Employment contract between Lawrence Taliaferro and Samuel Pond

Titles: Employment contract between Lawrence Taliaferro and Samuel Pond (Supplied title)

Description: This contract. written by Lawrence Taliaferro and dated October 1, 1838, assigns the title of "farmer and instructor of agriculture" to Samuel Pond, indicating his assignment to teach farming methods at the Mdewakanton Dakota village near Lake Calhoun. The contract obligates Pond to work under the terms of the treaty between the Dakota and the United States signed on September 29, 1837. It also describes Pond's duties and explains how he will receive compensation.

Dates

• Exactly 10/01/1838 (Creation)

Creation

• about: Pond, Samuel W. (Samuel William)
• author: Taliaferro, Lawrence

Identifiers

• View in Library & Archives Catalog
• Finding Aid ID: 00717.xml

Notes

• Pond family papers, 1833-1970 (bulk 1833-1935). View finding aid at at http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00717.xml.

Holding Type: Manuscripts - Component - Item

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: text

Subjects

Locations

• Name: Indian Agency, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

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