Papers, 1850-1903.

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Papers, 1850-1903.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13368622

Personal and business correspondence and papers and battle reports, relating to the building of the Iowa Railroad, Civil War activities, the building of the Texas and Colorado Railroad, economic conditions in the 1850's, the Union Pacific Railroad's construction, a journey to Europe, and family affairs. Includes letters from Dodge's wife, Anne B. Dodge, discussing Civil War camp life; correspondence between Dodge's brother, Nathan P. Dodge, and his mother, Julia T. Dodge; diaries (1852-1869) of Nathan describing school in Danvers, Mass., life in Elkhorn, Neb., Indian troubles, railroad work, a trip to the West, and banking business and social life in Council Bluffs, Iowa; and correspondence and other papers (1854-1870) of Dodge's father, Sylvanus Dodge, relating to pioneer life in Iowa and Nebraska and experiences with Pawnee Indians.

1 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6820473

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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Dodge, Grenville Mellen, 1831-1916

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