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This series contains papers generated by and for James Stuart, circa 1860-1909, while he was living in Montana. There are letters, both incoming and outgoing, receipts, documents, agreements, account books, and other miscellaneous material. Many pertain to his personal life, trips, and also his time as a miner.

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Seven handwritten letters and typed copies of the items. Seawell writes to family members about his experiences moving to the West and his activities in various mining communities in California and Montana.

Scope and Contents Family papers, ministerial records, biographical and historical writings, and research and reference files. Stanley travelled extensively in Montana as a Methodist Episcopal minister and circuit preacher and wrote anecdotes about his experiences. He was also a biographer of early Montana residents, including another minister, Learner B. Stateler. Included in the collection are the personal and professional papers of E. G. Brooke, Stanley's father-in-law and member of the House of...

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Collection includes information on the life of Granville Stuart, including diaries, correspondence, personal writings, sketches, photographs, and other materials. These items document his life from the 1860s to the 1910s. Also included in the collection are the papers of some of Stuart's relatives, including his brothers, James and Thomas, and his second wife, Allis Isabella Brown Stuart.

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Handwritten and signed letter, dated April 23, 1867, and addressed to Oscar B. Ireland. Thayer writes about the gold rush to Montana in 1866. Also included is a letter from Appleton Sturgis dated 1866 which includes a pen-and-ink drawing of an American flag with 34 stars.

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This series contains one letter from Sam Stuart to Thomas Stuart, who are both brothers of Granville Stuart. Sam wrote this letter in 1865, and described his military situation in Indiana, along with his future plans.

Scope and Contents Collection includes histories, travelogues, correspondence, accounts of early settlers, a genealogical review and other genealogical information, and a chapter from Walker's memoirs. Tells of his travels, 1863-1865, family history and genealogy, Mountain Meadows Massacre, anti-Mormon sentiment in various localities, conditions in Iowa and Montana, an encounter with Reorganized Latter Day Saint Church members, origin of Montana place names, story of T.C. Everts' rescue during the...

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This series is comprised of Granville Stuart's biography (1921) and his journals and reminiscences from his life in Montana, entitled Forty Years on the Frontier as seen in the Journals and Reminiscences of Granville Stuart: Gold-Miner, Trader, Merchant, Rancher, and Politician, published in 1925. Also included is one publication owned by Stuart, The Overland Stage to California, published in 1901.