Papers, 1838-1940.

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Papers, 1838-1940.

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Papers of Harrison Reed, a Wisconsin land speculator, journalist, and politician who in 1862 became a resident of Florida, where he served as tax commissioner and as governor, 1868-1874. Two main groups of correspondence appear in the collection. Letters of Harrison's brother Curtis, written to his fiancee Lydia Ripley in 1849-1850, are primarily personal in content but contain occasional hints concerning the Reeds' dispute with Harvey Jones over land and water-power rights on Doty's Island, site of Neenah-Menasha, Wis. Letters of Harrison Reed, written in 1862-1864 to his sister-in-law Lydia, discuss his work in the Treasury Department in Washington and his maneuvers to secure a political office in Florida. Other documents of widely scattered dates include certificates of political appointments issued to the two brothers, three speeches delivered by Harrison Reed while governor of Florida, a few records of Wisconsin and Florida land transactions, several letters of autograph value and clipped autographs, and fragmentary genealogical notes on the Reed family.

0.3 c.f. (1 black box)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6848764

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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