Letter : St. Paul, Minnesota Territory, to John Hotten, London England, 1857 Aug 22.
- Published/Created:
- St. Paul, Minnesota Territory
1857 August 22 - Physical Description:
- 1 item ([4] p.) ; 26 cm.
- Notes:
- St. Paul, Minnesota resident; surveyor and draftsman.
- 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."
- Associated Names:
- Hill, A. J. (Alfred James), 1823-1895 [Correspondent]
- Topics:
- Railroads--Wisconsin--Surveying
- Topics:
- Red Wing (Minn.)--Description and travel
Saint Anthony (Hennepin County, Minn. : 1855-1872)--Pictorial works
Saint Paul (Minn.)--Description and travel - Topics:
- Hill, A. J.--(Alfred James),--1823-1895
Hotten, John
St. Croix & Lake Superior Railroad - Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Autographs
illustrations (AAT)
letters (correspondence) (AAT)
Woodcuts - Format:
- Mixed Material
- Rights:
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Access Restrictions:
- Public
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-2031 H55
- Orbis Record:
- 4078642
- Yale Collection:
- Beinecke Library
- Digital Collection:
- Yale Collection of Western Americana
- oid pointer:
- 11704148
- Citation:
- Alfred J. Hill Letter to John Hotten. Western Americana Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
- Extent of digitization:
- Complete work digitized.
- OID:
- 11703559
- PID:
- digcoll:3993632
