Benjamin F. Tefft letterbook, 1861 and 1864.

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Benjamin F. Tefft letterbook, 1861 and 1864.

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Copies of letters and associated documents describing Tefft's attempts to encourage emigration from Sweden to the copper mining region of Michigan. Some of the letters are from his son Henry F. Tefft. The mining companies are represented in the correspondence by Charles Emery. The volume also includes a narrative of Tefft's activities with the 1st Maine Cavalry.

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Tefft, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1813-1885

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