Genealogical data on the Josiah Snelling family, 1875.

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Genealogical data on the Josiah Snelling family, 1875.

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A letter from William B. Trask to J. Fletcher Williams (MHS) gives genealogical and biographical data on Josiah Snelling and the Snelling family (Aug. 23, 1875). Accompanied by an oversize chart, "Genealogy of the Snelling Family," which may have been prepared by Henry Hunt Snelling, tracing the descendants of William Snelling of Devon, England.

4 pp. and 1 oversize item.

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 6790361

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Trask, William Blake, 1812-1906

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American genealogist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to the Reverend John Pierpont, 1858 Oct. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270573054 ...

Snelling family.

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Snelling, Josiah, 1782-1827.

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Snelling, Henry Hunt, 1816-1897

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Henry Hunt Snelling, pioneer in photographic journalism, was born at Plattsburg, N.Y. in 1816. Snelling spent his early childhood in army posts especially at Fort Snelling (Minn.) where his father, Josiah Snelling, served as commander. He later pursued several occupations the most notable being in the daugerreotype business in New York during the 1840's and 1850's where he published numerous pieces on the history and art of photography. Following a slow decline, Snelling...