Letters, 1859-1889.

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Letters, 1859-1889.

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This collection consists of photocopies of business and personal letters of Morton S. Wilkinson, who was the first attorney in Mankato. The contents of this collection cover a variety of topics, including: the secession of the Southern states, the pending Civil War, local politics, the Indian problem in Blue Earth County, pending legislation, and the funeral of Abraham Lincoln. Correspondents to Wilkinson or his law office include: Jared Benson, J.W. North, Henry Sibley, and Daniel Buck. Letters included in this collection were written to: Franklin H. Waite, and Abraham Lincoln. Also included in the collection are law book price lists from publishers, a subpoena to J.E. Porter of Mankato to the senate trial of impeached Judge E. St. Julien Cox of St. Peter, and a form letter to Mrs. Wilkinson from Mrs. Sibley. The original copies of these letters are at the Blue Earth County Historical Society.

1 folder, 32 p.

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