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Subject: Land companies


Minutes of the Illinois and Wabash Land Company Shareholder Meetings, November 30, 1809, and March 5, 1810 Minutes of the Illinois and Wabash Land Company Shareholder Meetings, November 30, 1809, and March 5, 1810

Four-page copy of the minutes from two shareholder meetings of the Illinois and Wabash Land Company, held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 30, 1809, and March 5, 1810. The minutes detail the company's affairs before Congress and the appointment of an agent to represent the company in Washington, D.C. Simon Gratz is listed as present and later appointed chairman. The document also lists other prominent shareholders, including members of the Gratz and Franks families.