Memoirs of a life, [ca. 1867].

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Memoirs of a life, [ca. 1867].

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Photostatic copy of Snelling's reminiscences, containing information on his boyhood at Fort Snelling, Minnesota (1820-1827); warfare between the Dakota and Ojibwe; Red River settlers who removed to Fort Snelling; Giacomo C. Beltrami's visit (1823) to the fort; Georgetown Military Academy, Washington, D.C. (1827-1828); life in Detroit, Michigan (1830-1837); experiences as a member of a surveying expedition to Lake Huron (1833); and subsequent life as a librarian, writer, publisher, and photographer in New York City.

2 v. and 1 folder, boxed.

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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Minnesota Historical Society Library

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