Sheldon Brooks and family papers, 1836-1883.

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Sheldon Brooks and family papers, 1836-1883.

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Diaries and letters of a farmer and doctor who migrated with his family from upstate New York to southeastern Minnesota in 1856. Brooks settled at Beaver, Minnesota, and later operated a grain warehouse at nearby Minneiska. Includes a diary kept by a young son, reminiscences penned by his sister, and family genealogical information.

0.5 cubic feet (1 box).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 8214073

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Brooks, Sheldon, 1811-1883

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