Report by the Committee of the Public Lands from the citizens of Indiana, on the construction of a national railroad from the Mississippi to the Columbia River, a memorial for Asa Whitney, and a grant of public land to build a railroad from Lake Michigan to the Pacific Ocean.
1848 charter of the Ohio and Mississippi Rail Road Company granted by the General Assembly of the state of Indiana. This group was led by Abner T. Ellis and included such figures as Robert Campbell, James E. Yeatman, and John O'Fallon among its directors. 23 pages ; 22 cm