Clark W. Thompson papers, 1852-1866, 1875.

Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861

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Stephen Arnold Douglas (April 23, 1813 – June 3, 1861) was an American politician and lawyer from Illinois. He was one of two Democratic Party nominees for president in the 1860 presidential election, which was won by Abraham Lincoln. Douglas had previously defeated Lincoln in the 1858 United States Senate election in Illinois, known for the Lincoln–Douglas debates. During the 1850s, Douglas was one of the foremost advocates of popular sovereignty, which held that each territory should be allowe...

Windom, William, 1827-1891

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U.S. senator and representative from Minnesota, U.S. secretary of the treasury, and lawyer. From the description of William Windom correspondence, 1865-1873. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981400 William Windom was born in Belmont County, Ohio, on May 10, 1827, the son of Hezekiah and Mercy Spencer Windom. In 1837 the family moved to Knox County, Ohio, where Windom was admitted to the bar in 1850. He commenced practice in Mount Vernon, Ohio and was elected Kno...

Thompson, Clark Wallace, 1825-1885

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Superintendent of Indian Affairs, Northern Superintendency. From the description of Papers of Clark Wallace Thompson, 1841-1906 (bulk 1841-1853) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 74985581 Indian agent and presidential elector. From the description of Autograph letter signed : St. Paul, Minn., to Abraham Lincoln, 1860 Nov. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572098 ...

Aldrich, Cyrus, 1808-1871

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Whipple, Henry Benjamin, 1822-1901

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First Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Minnesota. From the description of Henry Benjamin Whipple papers, 1856-1879. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 664364247 Episcopal Bishop of Minnesota. From the description of Papers, 1863. (State Historical Society of North Dakota State Archives). WorldCat record id: 18086096 Epithet: Bishop of Minnesota British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_1000000007...

Rice, Henry M. (Henry Mower), 1816-1894

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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...

Merriam, John L., 1825-1895.

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Mayo, William Worrall, 1819-1911

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Stoddard, Thomas B.

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Webb, L.E.

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Williamson, Thomas S. (Thomas Smith), 1800-1879

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Donnelly, Ignatius, 1831-1901

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Farmer, editor, author, and orator. From the description of Ignatius Donnelly papers, 1887. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71009547 American politician and author. From the description of Letter, 1863, Washington, D. C. [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647812376 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to President Lincoln, 1864 May. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270531076 From the description of ...

Ramsey, Alexander, 1815-1903

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U.S. secretary of war, U.S. senator and governor of Minnesota, governor of Minnesota, U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, mayor of St. Paul, Minn., banker, and lawyer. From the description of Letter and portraits of Alexander Ramsey, 1838. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449469 ...

Morill, Ashley Cutler, 1830-

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Root River Valley and Southern Minnesota Railroad Company

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Burbank, James Crawford, 1822-1876.

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Riggs, Stephen Return, 1812-1883

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Stephen Return Riggs, a Presebyterian missionary, was born in Steubenville, Ohio, on March 23, 1812, the son of Stephen and Anne (Baird) Riggs. He studied at Jefferson College and the Western Theological Seminary in 1833 and 1834, and he was licensed to preach in 1836. He came to what is now Minnesota under the auspices of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in 1837, settling first at Lake Harriet (in what is now Minneapolis). Later he was sent to th...

Sherwood, C. D.

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Wilkinson, Morton S. (Morton Smith), 1819-1894

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United States Representative and Senator from Minnesota. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to the President, 1867 Nov. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588581 From the description of Letter signed : Washington, to J.A.J. Creswell, 1870 Feb. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270589280 United States Senator from Minnesota. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., 1868 May 9. (Unknown). WorldCat re...

Brown, Joseph Renshaw, 1805-1870

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Joseph Renshaw Brown (1805-1870) was a Minnesota pioneer, fur trader, soldier, townsite and real estate developer, inventor, newspaper editor and publisher, politician and legislator. From the description of Joseph R. Brown collection, 1729-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 42288192 In 1859 Joseph R. Brown of Henderson, Minnesota, designed a "steam wagon", which was manufactured in New York and shipped to Henderson, where he operated it for a time in 1860, before it becam...