Selected items relating to Minnesota, 1855-1861.

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Selected items relating to Minnesota, 1855-1861.

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Correspondence (22 letters, typed copies) between post office officials in Washington, D.C. and various postmasters in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, all of these copied for their information on Minnesota postal matters.

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Minnesota Historical Society Library

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