Charles H. Mix papers, 1854-1878.

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Charles H. Mix papers, 1854-1878.

Letters and a list of goods purchased relate to Mix as U.S. Indian agent at the Winnebago Agency, Minnesota (1858-1861); to land claims of Allan Morrison, Mitchell St. Cyr, Lewis Branson, and others; to the effect of the split in the Democratic party (1860) on Democrats in Minnesota; and to Winnebago applications for reparations after having been moved from their Minnesota reservation (1867-1870, 1878).

1 box, containing 34 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6741494

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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