John P. Shumway papers, 1853-1865.

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John P. Shumway papers, 1853-1865.

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Correspondence and memorabilia of Shumway, a Hennepin County (Minn.) farmer, including his letters from Minneapolis (1855-1858) providing data on his trip west, his employment as a carpenter, his land claim, his feelings about pioneering, grasshoppers, crops, economic conditions, and Minnesota's railroad aspirations.

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Shumway, John P., 1830-1917.

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United States. Army. Minnesota Infantry Regiment, 11th (1864-1865)

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