Rufus B. Philbrook letters, 1863-1866, 1878, 1887.

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Rufus B. Philbrook letters, 1863-1866, 1878, 1887.

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Letters written by Philbrook, a Minnesota trapper, hunter, and farmer, to his friend Manley Hardy, a fur buyer and naturalist in Maine. They contain information on wildlife, weather, farming, and mineral resources in several areas of Minnesota.

28 p.

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6790124

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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Philbrook, Rufus B., 1832-1887

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Philbrook and Hardy were hunting and trapping friends. Fannie Hardy Eckstorm, a Maine author, was daughter of Manly Hardy. From the description of The letters of Rufus B. Philbrook to Manly Hardy, compiled by Fannie Hardy Eckstorm, ca. 1945. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 475039112 Rufus B. Philbrook was a fur trapper and hunter from Maine. He was born around 1832 near Brownville, Maine, where his family ran the Philbrook shanty on the Nahmakanta sup...

Hardy, Manley, 1832-1910.

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