John Jones and family papers, 1823-1937.

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John Jones and family papers, 1823-1937.

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Primarily letters, certificates, and memorabilia documenting Jones' activities as a frontier soldier in Minnesota and Dakota Territory (1856-1866), especially his command of the artillery at Fort Ridgely during the 1862 Dakota Conflict and his subsequent participation in the punitive Sibley Expedition into Dakota Territory (1863). There are also letters to Jones' daughter Nellie, family letters from England (1823, 1847), and miscellany documenting Jones' service in the Mexican War (1846-1847) and as St. Paul (Minnesota) chief of police (1866).

0.4 cu. ft. (1 box).

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7315198

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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Jones, John Gabriel, 1824-1890

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United States. Army. Minnesota Light Artillery Battery, 3rd (1863-1866).

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J.A. Richardson and Company (Saint Paul, Minn.).

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Sibley, Henry Hastings, 1811-1891

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American pioneer; first Governor of Minnesota. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to William L. Marcy, 1853 Mar. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664016 Fur trader; soldier; politician; Governor of Minnesota, 1850-1860. From the description of Papers, 1815-1830. (State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 17998041 Henry Sibley was a general in the Confederate Army. From the de...

Jones, Nellie L.

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