Letterpress books, 1884-1912.

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Letterpress books, 1884-1912.

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Outgoing letters of Minnesota department commanders, assistant adjutant generals, and recorders. Much is directed to Minnesota GAR posts, and concerns clerical discrepancies on their adjutant and quartermaster reports. Other letters discuss muster fees, charter fees, transfer and suspension of members, per capita taxes, and suggestions on naming of posts and welcoming of new members. Letters concerning fund-raising for the U. S. Grant Monument Fund and arrangements for visits to posts by state GAR officials also appear.

1.75 cu. ft. (1 box and 1 partial box).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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Grand Army of the Republic

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Founded in 1866, in Decatur, Ill. From the description of Grand Army of the Republic scrapbooks, 1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 276172404 The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was a fraternal organization composed of Civil War Union military veterans, formed in Decatur, Illinois in 1866. The GAR became one of the first advocacy groups in American politics, lobbying for black veterans, pensions, and supporting Republican candidates. The GAR waned during the 1870s as the ...

Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Minnesota.

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