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Osbron Strahl family papers, 1824-1909.
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Osbron Strahl family papers, 1824-1909.

  • US ARC River Falls SC 415 -- River Falls Mss A
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  • 1824-1909

Papers of Osborn Strahl, a Clifton, Pierce County, Wisconsin, lumberman, consisting mainly of family correspondence (1860-1909), containing information on Strahl and MacDonald family genealogy. Included are letters which describe agricultural life in the Los Angeles area in 1892, early twentieth-century life in the state of Washington, the Seattle harbor, and the Oregon and Washington Indian wars. There is also material relating to school experiences of the Strahl family, including essays, speeches, and class notes (circa 1845-1858); three land certificates (1854-1855); and reminiscences by Strahl of Pierce County settlers.