Letter from Fred L. Warner, Chairman of the Library Building Committee, to Isaac N. Tompkins, Library Board Secretary, Redwood Falls Public Library, Redwood Falls, Minnesota, authorizing payment to contractor W.B. Rutan for six days labor on library grounds, $2.00.
Letter from Fred L. Warner, chairman of the building committee, to Isaac N. Tompkins, secretary of the library board, authorizing payment to W.T. Wilcox, $6.00, for use of a team grading the grounds for the new library in Redwood Falls, Minnesota.
Letter from Fred L. Warner, chairman on the grounds, to Isaac N. Tompkins, secretary of the library board, authorizing payment to Franz Seifert for labor cutting trees on new library grounds, $5.40, Redwood Falls Public Library, Redwood Falls, Minnesota.
Letter from Fred L. Warner, chairman of the building committee, to Isaac N. Tompkins, secretary of the library board, Redwood Falls Public Library, Redwood Falls, Minnesota, authorizing payment to Levi Owen for labor cutting trees on new library grounds, $4.60.
Letter from the Redwood Falls Public Library board, Redwood Falls, Minnesota, to Fred L. Warner, chairman of the library building committee, regarding payments made for express (.40), to Seifert for trimming trees (1.00), for postage and telephone (2.15).
Letter from Fred L. Warner, chairman of the building committee, to Isaac N. Tompkins, secretary of the library board, authorizing payment to Nellie Stevens for scrubbing and cleaning windows on the new library building, Redwood Falls Public Library, Redwood Falls, Minnesota, in the amount of $7.40.
The community of St. Peter was initially, and for a very brief time, known as Rock Bend, a name taken because of the presence of a sharp bend in the course of the Minnesota River on the east side of the settlement. The name was used probably from late in 1853 until sometime in 1854. The envelope shown here, addressed to Charles E. Flandrau (1828-1903), who was living in the area at the time, is one of only a few objects that survived with the name "Rock Bend" on it. Flandrau, himself, became a very prominent resident of the State of Minnesota. Among many other duties during his lifetime, he commanded the defenders of New Ulm in August of 1862 and later served on the Minnesota Supreme Court.
This letter, dated August 26, 1862, describes the fighting between settlers and Dakota men who participated in a conflict in a southern Minnesota community, most likely in New Ulm. Wheelock also describes his experiences as a member of a burial party that ventured out into the surrounding countryside. Many dead settlers were found, as well as a group of thirteen settlers who had been hiding for three days. Wheelock states his intention to leave Minnesota if the fighting does not stop soon and if he is not able to feel that he is safe in his home.
Lieutenant Thomas van Etten wrote to his schoolmate, William H. Seward of Chester, New Jersey, in this 1862 letter from Fort Ridgely, near the western end of Nicollet County. He wrote about his military duties and experiences and about people he knew in New Jersey. Lt. van Etten participated in the Battle of Birch Coulee and described the battle in the letter. William H. Seward was a son of President Lincoln's Secretary of State, William H. Seward, Sr.
Lieutenant Thomas van Etten wrote to his schoolmate, William H. Seward of Chester, New Jersey, in this 1863 letter from St. Peter, Minnesota. Van Etten was stationed at Fort Ridgely, near the western end of Nicollet County, and was serving as the fort's quartermaster. He wrote about his military duties and experiences and about people he knew in New Jersey. William H. Seward was a son of President Lincoln's Secretary of State, William H. Seward, Sr.
The Commissary Officer of the First Regiment of the Minnesota Mounted Rangers, First Lieutenant Edward D. Cobb, wrote this note to Captain Eugene St. Julien Cox, Captain of Company E of the Rangers, from Fort Snelling on March 21, 1863, in response to a request for supplies from Cox. Captain Cox had requested a number of items, including horses, tents, jackets, socks, boots, haversacks, canteens, axes, kettles, spades, mess pans, hatchets, and picks. Cobb informed Cox that some of the items were available, but that some items could not be supplied at once. He also said that Cox was to take the lame horses from his company to Fort Ridgely, where they would be inspected and certified as lame. Cox could then submit a requistion for additional horses.
