Pitman shorthand?
My wife used to use Pitman shorthand in her early years and thinks a lot of the symbols are Pitman or a variation of it. Mr. Isaac Pitman first published his shorthand language in 1837 so it fits the time period.
As an example, the second character to the left of the word Oskaloosa is the pitman symbol for money but connected to it on it's left is another symbol which we don't recognize. Perhaps someone more fluent in it could confirm.
Good luck!
Denis D
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Denis in NJ
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