Daniels, Jared Waldo, 1827-1904.

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Daniels was born in Stratford, New Hampshire (June 15, 1827), the son of Joseph and Roxanne (Hatch) Daniels. His early occupations were farming and cabinet making, after which he studied medicine, graduating from Bellevue Medical College, New York City. Daniels came to Minnesota (1855) to visit his brother Asa Wilder Daniels, who served as the physician at the Lower Sioux Agency. Jared was appointed physician to the Upper Sioux Agency that same year, and assistant surgeon of the Sixth Minnesota Regiment in 1862. He participated in the U.S.-Dakota War (1862) and the resulting Sibley Expedition (1862-1863); served as Indian agent to the Sisseton Dakota at Fort Wadsworth (1869-1871); and engaged in many other areas of Indian affairs (1871-1887). Daniels died in Los Angeles on May 3, 1904. He married Hortense Eugenie Beardsley on June 23, 1856.

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From the guide to the Jared Daniels reminiscences., undated., (Minnesota Historical Society)

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Adams, Moses N. (Moses Newton), 1822-1902. Moses N. Adams papers, 1849-1902. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
creatorOf United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880 [microform]. Minnesota Historical Society Library
referencedIn Return I Holcombe papers., 1859-1916. Minnesota Historical Society
creatorOf Jared Daniels reminiscences., undated. Minnesota Historical Society
creatorOf Daniels, Jared Waldo, 1827-1904. Jared Daniels reminiscences, undated. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
referencedIn Letters received by the Office of Indian Affairs [microform]., 1824-1880 Minnesota Historical Society
creatorOf Holcombe, R. I. (Return Ira), 1845-1916. Return I. Holcombe papers, 1859-1916. Minnesota Historical Society Library
referencedIn Moses N. Adams papers, 1849-1902. Minnesota Historical Society
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associatedWith Adams, Moses N. (Moses Newton), 1822-1902. person
associatedWith Holcombe, R. I. (Return Ira), 1845-1916. person
associatedWith Inkapaduta, ca.1879. person
associatedWith Inkpaduta, -approximately 1879. person
associatedWith Other Day, John, ca.1818-1869. person
associatedWith Sibley, Henry Hastings, 1811-1891. person
associatedWith Sully, Alfred, 1821-1879. person
associatedWith United States. Office of Indian Affairs. corporateBody
associatedWith Whipple, Henry Benjamin, 1822-1901. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Minnesota
Fort Sisseton (S.D.)
Minnesota River (S.D. and Minn.)
Minnesota River (S.D. and Minn.).
Fort Sisseton (S.D.).
Minnesota
Subject
Dakota Indians
Dakota Indians
Dakota Indians
Federal aid to Indians
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Indians of North America
Indian women
Indian women
Sibley Expedition, 1863
Sisseton Indians
Sully Expeditions, 1863-1865
Occupation
Physicians
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Person

Birth 1827

Death 1904

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