Letter from David Olmsted to Antoine Grignon

Letter from David Olmsted to Antoine Grignon

Letter sent from David Olmsted to Antoine Grignon requesting tea and sugar, June 21, 1851. Olmsted was living at and managing a trading post at Long Prairie at the time. From the Eben Douglas Pierce papers (Manuscripts Collection, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison). Used with the permission of the Wisconsin Historical Society.

Letter from Lawrence Taliaferro to Alexis Bailly, March 2, 1829

Letter from Lawrence Taliaferro to Alexis Bailly, March 2, 1829

Letter from Lawrence Taliaferro to Alexis Bailly dated March 2, 1829. Taliaferro addresses Bailly's concerns about unfair trading practices and assures Bailly that he treats all of the fur traders in the area equally.

Letter from Lawrence Taliaferro to William Clark, August 12, 1834

Letter from Lawrence Taliaferro to William Clark, August 12, 1834

Letter from Lawrence Taliaferro to William Clark dated August 12, 1834. In it, Taliaferro informs Clark (Superintendent of Indian Affairs) that he (Taliaferro) confiscated six barrels of whiskey from fur trader Alexis Bailly on July 22, 1834 and is holding them at Fort Snelling. Taliaferro and Bailly clashed numerous times over trading practices and Bailly's illegal distribution of alcohol to nearby Dakota and Ojibwe communities. This seizure of alcohol eventually led to a lawsuit brought by Bailly against Taliaferro. A judge ruled in Bailly's favor in 1841.

September 15, 1894, letter from the C. D. and Thomas D. O’Brien Law Office in St. Paul to John W. Blair in recognition of his gallant conduct on September 1, 1894. Enclosed was a check for $25 dollars from Mrs. Charles E. (Lida) Smith. From the John W. Blair papers, 1867–1915 (P1788). Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul

Letter to John Blair in recognition of his actions on September 1, 1894

September 15, 1894, letter from the C. D. and Thomas D. O’Brien Law Office in St. Paul to John W. Blair in recognition of his gallant conduct on September 1, 1894. Enclosed was a check for $25 dollars from Mrs. Charles E. (Lida) Smith. From the John W. Blair papers, 1867–1915 (P1788). Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul

Letter to Surgeon General on transportation of patient D.P.

Letter to Surgeon General on transportation of patient D.P.

In this letter, a doctor describes the transportation of Italian immigrant D.P. to the Diamond Point Quarantine Station in Washington state, chosen for its isolation and temperate mountain climate. Leprosy was still incurable, and although leprosy is virtually impossible to transmit without sustained contact, great care was taken to ensure the patient left no disease-causing bacteria behind. On the journey, Mr. D.P. separated his bedsheets from the mattress with a thick towel to ensure no skin flakes or body fluids were left behind, regularly cleaned his sink with a 60% alcohol solution, gargled and flushed his nose with a antibacterial wash multiple times daily, and kept his used linens separate for later disposal.

Letter written by Finnish immigrant Bert Aalto

Letter written by Finnish immigrant Bert Aalto

Letter written by Finnish immigrant Bert Aalto (Big Falls, Minnesota) to Hilma Aerila (Laitila, Finland), August 26, 1911.

Black and white photograph of Lewis H. and Hephzibah J. Merritt, c.1880.

Lewis H. and Hephzibah J. Merritt

Lewis H. and Hephzibah J. Merritt, c.1880.

Sepia photograph of the Merritt family some twenty years before they began mining operations on the Mesabi, 1871.

Lewis H. and Hephzibah J. Merritt with their sons

Members of the Merritt family some twenty years before they began mining operations on the Mesabi, 1871.

Black and white photograph of Lewis H. Merrill and his dog Mack at the backdoor of the Harrington-Merrill House, 1900.

Lewis H. Merrill and Mack at backdoor, Hutchinson

Lewis H. Merrill and his dog Mack at the backdoor of the Harrington-Merrill House, 1900.

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