Letter, 1847 November 1.

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Letter, 1847 November 1.

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A photocopy of a letter from Seth Eastman, Fort Snelling, Minnesota, to fellow artist Charles Lanman, New York, New York, describing the possible sale of his Mississippi River sketches, completion of his painting "Indian Burial," and an invitation to join him in painting a Mississippi River panorama.

3 pages.

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 7316058

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Lanman, Charles, 1819-1895

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Charles Lanman, writer, journalist and amateur painter, was born in Monroe, Michigan, June 15, 1819. He spent much of his career working as a journalist in Monroe and Cincinnati, Ohio. He moved to Washington DC in 1848 and worked as a librarian in various branches of government, including the War Department, the Copyrights Division of the Department of State, the executive library of President Fillmore, and the Interior Department. He wrote several books in his career on topics of travel and wil...

Eastman, Seth, 1808-1875

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American painter of Indians. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to Brantz Mayer, 1852 Feb. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870713 American illustrator, painter, landscape artist, and army officer. From the description of Sketches, ca. 1850. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122536311 U.S. army officer, topographical draftsman, and painter and illustrator of Indian life. An 1829 West Point gradu...