William Fletcher Wheeler Papers 1859-1894

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William Fletcher Wheeler Papers 1859-1894

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William Wheeler (1824-1894) served as U.S. Marshal and as Montana Historical Society Librarian in Helena, Montana. Papers consist of outgoing correspondence (1859-1860, 1869-1871), including discussion of problems of Montana Territorial law enforcement; and biographical writings on Montana pioneers. [Portions same as MF 12].

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Montana Historical Society Archives

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Wheeler, Wm. F. (William F.)

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Western lawyer, entrepreneur, and First Lieutenant, Co. F, 4th Regiment, Minnesota Volunteers. From the description of Collection 1857. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 49562931 William F. Wheeler was born in New York in 1824. After his education and service in the Civil War, he came to Montana in 1869. Appointed United States Marshall of Montana, he opened and organized the state penitentiary at Deer Lodge in 1871, and remained its superintendent until 1878. He ...