oleson
Baldwin Ackland
Anton Harraes
R. L. Johnson
Abner C. Welch
Louisa A. Welch
Wm. Lucas
Abner Coggswell
Jacob Hittle
Hennepin Canal
Dixon
Congress
Sterling
Rock River
Henry Strong
Hennepin
Rock Island
Davenport
Port Byron
Mississippi