Letters from Matthew Maury. 1856-1857.

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Letters from Matthew Maury. 1856-1857.

Letters from Matthew F. Maury of the National Observatory, Washington, D.C., to Stephenson, commending the Reverend Edward D. Neill, inquiring about Ramsey County (Minn.) land in which Maury had invested, and introducing a Dr. Maxwell of the U.S. Navy.

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Minnesota Historical Society

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Stephenson, Oscar, 1830-1881.

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Oscar Stephenson was born on May 12, 1830 in Southhampton County, Virginia and graduated from the University of Virginia Law School in 1854. He moved to Minnesota Territory that year and opened a law office in St. Paul, also serving as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1859. Stephenson moved back to Virginia during the Civil War years, but then returned to St. Paul in 1865 and reestablished his law practice. He married Lillian Robertson in 1866, and later served as a Ramsey C...

Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873

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American naval officer and oceanographer. From the description of Letter to Capt. Charles Wilkes [manuscript], 1848 March 15. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647808228 From the description of Letter to Andrew Hull Foote [manuscript], 1856 April 4. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647817495 Epithet: Astronomer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000135.0x000219 ...

Neill, Edward D. (Edward Duffield), 1823-1893

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