Charles T. Cavileer papers, 1849-1929.

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Charles T. Cavileer papers, 1849-1929.

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An important letter from Henry H. Sibley as delegate in Congress, concerning the bill to organize Minnesota Territory (1849); photostats of a letter from Cavileer to H. A. Haskell and of letters from James J. Hill, Norman W. Kittson, Auguste L. Larpenteur, Alexander Ramsey, Edmund Rice, and others; a reminiscent speech (1891) on the Red River Valley, Pembina, and Joseph Roulette in 1851; papers relating to positions held by Cavileer in Minnesota Territory and to his early life at Pembina; a reminiscent sketch of William R. Brown; and a reminiscent letter (1929) and a photograph of his daughter Lulah.

19 items and 2 oversize items.

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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...

Rolette, Joseph, 1820-1871

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Brown, William R. (William Reynolds), 1816-1874

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William Reynolds Brown was born in March 8, 1816, in Virginia. In 1833 he was apprenticed to a carpenter in Mount Carmel, Illinois, where he remained until April 1841. He and Charles T. Cavileer then traveled to St. Louis, where they joined Benjamin T. Kavanaugh, superintendent of Methodist missions to the Dakota and Ojibwe in Minnesota, on a trip to that state. Kavanaugh had promised Brown a year's carpentry work at the mission. On May 18, 1841, they arrived at Red Rock, located on...

Sibley, Henry Hastings, 1811-1891

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American pioneer; first Governor of Minnesota. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to William L. Marcy, 1853 Mar. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664016 Fur trader; soldier; politician; Governor of Minnesota, 1850-1860. From the description of Papers, 1815-1830. (State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 17998041 Henry Sibley was a general in the Confederate Army. From the de...

Cavileer, Charles Turner

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Ramsey, Alexander, 1815-1903

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U.S. secretary of war, U.S. senator and governor of Minnesota, governor of Minnesota, U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, mayor of St. Paul, Minn., banker, and lawyer. From the description of Letter and portraits of Alexander Ramsey, 1838. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449469 ...

Haskell, H. A.

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Kittson, Norman W. (Norman Wolfred), 1814-1888

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Manager of transportation companies, Red River Valley. From the description of Norman W. Kittson letters, 1848. (State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 76290008 ...

Larpenteur, Auguste Louis, 1823-1919.

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Rice, Edmund, 1819-1889

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Cavalier, Lulah, 1864-1930.

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