Willson Company collection, 1912-1951.

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Willson Company collection, 1912-1951.

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Manuscript reminiscences, typed transcriptions, student essays, and other materials pertaining to the Willson Company of Bozeman, Montana were collected by Merrill G. Burlingame for his research. Handwritten reminiscences of Lester S. Willson, Davis Willson, and an unknown author were discovered. These manuscripts were transcribed by Burlingame and added to student essays he had collected on the topic, along with a newspaper clipping and photograph montage.

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Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7486922

Montana State University (Bozeman, Mont.). Library

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Davis Willson (1841-1915) was a Presbyterian minister, newspaperman, merchant, land office agent, and early Montana pioneer. He came to the territory in 1866 from Canton, New York and became one of the first residents of the town of Bozeman. He wrote a series of articles for the Montana Post at Virginia City during the 1860s and 1870s describing Indian and mining activities in the area. After serving as register of the U.S. Land office at Bozeman he prepared for the ministry and was ordained in ...

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Willson, Lester S. (Lester Sebastian), 1839-1919

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Lester S. Willson was born in Canton, New York. He enlisted as a private in the 60th New York Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. By 1865 Willson had gained the rank of colonel of his regiment, and at the war's end he was breveted a brigadier general. He administered the Soldier's Home in Albany, New York following the war and in 1867 moved to Montana Territory to join his brother Davis in the mercantile business in Bozeman. He also served in the state legislature and with the state militia...

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