Isaac Ingalls Stevens letters to John Mix Stanley, 1853 May 29-Jun 2.

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Isaac Ingalls Stevens letters to John Mix Stanley, 1853 May 29-Jun 2.

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Two ALS dated May 28 and June 2, 1853, written from Camp Pierce, located about nine miles from St. Paul, Minnesota, where Stevens and members of his Northern Pacific railroad survey party were encamped prior to the beginning of their expedition. The letters contain instructions for Stanley to attend the "Indian Council of the Sioux" with Minnesota Governor Arnold Gorman, and make sketches of what Stanley observes of interest. Stevens states that by Stanley's attending the Council meeting and informing the Indians of the expedition he expects to "add much to the friendly feelings of such tribes who inhabit the Regions we pass through."

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