Unsigned handwritten legal brief, one page, 7.75 x 11.5, no date. The document refers to the case of “The Great Western Railroad Company vs Darius Makemson,” and reads in part: “On appeal from assessment of damages for Right of Way This day came the parties, and by their agreement, it is ordered by the court that the damages herein be assessed at the sum of one hundred and twenty five dollars and thirty three cents, that upon the payment of the same by said company, said right of way to be a strip of land six rods wide over and upon the west half of the south west quarter of section thirty four in Township Twenty North of Range eleven west, in Vermillion county, in the same manner as now surveyors over and upon said land, and said right of way to be…held subject to the stipulations and conditions, that they will make and maintain a good and sufficient fence on each side of said right of way throughout the land of said Makemson, and will allow him to join fencing thereto; and will allow him to make and maintain necessary gates and crossings through their fences and over their pond, so that he does not thereby injure their said fences, or road; and will allow him to take from said Right of way within his land, any timber now thereon, it is also ordered by the court that said railroad company pay the costs of this proceedings…” Some small areas of professional restoration as well as some reinforcement to the folds and light show-through from docketing on reverse, otherwise fine condition. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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