Bushrod W. Lott correspondence, 1849-1855.

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Bushrod W. Lott correspondence, 1849-1855.

Letters about the formation of Odd Fellows lodges in St. Paul and St. Anthony (Minn.), and referring to the Maine liquor law before the Minnesota legislature (1852); a letter by Henry H. Sibley about his election as delegate to Congress (1849); and a personal letter from David Day.

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Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Minnesota.

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Lott, Bushrod Washington, 1826-1886.

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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...

Day, David, 1825-1896

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David Day was born September 19, 1825 in Burke's Garden, Virginia, where he spent his childhood. In 1846 he moved to Wisconsin where he spent three years working in the mines and spending his evenings in the study of medicine. He attended lectures at the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania during the winter months and graduated in 1849. Day moved to St. Paul in the Spring of 1849, where he believed the climate would benefit his ailing health. He practice...