Merrill and Riley Ryder papers, 1856-1884.

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Merrill and Riley Ryder papers, 1856-1884.

Riley's letters from his trading post at Big Stone Lake (Minn.) to his brother Merrill in St. Paul, telling of Indian relations and fur trading prospects (1856-1862); a letter from William R. Marshall concerning Riley's death in the 1862 Dakota Conflict (1863); receipts and invoices, some illustrated, to Merrill by various firms and steamboats for the sale and transport of gunpowder; and a clipping with family data (1884).

19 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6766492

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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Ryder, Riley, ca. 1835-1862.

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Darling, C. M.

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Northern Belle (Steamboat)

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Ryder, Merrill, 1825-1898.

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Henry Clay (Steamboat)

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Webb and Rumsey Steamboat Company (La Crosse, Wis.)

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Marshall, William Rainey, 1825-1896

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Marshall was governor of Minnesota from 1866-1870. From the description of William R. Marshall papers, 1853-1894. (Minnesota Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122508843 ...