Records of Governor Henry H. Sibley, 1858-1859.

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Records of Governor Henry H. Sibley, 1858-1859.

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Includes accounting records; appointment records; recordsconcerning charges against public officials; letters received; attorney general'sopinions; records relating to pardons and reprieves; poll books from Goodhue,LeSueur, McLeod, and Rice counties documenting the election for the first twoamendments to the state constitution (April 15, 1858); and accounts of the state'ssalt lands commission. There is substantial correspondence concerningrailroads.

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Minnesota. Attorney General

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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...