William W. Wales and family papers, 1823-1930.

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William W. Wales and family papers, 1823-1930.

Correspondence, deeds, legal and financial papers, biographical and genealogical data, and miscellany of William Wales, a St. Anthony (Minn.) bookseller, publisher, and public official, and his family.

0.5 cu. ft. (1 box, incl. 2 v.; 3 oversize items)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8345810

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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