Davis Willson papers, 1876-1884.

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Davis Willson papers, 1876-1884.

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Davis Willson (1841-1915) served as registrar of the U.S. General Land Office from 1876 to 1890. Collection consists of a letterpress book (October 1876-September 1884) of outgoing correspondence of the registrar's office.(SC 1227) Collection consists of a letterpress book (October 1876-September 1884) of outgoing correspondence of the registrar's office.

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Willson, Davis, 1841-1915

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Davis Willson (1841-1915) was a Presbyterian minister, newspaperman, merchant, land office agent, and early Montana pioneer. He came to the territory in 1866 from Canton, New York and became one of the first residents of the town of Bozeman. He wrote a series of articles for the Montana Post at Virginia City during the 1860s and 1870s describing Indian and mining activities in the area. After serving as register of the U.S. Land office at Bozeman he prepared for the ministry and was ordained in ...

United States. Land Office (Bozeman, Mont.)

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