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Foster, Nathaniel Caldwell, 1834-1923

 Person

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Nathaniel Caldwell Foster Papers, 1830-1936

 Collection
Identifier: Eau Claire Mss O
Summary Fragmentary records of Foster, a native of New York state who came to Wisconsin in 1854 and became a prominent lumberman and logging railroad operator headquartered at Fairchild after 1876. The collection contains political correspondence with representative James A. Frear; miscellaneous business papers including land titles, maps, mortgages, and financial records pertaining to his land and timber investments in Eau Claire and Clark counties; a few records relating to the Fairchild and...
Dates: 1830-1936