Campbell Family Papers 1836-1899

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Campbell Family Papers 1836-1899

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The Campbell Family Papers includes several letters, legal documents, and promissory notes spanning 1836 to 1899. Topics discussed include Campbell's plans to move west, a flood at Gallatin City, a sympathetic account of the Nez Perce pursuit and the writer's friend, Looking Glass, as well as a description of the death of Fannie Campbell's mother.

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MSU-Bozeman Library, Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections

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Campbell, Gurdon

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Jackson, Alex, b. ca. 1815-

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Campbell, Fannie

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Campbell, James B., 1799-1873

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Campbell family

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"Major" James B. Campbell was born on October 15, 1799 in Tennessee. He moved to Illinois in 1825 and worked as a clerk prior to launching a business career in the new settlement of Chicago. Campbell invested in real estate and became wealthy, although some financial setbacks eventually influenced him to move to Missouri in 1852. In 1863 he traveled to Bannack, Montana Territory, and afterwards claimed land near the three forks of the Missouri River at Gallatin City. He engaged in r...

Campbell, Sarah A. Kain

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Looking Glass

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Jackson, Rebecca, b. ca. 1820-

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