This was a message that appeared in the Somebody's Link newsletter. Thought maybe someone might be interested. If you are, please use the Email below. At an auction I bought a Land Grant, mainly for the frame it was in. It is for E. D. SMITH, in Bear Creek, Waupaca County, Wisconsin. It was signed by Thomas S. ALLEN, William E. SMITH, and Charles R. GILL, commissioners of School and University Lands at Madison on January 3, 1867. It has the Seal of the State of Wisconsin on it. It was recorded by the Registrar of Deeds in Waupaca county, Wisconsin on September 17th 1875, Volume 39, p. 438. I would be happy to send it on to a member of the family of E. D. SMITH. Pat Wegener [email protected]

That sounds like it was one of the land grants used to build UW- Madison, hence it's termed a land grant university. Does anyone know for sure? Bob Fay On 8 Nov 2002 at 18:43, Kim and Brian Wright wrote: > This was a message that appeared in the Somebody's Link newsletter. > Thought maybe someone might be interested. If you are, please use the > Email below. > > > > At an auction I bought a Land Grant, mainly for the frame > it was in. It is for E. D. SMITH, in Bear Creek, Waupaca County, > Wisconsin. It was signed by Thomas S. ALLEN, William E. SMITH, > and Charles R. GILL, commissioners of School and University > Lands at Madison on January 3, 1867. It has the Seal of the > State of Wisconsin on it. It was recorded by the Registrar of > Deeds in Waupaca county, Wisconsin on September 17th 1875, > Volume 39, p. 438. I would be happy to send it on to a member of > the family of E. D. SMITH. > Pat Wegener [email protected] > > > > ==== GenWisconsin Mailing List ==== > Mailing list moderator: Brenda K. Wolfgram Moore > email: [email protected] > >