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Vast 1840s miscellany cites politics and industry
The long excerpt surveys convention letters from Van Buren to Cass, Calhoun and Seward, details railroad and telegraph expansion, Mormon Deseret in Utah, Canadian wheat trade, European lending trends, and frontier notices. it paints a panoramic view of 1840s politics, economy, and migration with numerous named figures and places.
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Tan Pacwre Rattnoan
Chicago Tribune
St. Louis
van Buren
Ton Breat
Clay
Cass
Chicago
Nicholson
Calhoun
Atlantic
Pacific
Seward
John G. Palfrey
Deseret
Mois
Nauvoo
Manis
Nogone
Kearney
Sante Ps
United States
Great Basin
Lott
Utah
Great Salt
Utah Lakes
Congress
Commonwealth of
Balt. Aimer
Canada
New York
Upper Lake Regi Canada
North Western Advocate
England
Great Britain
Canada Custom House
Advocate