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Proclamation and notices from Keshena and surrounding towns
The item records a 1865 proclamation ordering a militia draft, with Provost Fry appointing Myrox McGorp Jr. as Commander in Chief to mobilize force at short notice. It also notes insect pests, crop prospects, post office resignations, new goods at Ostroph’s Drug Store, smallpox recovery, and malaria-like disease cautions affecting Shawano and Richmond, reflecting wartime local updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff. Davis
Sturshal
Anc
Myrox McGorp Jr
Keshena
Provost Manspan Fry
Board of Health
State of Wisconsin
Shawano County
M. Morse
Brooks
Shawano
Menomonee
Stockbridge
Richmond
Q. Brooks
J. 1. Hay
Wm. Powell
W. F. Maxford
Dist
Keshena Road
Ald
Josepi M
Ostroph
Joseph
Maurer
Jonn
Winans
James Grimmer