David Olmsted papers, 1843-1860.

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David Olmsted papers, 1843-1860.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/313848441

A small collection of original and photographic copies of manuscripts relating to Olmsted, a pioneer settler in Iowa and Minnesota who was at various times a farmer, trader with the Winnebago Indians, newspaper publisher and editor, and politician.

14 items in 1 folder (partial box).

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7315539

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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Olmsted, David, 1822-1861.

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David Olmsted was born May 5, 1822 in Fairfax (Franklin County), Vermont. After living in the lead mining region near Potosi (Grant County), Wis. (1838-1840), he lived in Monona Township (Clayton County), Ia. (1840-1848), where he farmed, traded with the Winnebago Indians at Fort Atkinson, and was a delegate to the state constitutional convention (1846). Following the 1848 removal of the Winnebago Indians to the Long Prairie reservation (Todd County, Minn.), Olmsted move...

Olmstead family.

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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...