Edwin A. Merrill letters

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Edwin A. Merrill letters

1886-1889

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Letters from Merrill, in Minneapolis, to A. L. Merrill in Auburn, Maine. They discuss his secretarial work for Minneapolis lawyer John H. Randall (1886-1888), the Pray Manufacturing Company (1886), and the Minneapolis Street Railway Company (1888), as well as his law studies (1887-1888) and his initial legal work (1889). He also describes Minneapolis, its business and physical surroundings, and various events, including the 1888 elections.

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Minnesota Historical Society

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