Papers, 1836-1897.

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Papers, 1836-1897.

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Letters by Reverand Matthew Dinsdale written from Linden and other Wisconsin settlements to his relatives in Askrigg, Yorkshire, England, describing his trip to the United States in 1844 and giving minute advice to prospective immigrants; his pastoral services as a Methodist minister at Potosi, Wisconsin, and in the Lake Winnebago circuit; economic conditions as seen through his work as a clerk in stores at Linden and elsewhere; his 1849 experiences en route to California via New York and Panama; and his work for the United States Christian Commission in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1865. With these are 4 brief diaries and a record of personal religious experiences.

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Dinsdale, Matthew.

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