Papers relating to the names Itasca and Minnesota, 1872.

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Papers relating to the names Itasca and Minnesota, 1872.

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A paper by Charles H. Baker on the names "Itasca" and "Minnesota" and on Indian geographical nomenclature generally, read to the executive committee of the Minnesota Historical Society; a copy of a circular letter concerning the name Itasca (lake), sent by Alfred J. Hill to Stephen R. Riggs, Thomas S. Williamson, Gideon H. Pond, Samuel W. Pond, William T. Boutwell; the replies of Samuel W. Pond, Thomas S. Williamson, Mary H. Eastman (not listed as a recipient of a circular letter), William T. Boutwell, and Gideon H. Pond; and two newspaper clippings concerning the name.

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Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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Minnesota Historical Society

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Boutwell, William Thurston, 1803-1890

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Missionary. From the description of William Thurston Boutwell diary, 1832. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423094 ...

Baker, C. H. Collins (Charles Henry Collins), 1880-1959

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Charles H. Baker was a Philadelphia merchant and shipper of flour and corn. From the description of Papers, 1812-1850 (inclusive), 1812-1813, 1825-1850 (bulk). (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122541182 Charles H. Baker was a Chief Engineer in the U.S. Navy. From the description of Letterbook, 1871-1879. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 17913627 ...

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

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

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Eastman, Mary H. (Mary Henderson), 1818-1887

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Nineteenth century author. Born in Virginia and raised near Washington, D.C., Mary Henderson Eastman married artist and army officer Seth Eastman at West Point in 1835. In 1841, Mary Eastman accompanied her husband to Fort Snelling on the upper Mississippi River. Residing there seven years, Mrs. Eastman learned the Sioux language and tribal customs and legends, which she wove into literary romances. Eastman's first book, Dahcotah, which her husband illustrated, appeared ...

Pond, Samuel W. (Samuel William), 1808-1891.

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

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