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1. Letter, Thos. Topper to McGill, March 7, 1887

Creator:: Topper, Thomas
Date Created:: 1887-03-07
Description:: Recommends that distribution of hailstorm relief supplies be done by the county commissioners.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Historical Society
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

2. Letter, J. W. Slee to McGill, March 21, 1887

Creator:: Slee, John W.
Date Created:: 1887-03-21
Description:: Letter to Minnesota governor requesting seed grain to recover from crop losses in 1886 hailstorm.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Historical Society
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

3. Letter, R. M. Reynolds to Governor Austin, February 26, 1873

Creator:: Reynolds, R. M.
Date Created:: 1873-02-26
Description:: Reports on the circumstances of individuals killed, crippled, or who lost livestock in the January 1873 blizzard.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Historical Society
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

4. Letter, W.F. Powell to McGill, March 16, 1887

Creator:: Powell, W. F.
Date Created:: 1887-03-16
Description:: Letter from chairman of Board of County Commissioners, Marshall County, asking for an apportionment of seed grain to distribute to farmers who lost crops in 1886 hailstorms.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Historical Society
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

5. Letter, W.F. Powell to J.K. Moore, March 3, 1887

Creator:: Powell, W. F.
Date Created:: 1887-03-03
Description:: Powell asks Gov. McGill's secretary to try to arrange for hailstorm relief supplies intended for nearby towns to be left at Warren for distribution; distribution should not be done by the county commissioners.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Historical Society
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

6. Letter re Mathias Portz, February 25, 1873

Creator:: Mowrin, Jacob
Date Created:: 1873-02-25
Description:: Mowrin attests to Portz's loss of his team and both of his arms in the 1873 blizzard, and his current destitution.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Historical Society
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

7. Letter, A.N. Johnson to McGill, April 2, 1887

Creator:: Johnson, A. N.
Date Created:: 1887-04-02
Description:: Reports on progress of distribution of hail relief supplies in Swift County.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Historical Society
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

8. Letter, Mrs. A. Geer to McGill, January 31, 1888

Creator:: Geer, A., Mrs.
Date Created:: 1888-01-31
Description:: Letter to Minnesota governor requesting seed grain and feed to recover from crop losses in 1886 hailstorm, and lamenting the farmer's hard life.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Historical Society
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)

9. Citizens of St. Olaf, Otter Tail County, to Governor Austin, February 5, 1873

Creator:: Fougner, Ole P. (signer); Cowing, W. H. (signer); Larsen, Thosten (signer); Halvorsen, Knudt (signer); Penne, Peder S. (signer)
Date Created:: 1873-02-05
Description:: Attesting to Fougner's destitution as the result of his son's death in the 1873 blizzard, and appealing for state aid.
Contributing Institution:: Minnesota Historical Society
Type:: Text
Format:: Letters (correspondence)