Luther L. Baxter and family papers, 1853-1950.

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Luther L. Baxter and family papers, 1853-1950.

The papers of Baxter, lawyer, judge, and legislator from Scott and Carver counties (Minnesota), include correspondence with several prominent Minnesotans regarding local Democratic politics, as well as records (1861-1865) he kept as an officer in the Fourth Minnesota Infantry and the First Regiment of Heavy Artillery during the Civil War.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6748290

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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