John B. Sanborn papers. 1854-1898.

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John B. Sanborn papers. 1854-1898.

Register of litigations (1854-1859), official military correspondence and reports (1861-1869), miscellaneous personal correspondence (1882, 1888, 1898), and certificates of appointment (1861, 1864, 1865, 1867) providing limited insight into the career of an army officer, lawyer, and state legislator from Minnesota.

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