Collection, 1930-1961.

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Collection, 1930-1961.

Typed translations (49 leaves and 83 leaves) of Mr. Lueg's 1867 diary documenting a 77-member wagon train journey, organized by a Capt. P.B. Davy, from St. Cloud, Minn. to Helena, Mont. and then on to Portland, Ore., going through North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and Washington. The route in North Dakota included stops at forts Abercrombie, Ransom, Stevenson, Berthold, and Buford. There is also a partial list of the persons in the party. Also in the collection are two articles based on the diary by C.S. Kingston and Maude S. Tronslin. The translation from the German original was made by W.J. Kommers of Spokane, Wash.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6963893

North Dakota State University Library

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Kingston, Ceylon Samuel

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Kommers, W. J.

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North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies

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Lueg, Henry, 1830-1906.

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Lueg, born in Prussia, came to the United States in 1861 and served in the Civil War as a member of the 21st New York Regiment Volunteers. He was a blacksmith and machinist by trade, coming to Minnesota in 1866. He lived the remainder of his life at Portland, Ore. From the description of Collection, 1930-1961. (North Dakota State University Library). WorldCat record id: 19277734 Lueg came to America from Prussia in 1861, served in the New York Volunteers, 1861-1863, worked i...

Tronslin, Maude S.

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