Andrew Monteith papers, 1789, 1806, 1844-1867, 1894.

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US ARC River Falls Mss AX

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Andrew Monteith papers, 1789, 1806, 1844-1867, 1894.

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  • 1894 (creation)

Extent

0.4 cubic feet (1 flat box including 3 volumes)

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Scope and content

Papers concerning members of the Andrew Monteith family who immigrated to Grant County, Wisconsin, from Scotland; consisting of letters, tax receipts, genealogical information, and a hymnal, "The Missouri Harmony." Included are negative photostat copies of a few Civil War letters from his sons, Samuel and Robert, both serving in the 7th Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers; church certificates (1852) of David and Andrew Monteith from the Parish of Penningham, Scotland; and a letter (1862) from David Monteith describing his trip from New York via Panama to San Francisco and Washington Territory to mine for gold.

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COLLECTION STORED, ALL or IN-PART, AT ARC: Collection can be requested for transfer through the Area Research Center (ARC) Network, consult Reading Room Staff.

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Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright may have not been transferred to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

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Papers presented by Gertrude Dixon Monteith and Alice M. Davison, River Falls, Wis., 1970; originals of the photostat items loaned for copying by Mrs. William Monteith, Fennimore, Wisconsin, through the courtesy of Jane Davison, River Falls, Wisconsin, n.d.

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89112870415

OCLC

145784607

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  • Shelf: 14.D.5