Daniel A. Robertson and family papers, 1814-1933.

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Daniel A. Robertson and family papers, 1814-1933.

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Correspondence of Daniel Alexander Robertson with Cyrus Aldrich, Edward D. Neill, James Shields, Henry H. Sibley, Alexander Ramsey, and others in regard to politics in Minnesota, to plans for inducing Belgians to settle in Chengwatana (Minn.), and to Robertson's interest in fruit culture; notes and lectures on various scientific subjects; data on the Robertson family collected by Victor Robertson; an agreement for the completion of a road from Superior, Wisconsin, to St. Paul (1859); and personal memorabilia.

1.0 cu. ft. (2 boxes, incl. 2 v.; 2 oversize Reserve items)

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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