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Creation: 1844 - 1858. Access. The collection is available for use in Special Collections at Minneapolis Central Library during the department's open hours. Biography. John Harrington Stevens (1820–1900) was the first non-Native resident on the west side of the Mississippi River in present-day Minneapolis.
Dec 20, 2023 · Correspondence with Richard Chute, Henry M. Rice, John H. Stevens, Henry T. Welles, and others relates to local politics in Minnesota, to financial affairs of the St. Anthony Falls Water Power Company and the Mississippi Bridge Company, to the sale of land belonging to the Fort Snelling reservation (1857-1873).
Oct 13, 2022 · Alexander H. Stephens (1812-1883), although originally opposed to secession, was elected vice-president of the Confederacy. After the war he returned to political service in Georgia and in the House of Representatives. He was elected governor of Georgia in 1882 and died in office. We are in the midst of one of the greatest epochs in our history.
Minnesota Digital Library. Portrait of Colonel John H. Stevens, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Browse the Hennepin History Museum collection.
This series consists primarily of letters Stevens received from constituents in Pennsylvania and from residents elsewhere in the United States, the subjects of which reflect major issues that concerned Stevens throughout his political career.
Primary Sources The Selected Papers of Thaddeus Stevens (Volumes 1 and 2) v. 1. January 1814March 1865, Volume one covers Steven’s political career from his Vermont youth to the end of the Civil War. It includes letters and speeches from his early days as a
John Harrington Stevens (June 13, 1820 – May 28, 1900) was the first authorized colonial resident on the west bank of the Mississippi River in what would become Minneapolis, Minnesota.
