Diary, 1855-1856.

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Meldrum, Robert, 1806-1865

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Hatch, Edwin Aaron Clark, 1825-1882

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Indian agent, trader, and military commander. Born in New York in 1825, Hatch emigrated to La Crosse?, Wisc., where he engaged in the Indian trade, and reached St. Paul, Minn., in 1843. A railroad agent in 1849, Hatch by 1852 was the clerk of Henry M. Rice, territorial delegate to Congress, 1853-1857. At the suggestion of Rice, Hatch was appointed the first agent of the new Blackfeet Agency, to be established at Fort Benton, Montana Territory, in 1855. Hatch returned to ...

Vaughan, Alfred Jefferson, 1800-1871

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Alfred Jefferson Vaughan (1800-1871), Indian agent for the Iowas, Sacs, and Foxes, 1848-49, for the Upper Missouri, 1853-57, for the Blackfoot Indians at Sun River 1857-61. From the description of Annual report, 1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702128472 ...

Kipp, James, 1788-1880

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Hayden, F. V. (Ferdinand Vandeveer), 1829-1887

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Geologist who began his career as a teacher in Oberlin, Ohio. From the description of Ferdinand V. Hayden papers, 1846-1865. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 18376030 Surveyor and geologist. From the description of Hayden, F. V. (Ferdinand Vandeveer), 1829-1887 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10570213 F. V. Hayden (1829-1887) was a physician turned geologist, explorer, and naturalist; originally of Westfield,...

United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Blackfeet Agency

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In what would become the state of Montana, the Blackfeet signed a treaty establishing their reservation in 1855. As with many tribes the Blackfeet Reservation did not stabilize with that treaty but was subject to the shifting land demands of settlers, stockmen, and miners. In 1886 Congress appointed a new Treaty Commission to negotiate with the Blackfeet and other tribes about reservation land sales. In 1887 Blackfeet elders signed a treaty that gave away most of their land in excha...

Stevens, Isaac Ingalls, 1818-1862

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Graduate of West Point who served in Mexican War. Indian agent, Governor and delegate to Congress for Washington Territory. Chairman of the National Democratic Executive Committee in 1860. Major General in Union Army and killed at Chantilly, Va. in 1862. From the description of Letter, Aug. 9, 1860. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 55662318 Born 1818 in Andover, Mass.; graduate of West Point; served in Mexican War, 1846-47; Indian agent for Washing...

Clarke, Malcolm, 1817-1869

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Bouche, James.

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Culbertson, Alexander, 1809-1879

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Cumming, Alfred, 1802-1873

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Alfred Cummings was the second governor of Utah territory. He was appointed right after the “Utah War” and, due to exaggerated reports, expected to walk into a tense situation, if not outright rebellion. His and his wife’s writings show they were pleasantly surprised by a congenial reception. Cumming was born in Augusta, Georgia on September 4, 1802. He was elected Mayor of Augusta and served until the Mexican War. During the war, he acted as a sutler for two different units for the Union....

Dawson, Andrew, 1817-1871

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