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1. Ashley Crowl Riggs Ledger Book, 1852-1873, Minnesota
- Creator:
- Riggs, Ashley Crowl, 1828-1907
- Date Created:
- 1852 - 1873
- Description:
- Ashley C. Riggs kept a ledger book journal from 1852-1873. The earliest entries are from Cold Spring (Stearns County), Minnesota and Watab (Benton County), Minnesota. The ledger's earliest entries record his activiites as an Indian Agent for the Winnnebago Indians for the years 1852-1853. The second portion of the ledger is Riggs' diary which documents his activities in and around Monticello, Minnesota for the years 1864-1873. Riggs was a key figure in the development of the Minnesota Territory and early Monticello, Minnesota community when he laid claim in 1854 to a piece of land on the Mississippi River. He built othe first ferry to shuttle people across the River. In 1861 he enlisted in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
- Contributing Institution:
- Cold Spring Area Historical Society
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Ledgers (account books)
2. Reminiscences of Early Days of the Head of the Lakes, St. Louis County, Minnesota
- Creator:
- McLean, R.B., 1832-?
- Date Created:
- 1860 - 1869
- Description:
- R.B. McLean came to Superior, Wisconsin, in June of 1854 on the schooner "Algonquin." McLean recollects several trips along Lake Superior's North Shore, both before and after the 1854 Treaty of LaPointe, searching for veins of copper. He discusses early settlers on the North Shore, the first election in St. Louis County in 1855, the first mail route from Superior to Grand Portage (which McLean delivered), and the first cabins built in Duluth in the winter of 1854-55.
- Contributing Institution:
- Duluth Public Library
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Booklets
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