David Day papers, 1849-1928 (bulk 1871-1896).

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David Day papers, 1849-1928 (bulk 1871-1896).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/82025365

The collection consists primarily of a photocopy of a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings by and about David Day, a doctor, postmaster, and an early settler in the city of St. Paul, Minnesota and his family. Clippings focus on a variety of issues in which Day was involved, especially the postal service and the construction of the Ramsey County Courthouse, as well as a variety of other civic matters. Clippings also include several accounts of his death and some articles about his wife, who lived until 1928.

0.2 cu. ft. (1 box).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 8274500

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Ramsey, Alexander, 1815-1903

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U.S. secretary of war, U.S. senator and governor of Minnesota, governor of Minnesota, U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, mayor of St. Paul, Minn., banker, and lawyer. From the description of Letter and portraits of Alexander Ramsey, 1838. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449469 ...

Minnesota State Medical Society.

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Saint Paul (Minn.). Court House.

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Day, David, 1825-1896

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David Day was born September 19, 1825 in Burke's Garden, Virginia, where he spent his childhood. In 1846 he moved to Wisconsin where he spent three years working in the mines and spending his evenings in the study of medicine. He attended lectures at the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania during the winter months and graduated in 1849. Day moved to St. Paul in the Spring of 1849, where he believed the climate would benefit his ailing health. He practice...