James Boyd Hubbell papers, 1834, 1865-1906.

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James Boyd Hubbell papers, 1834, 1865-1906.

Correspondence, diaries, accounts, and legal papers of Hubbell, a founder of the Northwestern Fur Company, documenting its creation and management (1865-1870); Dakota-white hostilities (1860s) on the upper Missouri River; Hubbell's unsuccessful prosecution of Indian depredations claims (1868-1903); and the removal of Minnesota Dakota bands to Fort Thompson, South Dakota (1860s).

0.25 cu. ft. (1 box), and 1 microfilm reel.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7314700

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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