Papers regarding semi-centenary of the Old Crossing Treaty, 1913-1916.

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Papers regarding semi-centenary of the Old Crossing Treaty, 1913-1916.

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous papers documenting Zealand's activities as chairman of a committee to celebrate the semi-centenary of the Old Crossing Treaty (1863), by which the Red Lake and Pembina bands of Ojibwe Indians ceded three million acres of their lands in Minnesota to the United States government.

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Hill, James Jerome 1838-1916

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Railroad financier. From the description of Addresses, 1902-1916. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29853289 Businessman and railroad executive, James J. Hill (1838-1916), was founder of the Great Northern Railway Company, which incorporated and extended an important transcontinental line, running from St. Paul, Minnesota to Seattle, Washington by 1893. Frequently called the "Empire Builder," Hill amassed a personal fortune through h...

Zealand, Charles H.

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