This document, dated May 11th, was sent to Eugene St. Julien Cox of St. Peter, who was the Captain of Company E of the First Mounted Rangers. The document addressed Cox as a major, but various records indicate that his highest rank was that of captain. Cox was ordered to include Sibley County in the sub-district for which he was responsible. He was also informed that a new squad had been organized in New Ulm, and that ""trappers report Indians plenty west of here."" The letter was sent from Mankato by Second Lieutenant and Adjutant George A. Clarke. The document appears to have an 1865 date, but Cox served from December 10, 1862, until November 11, 1863, and Clarke served from December 20, 1861, until December 20, 1864. It therefore appears that the document was sent in 1863.
A letter from Henry H. Sibley, St. Paul, Minnesota, to Charles Benson, President of the Young Men's Library Association (YMLA), regarding his upcoming speaking engagement in Winona, Minnesota. Sibley's lecture on the "Early Times of Minnesota" took place on the last day in February in 1867 and was sponsored by the YMLA.
A hand written letter from Wendell Phillips to the Young Men's Library Association, dated March 22, stating he will not be able to fulfill his speaking engagement in Winona, Minnesota scheduled for April 19, 1867. Phillips was supposed to appear as a part of the Young Men's Library Association Course of Lectures for 1867.
Fockens, A. G.; Sloan, Marian; Clarke, Jeannette A.
Date Created:
1885-05-23
Description:
A letter to Fred. S. Bell stating the results of the election of the Board of Directors of the Winona Library Association, from the Judges of Election, Mrs. A. G. Fockens, librarian, Marian Sloan, and Jennie (Jeannette) Clarke. Officers elected were Fred S. Bell, president, and directors Mrs. J. B. McGaughey, Mrs. Thomas Wilson, Miss Charlotte A. Prentiss, and Mr. Wil Woolsey.
Letter dated January 14, 1887 from Stillwater City Engineer Lewis W. Clarke to Senator Dwight M. Sabin regarding repairs to the Stillwater bridge and suggested changes for the bridge.
Letter dated January 17, 1887 and envelope from Senator Dwight M. Sabin to Stillwater City Engineer Lewis W. Clarke assuring full support of the bridge project.
Letter dated January 28, 1887 from Major of Engineers Charles J. Allen to General James C. Duane suggesting shortening the draw of pontoon bridge from 330 to 200 feet.
Letter dated February 5, 1887 from Brig. General, Chief of Army Engineers James C. Duane to Senator Dwight M. Sabin indicating that the War Department has no authority over shortening the pontoon draws, as the bridge was built under the authority of the Minnesota Legislature.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: her health; happenings and staff/faculty at Purdue University; the train trip she and her husband made from there to Saint Paul, Minnesota; and their first impressions of Saint Paul. The final pages of the letter are missing.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: deciding upon a place to live and purchasing furnishings; some of the Hamline staff; visiting Minneapolis and attending a dog show in Saint Paul; social visits; and her health.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: problems with mail and other deliveries; decorating the rooms at Hamline University; her husband's work and health; their homesickness; people at Hamline and the bad board there; and their mother's health. The last pages are missing.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: her mother's work situation; the work load of her husband; and their accommodations at Hamline University.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: a friend who has married a man setting up as a doctor in New York City; their mother's work situation; her husband's health; a trip they made to Minneapolis; a bequest made to Hamline University; their dissatisfaction with the university; and the death of a distant relative.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: her health; their mother's work situation; a dress made for Julia; her delight in Tannhuser; her lack of dancing skill; how she and her husband spend their evenings; the death of a distant relative; and the weather.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: Thanksgiving; her first piano lesson in Minnesota and her teacher's assessment of music in Minneapolis; her mother's situation; and playing cards on campus.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: a blizzard, a trip to and from Minneapolis during it, and her winter clothing; a music class and praise of her recent performance; the situation at her mother's boarding house; hoped for visits by friends; and her mother's Christmas present.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: her mother's work; her husband's prospects; Minnesota's climate; her husband's and her own health; a friend's love affair; and her piano lessons.
