Letter from Stephen R. Riggs to Martha Riggs

Titles: Letter from Stephen R. Riggs to Martha Riggs (Supplied title)

Description: In this letter dated November 4, 1862, missionary Stephen Riggs writes to his daughter Martha in the aftermath of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. He describes recent events at Camp Sibley, mentioning that the trials of Dakota prisoners are almost over and that the army has decided to move the remaining detainees to Fort Snelling.

Dates

• Exactly 11/04/1862 (Creation)

Creation

• author: Riggs, Stephen Return
• recipient: Morris, Martha Riggs
• about: Sibley, Henry Hastings

Identifiers

• View in Library & Archives Catalog
• Finding Aid ID: 00797.xml

Notes

• Stephen R. Riggs and family papers, 1837-1988 (bulk 1837-1869). View finding aid at http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00797.xml.

Holding Type: Manuscripts - Component - Item

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: text

Subjects

Locations

• Name: Dakota Internment Camp at Fort Snelling, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States

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