Letter to the editor of the St. Paul Pioneer ("The Indians and Half-Breeds from Fort Snelling) from R. [surname unknown], March 7, 1863

Titles: Letter to the editor of the St. Paul Pioneer ("The Indians and Half-Breeds from Fort Snelling) from R. [surname unknown], March 7, 1863 (Supplied title)

Description: This letter to the editor of the St. Paul Pioneer dated March 7, 1863 and written by an author identified only as R. (possibly Stephen Riggs) addresses the role of "friendly" Indians and "half-breeds" in the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, at subsequent trails, and at the internment camp at Fort Snelling.

Dates

• Exactly 03/07/1863 (Creation)

Creation

• recipient: St. Paul Pioneer
• about: Sibley, Henry Hastings
• about: Ramsey, Alexander

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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