Stephen R. Riggs and family papers. 1837-1988 (bulk 1837-1869).

Riggs, Thomas Lawrence, 1847-1940

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Sewall, Alfred L.

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Miller, Stephen, 1816-1881

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Lynd, James William, 1830-1862.

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Frenier, A. D.

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Poage, George G.

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Williamson family.

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Treat, Selah Burr, 1804-1877

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Dole, William P., approximately 1818-1889

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William P. Dole was Commissioner of Indian Affairs, 1862-1868. From the description of Letter, 1864. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 32407404 William P. Dole (ca. 1818-1889) was Commissioner of Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C. from 1862-1868. From the description of Papers of William P. Dole, 1861-1901. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122499648 ...

Adams, Moses N. (Moses Newton), 1822-1902

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Moses N. Adams was born on February 14, 1822 in Rockville, Adams County, Ohio, the son of Robert and Elizabeth Baird Adams. Following a common school education, he attended Ripley (Ohio) College (ca. 1839-1845) and the Lane Theological Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio (1845-1848). He received his ministerial license on May 5, 1847 and was ordained by the Cincinnati Presbytery on June 14, 1848. He was then appointed as an American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) missi...

Le Duc, Mary C.

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Western Female Seminary

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The Western Female Seminary was founded in 1853 in Oxford, Ohio by Reverend Daniel and Mrs. Tenney. It was one of the original "daughter schools" of Mount Holyoke Seminary. Helen Peabody, student of Mary Lyon, was selected as principal of the Seminary. In 1894 it became The Western, a College and Seminary for Women. In 1904 its name changed again, to Western College for Women. It is now a small liberal arts college. From the guide to the Western Female Seminary records MS 0599., 1863...

Williams, Isabella Riggs, 1840-1897

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Williams, J. Fletcher (John Fletcher), 1834-1895

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Fahnestock was a prominent Philadelphia writer, antiquarian and book collector who died in the burning steamer United States on the Ohio River. From the description of Memoir of George W. Fahnestock, 1868. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122541062 ...

American Bible society

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The American Bible Society, founded in New York City in 1816, promotes the distribution of the Bible and other sacred writings with the support of religious denominations throughout the world. From the description of American Bible Society synopsis of correspondence, 1883. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122517913 From the guide to the American Bible Society synopsis of correspondence, 1883, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Laframboise, Julia Ann, 1842-1871.

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Swift, Henry A., 1823-1869

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James W. Lind

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Ramsey, Alexander, 1815-1903

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U.S. secretary of war, U.S. senator and governor of Minnesota, governor of Minnesota, U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, mayor of St. Paul, Minn., banker, and lawyer. From the description of Letter and portraits of Alexander Ramsey, 1838. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449469 ...

Chute, Samuel Hewes, 1830-1913.

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American Tract Society

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In May 1825 the American Tract Society, located in Boston (formerly New England Tract Society), merged with the New York Religious Tract Society to form the American Tract Society, located at New York, N.Y. From the description of Correspondence of the Richmond Agency of the American Tract Society, 1864-1875. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122564916 Nondenominational Christian publishing house; founded, 1825; produced Chris...

Huggins, Eliza Wilson, 1837-1873.

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Dulles, John W. (John Welsh), 1823-1887

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Longley, Moses.

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Crocker, George D.

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Windom, William, 1827-1891

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U.S. senator and representative from Minnesota, U.S. secretary of the treasury, and lawyer. From the description of William Windom correspondence, 1865-1873. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981400 William Windom was born in Belmont County, Ohio, on May 10, 1827, the son of Hezekiah and Mercy Spencer Windom. In 1837 the family moved to Knox County, Ohio, where Windom was admitted to the bar in 1850. He commenced practice in Mount Vernon, Ohio and was elected Kno...

Renville, Michael.

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McGill, A. R. (Andrew Ryan), 1840-1905

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Andrew Ryan McGill, the son of Angeline (née Martin) and Charles McGill, was born in Saegertown, Pennsylvania, on February 19, 1840. Andrew's father, Charles Dillon McGill (1802-1875) was the youngest son of Patrick (1762-1832) and Anna (née Baird) McGill. Patrick had emigrated from County Antrim, Ireland, about 1774, settling in Northumberland, Pennsylvania. In 1795 Patrick and Anna moved their family to the western part of Pennsylvania, homesteading several hundered acres in Crawf...

