Collection, 1880-1967.

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Collection, 1880-1967.

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Correspondence, and copies of several personal reminiscences including an 1884 trip to Egypt to pilot a boat up the Nile River to relieve General Gordon's British troops and his autobiography "Memories and life of A.R. Russell" in two typed copies. One copy (14 leaves) is single spaced and fairly complete, the second copy is doublespaced (77 leaves) but is incomplete. Includes mention of his brief schooling, his first job as a steamboat pilot, working as a hired man in Missouri, his wedding, teaching Indians not to steal his wood, birth of his first daughter, boat piloting experiences on the Mississippi River and the Saskatchewan River, traveling from Winnipeg to the Northwest Territory and from Edmonton, Alberta to Lake Winnipeg.

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North Dakota State University Library

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Russell, Aaron R., 1829-

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Born at Utica, Penn. Employed as a steamboat pilot from 1850 to 1884 and proprietor of the Windsor Hotel, St. Paul, Minn. Lived in St. Paul, Minn. with his wife and children, arriving in 1850. From the description of Collection, 1880-1967. (North Dakota State University Library). WorldCat record id: 30104750 ...

Gordon Relief Expedition (1884-1885)

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