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Certificate of Discharge, Bureau of Pensions corres., Cushing Naval Veterans' Assoc., and marriage proposal to Mrs. Barton at "The Academy."

This series contains records relating to business in Highland Park, IL that are either prominent or business that conducted transactions with the city of Highland Park. This is an artificial series created by the Highland Park Historical Society. The dates range from the late 19th century to the early 21st century. The series contains brochures, photographs, business receipts, correspondence, and advertisements relating to business in Highland Park, chiefly arranged by business name.

Scope and Contents note File contains business receipts Highland park buisness and various clients. Receipts include: Culver Page and Hoyne, Brand Brothers, Adolf A. Gieser Dealer in Fancy Groceries, Studebaker Corp. of America, McClory and McLaughlin Taxi Service, D.C. Purdy Hardware, Highland Park Transfer Co., Fred Clow Contractor and Builder, O.A. Alford Flour Dealer, Highland Park Laundry, and Purnell and Wilson Ford.

Letters written from Lake County, Illinois soldier home to his parents in Warren Township, Illinois regarding life and events in the Illinois 65th Infantry regiment and on the battlefield. Correspondence, discharge and pension papers, and newspaper article are arranged chronologically. The folder also includes mounted uniform buttons and Army and Regimental pins and the History and Roster of the Sixty-Fifth Illinois Infantry. There are photocopies of all the documents in a second folder

Various papers regarding the Highland Park Building Company; especially its dissolution, plus newspaper clipping, portrait of Hawkins and reproduction of hand-colored photograph of Hawkins in front of bank with a family of six.

Scope and Contents note This file contains the following document: no. 8304 Abstract of Title to Lot 4 and West 32 ft. of Lot 5 Block 52 in the City of Highland Park, Lake County, Ill., 1867-1911.

Scope and Contents note There are 3 Abstracts of Title attached together in this file. The first abstract is no. 2905 to Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, in Clark's Subdn of part Lot 8 Blk 40 City of Highland Park Lake County, Illinois for Frank C. Clark. The second abstract is no.21256 to Lot 5 F.C. Clark's Sub of part Lot 8 Block 40 Highland Park, Lake County, Illinois. The third document is no. 21291 Abstractof Title to Lot 5 F.C. Clark's Sub. of part of Lot 8 Block 40 Highland park Lake County Ill. for Lauren Isen [?]. The first document spans from 1867 to 1905, the second document spans from 1904 to 1921, and the third document is from 1921.

Scope and Contents note This file contains six documents (attached): Examination of Title to Lot 19 Block 11, City of Highland Park, 1867-1880; Abstract of Title to Lot 19, Block 11, City of Highland park, 1880-1914; no. 12204 Abstract of Title Lot 19 in Block 11 City of Highland Park, 1902-1911; no. 10614, Abstract of Title to Lot 19 Block 11Highland Park and S. 1/2 Lots 31 and 32 and Part N. 70ft. Lot 29 McDaniels Su. Highland Park, Lake County, Ill., 1911-1913; no. 10963 Abstract of Title to Lot 19 Block 11Highland Park also S 1/2 Lots 31 and 32 and part Lot 29 McDaniels Sub. Highland Park Ill.,1913-1914; no. 30277 Abstract of Title to Lot 19 Block 11in Original Plat of Highland Park, 1914-1923.