- Creator:
- Hill, A. J. (Alfred James), 1823-1895
- Published / Created:
- 1857 August 22
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-2031 H55
- Image Count:
- 4
- Abstract:
- Autograph letter signed written in response to recipient's request for information regarding the whereabouts of family member Christopher. Hill describes his partnership in a land claim with "Chris" on farmland in Red Wing, Minnesota, between November 1855 and September 1856, and Chris's relocation to Superior, Wisconsin, where he was hired as a member of the surveying party of the northern section of the St. Croix and Lake Superior Railroad. Hill briefly describes his own position as a clerk and draftsman; his unmarried status; and his agreement with the recipient that a visit to the West would be interesting to him. Hill provides Chris's address in a postscript. The letterhead contains a printed woodcut view of "St. Anthony, Minnesota, [now part of Minneapolis] on the Mississippi."
- Description:
- St. Paul, Minnesota resident; surveyor and draftsman.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Red Wing (Minn.)--Description and travel, Saint Anthony (Hennepin County, Minn. : 1855-1872)--Pictorial works, and Saint Paul (Minn.)--Description and travel
- Subject (Name):
- Hill, A. J.--(Alfred James),--1823-1895, Hotten, John, and St. Croix & Lake Superior Railroad
- Subject (Topic):
- Railroads--Wisconsin--Surveying
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Letter : St. Paul, Minnesota Territory, to John Hotten, London England, 1857 Aug 22.
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