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Prescott Transcript in Prescott, Wisconsin

03 Oct 1856

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Prescott Transcript

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Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1856

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Lament and Inquiry Into Wisconsin Treasury Scandals

A lengthy report presents a lament over loss of land and liberty, followed by testimonies from the 1850s Wisconsin Treasury investigation. Daniel Seaver, W. H. Besley, and James Walpin are cited for embezzlement patterns, double payments, and blank certificates. Witnesses describe intoxication, vault breaches, and land deals, naming Janssen, Barstow, Gray, Smith, and Seaver as central figures in alleged misappropriations and improper land certificate handling.

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P. Rebse N. A. Milegt Roth Ted Ee William Murphy Prescott Wisconsin Daniel Seaver John W. Hunt Andrew Proudiit E. IL. Janszen D. M. Beaver Ar State Bank Hunt Sheeffer & Wendt Andrew Proudst Beriah Brown Secretary of State Brown Janssen Orlign Proudfit Shoeffee & Wendt Treasury Jaynesville Habib Besley Daniel Mlowell Byrne A. McKinnon Ivnt Gleason Robert Chandler Chandler Waupaca School Laws Office W. H. Besley Land Office Messrs Smith and Gray New York We. A. Barstow Peter G. Jones Wm. Gleason D. M. Seaver A. D Jons F. Peres James Halpin Capitol Treasury Department Mr. Janssen Seaver Mr. Seaver Henry C. Parker Parker Dan. Seaver Martin Kirk Wicks Madison Tiger Ofice la Crosse Railroad Milwaukee Ludington Bank of the West Am't Bank of the Weat la Crosse Mr. Ludington James Walpin Joun Porter Sec. Com Wmn Smith Elzewhere Desley School Powers School Land Office RL Smith Joan F. Porter Bank of the Wet Barstow A. Gray G. B. Smith le Croix A. Barstow Daniel M IT. Janssen Tressu D. Seaver Biilayia Tressurer Buchanan State Central Committee A.D. Gray Cincinnati Buchanan Scheffer Wendt Milwaukee Banner Thas W. A. Buratow Bill Hay
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Laughing overheard tale of six children in New York

A Sacramento City conversation between visitors from Ney City ends in humor and disbelief as a New Yorker recalls a wife and six children in New York he has never seen. The exchange ponders marriage and the best remedy for matrimony amid social chatter and local sentiment.

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Boughton House Prescott Wis Brex Bovagetexn Pas Steamboat Landing Permons Hudson River Fair Janssen Seaver S's New York Jangsen Dr. Hunt Clark County Ilo M, Martin A. D Sigard Joan F. Porren Sutter House Sacramento City California Twee Ney City Fose Agabe Serge
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