Letter from Euphemia Miller (Effie) Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: the winter weather, including temperatures for the previous year; the impending visit of a friend; her health; food and prices; making a comforter; and problems with static electricity.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: the Josef Hofmann concert Julia attended in New York; a concert to be given by Walter Petzet; a harmony lesson; an impending visit by her husband's sister to his family; dealing with separation from family at Christmas; estrangement from a friend and the romantic troubles of another; and the lack of good company at Hamline.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: trips to Washington, D.C.; the visit of a friend and visiting the Methodist bishop; President Bridgman's ability to raise money; the treatment of staff and faculty at Hamline; the founding of a western science association and her husband's election to one of its vice presidencies; his work as editor of a journal; and the marriage of a friend.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: a friend from Lafayette, Indiana, who had visited her; Minnesota's climate, including sun dogs, static electricity, and a blizzard; her husband's health; her piano lessons; and an upcoming concert at the Opera House.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: travel between Minneapolis and Saint Paul; the dreariness of Hamline and the difficulty walking there during the winter; the weather, including temperatures and the appearance of the Mississippi; her experience with frost bite; and seeing "The Merchant of Venice."
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: problems at Julia's school; how dull Hamline is; her home life and how considerate her husband is; the Saint Paul Winter Carnival; the new Saint Paul Courthouse; Hamline's Science Hall and its biology space; temperature recordings for January 15 to 22.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: Minnesota's climate; her mother's health and her own, including a severe cold and a case of frost bite; her piano lessons; a friend's engagement and the effect on his family; and the Saint Paul Winter Carnival.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: winter weather in the East and its coverage in Minnesota papers; her health; a concert commemorating Mozart's birthday; her piano lesson and upcoming concert; the Saint Paul Winter Carnival. The final pages of the letter are missing.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: her mother's health and her own; her piano lessons and playing at a recital; the Saint Paul Winter Carnival, including descriptions of the ice palace, parades, costumes, and the Mardi Gras; other social activities; the weather; and the need to share her letters with her adopted sister.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: mutual friends and family; the Saint Paul Winter Carnival and the sleigh trip to see the storming of the ice palace; a faculty party; her performance at a concert; and local newspaper accounts of weather in the East.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: her mother's health and her own; her assessment of life at Hamline and of the characters of two of the staff members; and, her piano lessons, dread of playing at the Opera House, and her teacher's success in Chicago.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: presents for friends and family; the health of a friend; her husband's sister meeting a family who knows his mother and Effie's piano teacher; and attending a concert in Minneapolis.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: her mother's health and that of the wife of Hamline University's president; and a visit by a friend of her husband.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: the health of her mother and adopted sister and the need for her sister Julia to finish school in order to improve their living conditions; a particularly difficult piano lesson and being praised by the director of the music conservatory; her condition after falling on ice; and a visit by friends.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: a blizzard in the East and accounts of it in local newspapers; her detestation of the West and disdain for Hamline University; a student's serious injury after falling on ice; inviting students to concerts; and comparisons of Hamline's piano teacher and her teacher at the conservatory.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: her worry about Julia and her mother during the Great Blizzard of 1888; the serious condition of a student who slipped on ice; the dissatisfaction of students and the Osborns with Hamline University; her mother's health; and a photograph of her and her husband in their rooms on campus.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: going to the Saint Paul Cathedral and Saint Mark's Episcopal Church for Easter music; a bad experience at the Vienna Cafe in Minneapolis; the weather and trouble walking through spring melt; her health; combating homesickness with piano practice; and the difficulty making friends.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her sister, Julia Loag, in which she writes about: a trip to Minneapolis to go to Saint Mark's Episcopal Church, dinner afterward, and stopping in Saint Anthony Park; housekeeping duties; music she has been practicing and being put on a concert program without her knowledge; the health of Julia and a sister-in-law; and attending a concert.
Letter from Euphemia (Effie) Miller Loag Osborn to her mother, Emily Taylor Snyder Loag, in which she writes about: preparing for and playing at a benefit concert and her piano lesson; her health and her sister's; the hiring of a dressmaker in New York and the timing of her departure from Hamline; and the work situations of her mother and a friend.
Includes letters and documents regarding Andrew J. Boss's Civil War pension claim. Also includes several congressional bills for the relief of Andrew Boss.
A sheet that records information about John W. Bonnell's request for assistance from U.S. Congressman Solomon G. Comstock in receiving his Civil War pension.
Contains 3 letters from David R. Carr to Solomon G. Comstock requesting assistance in receiving his Civil War Pension. Also includes claimant forms and a summary sheet.