Sibley, Henry Hastings, 1811-1891

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American pioneer; first Governor of Minnesota. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to William L. Marcy, 1853 Mar. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664016 Fur trader; soldier; politician; Governor of Minnesota, 1850-1860. From the description of Papers, 1815-1830. (State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 17998041 Henry Sibley was a general in the Confederate Army. From the de...

Hill, A. J. (Alfred James), 1833-1895

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Galbraith, Thomas J.

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Moore, D. Wilson.

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Riggs family.

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Hazelwood Mission (Minn.)

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Langley family.

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Pettijohn, Jonas, 1813-1896

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Lawrence, Lorenzo, ca. 1820-1898.

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Williamson, A. W. (Andrew Woods), 1838-1906.

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Welles, H. T. (Henry Titus), 1821-1898

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Pond, Gideon H. (Gideon Hollister), 1810-1878

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Sully, Alfred, 1821-1879

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Alfred Sully (1821-1879), army officer. From the description of Alfred Sully papers 1816-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127356 Alfred Sully, son of portrait artist Thomas Sully, was a United States Army officer and trained topographer residing in California from 1847 to 1853. During that time he married Manuela de la Guerra, a granddaughter of José de la Guerra. Sully left California in 1853, following the 1851 death of his young wife and child. From th...

Riggs, Stephen Return, 1812-1883

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Stephen Return Riggs, a Presebyterian missionary, was born in Steubenville, Ohio, on March 23, 1812, the son of Stephen and Anne (Baird) Riggs. He studied at Jefferson College and the Western Theological Seminary in 1833 and 1834, and he was licensed to preach in 1836. He came to what is now Minnesota under the auspices of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in 1837, settling first at Lake Harriet (in what is now Minneapolis). Later he was sent to th...

Marshall, William Rainey, 1825-1896

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Marshall was governor of Minnesota from 1866-1870. From the description of William R. Marshall papers, 1853-1894. (Minnesota Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122508843 ...

Gilfillan, Charles Duncan, 1831-1902

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Rice, Edmund, 1819-1889

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Renville, Antoine.

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Longley, Joseph.

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Holtsclaw, James W., 1828-1864.

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Renville, Angelique, 1845-

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Morris, Martha Riggs, 1842-1910

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Williamson, Jane Smith, b. 1803.

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Riggs, Joseph

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Renville, Mary A.

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Renville, John B. (John Baptiste), 1832?-1903

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Pond, Samuel W. (Samuel William)

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McCullough, John L.

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Hopkins, Robert, 1816-1851.

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Ebell, Adrian J. (Adrian John), 1840-1877.

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Willliamson, John Poage, 1835-1917.

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Williamson, Thomas S. (Thomas Smith), 1800-1879

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Drake, Lucy Spooner

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Day, George E.

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Amrud, Anna

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Brown, Joseph Renshaw, 1805-1870

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Joseph Renshaw Brown (1805-1870) was a Minnesota pioneer, fur trader, soldier, townsite and real estate developer, inventor, newspaper editor and publisher, politician and legislator. From the description of Joseph R. Brown collection, 1729-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 42288192 In 1859 Joseph R. Brown of Henderson, Minnesota, designed a "steam wagon", which was manufactured in New York and shipped to Henderson, where he operated it for a time in 1860, before it becam...

Rockford Female Seminary

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Huggins, Amos, 1833-1862.

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Pettijohn, Fannie Huggins, 1812-1894.

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Dwight, Theodore, 1796-1866

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Harlan, James, 1820-1899

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Served as a Whig Senator from Iowa and as United States Secretary of the Interior. Also served as president of Iowa Wesleyan University and later as president of Iowa State University. From the description of Letters, 1856-1892. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122517886 United States Secretary of Interior. From the description of Letter signed : Washington, to General Rice, 1865 July 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270510420 From t...

Stevens, John H. (John Harrington), 1820-1900

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Wales, William Winford, 1818-1902.

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Holtsclaw, Jane Sloan Huggins, 1834-1920.

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Riggs, Mary Ann Clark Longley, 1813-1869

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American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions

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Organized 1810; incorporated 1812; consists of members of National Council of Congregational Churches in the U.S., and 150 additional members elected by the board in biennial meetings; the foreign missionary arm of Congregational Christian Churches of the U.S.; headquartered in Boston, Mass.; also known as ABCFM. From the description of Records, 1804-1964 (bulk 1900-1960). (American Congregational Association). WorldCat record id: 70927016 Organized 1810; incorporated in 181...