GOVERNOR: PILLSBURY, JOHN S.:

An Inventory of His Gubernatorial Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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	Creator:	Minnesota. Governor (1876-1882 : Pillsbury).
	Title:	Records of Governor John S. Pillsbury,
	Dates:	1875-1891 (bulk 1876-1882).
	Abstract:	Assorted files on public policy matters, including materials relating to public lands, railroads, grasshopper relief, seed grain, pardons, and applications for and appointments to office.
	Quantity:	9.7 cubic feet (8 boxes and 3 partial boxes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description section for shelf locations.

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

Includes materials dating from the administrations of Lucius F. Hubbard, Andrew R. McGill, and William R. Merriam.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited volume and page or item and folder title here]. Minnesota: Governor (1876-1882 : Pillsbury). Records of Governor John S. Pillsbury. Minnesota Historical Society. State Archives.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: None; 2012-57

Processing Information:

Catalog ID No.: 1712964

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location
111.F.5.9B		365: Suit v Duluth, April 1875-March 1878.


		366: Papers Relating to Counties and County Officers, December 1875-December 1877.


		367: Applications for Office, 1876-1877.


		368: Applications for Pardons, 1876-1877.


		369: Bills Vetoed, 1876-1877.


		370: Commissioner of Deeds, 1876-1877.


		371: Contracts, Accounts and Receipts, 1876-1877. 2 folders.


		372: General Correspondence, 1876-1877.


		373: Grasshopper Relief, 1876.


		374: Requisitions, 1876-1878.


Location
111.F.5.10F		374: Requisitions, 1876-1878.


		375: Resignations, 1876-1878.


		376: Applications for Notary Public, 1876.


		377: Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1876.


		378: United States Government Correspondence, March 1876-February 1879.


		379: Swamp and Overflowed Land, December 1876-August 1878.


		380: Agricultural Society Reports, 1877.


		381: Applications for Pardon, 1877.


		382: Railroads and Railroad Lands, 1877-1878.


		383: Receipts and Contracts, 1877-1879.


		384: Reports of State Officers, 1877.


		385: Governor Pillsbury's Accounts, 1877.


		386: Grasshopper Relief, 1877.


Location
111.F.6.1B		387: Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1877.


		388: Seed Grain, 1877.


		389: Miscellaneous Receipts, May 1877-1879.


		390: Applications for Office, December 1877.


		391: Annual Reports of Agricultural Societies, 1878.


		392: Bills Vetoed by Governor Pillsbury, 1878.


		392-A:Board of Immigration Receipts, 1878-1881.


		393: Commissioner's Report--Contested Claims, 1878.


		393-A: Elections: Poll List, 1878.


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111.F.6.2F		394: Grasshopper Relief, 1878.


		395: Land Matters, 1878.


		396: Public Examiner's Report, 1878.


		397: Requisitions, 1878.


		398: Seed Grain Matters, 1878.


		399: Applications for Office, 1878.


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111.F.6.3B		400: Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1878.


		401: Pardons, 1878.


		402: Legislative Correspondence, January 1878-1879.


		403: Railroads:
			Receipts in Brainerd Branch; Land Matters and Sale of Land, January 1878-October 1891.
			Hodge's Report on Brainerd Branch Lands; Papers Relating to Auction Sale of Railroad Lands, November-December 1878.
			Suit of Western Railway Co. v DeGraff and Co., Blakeley & Carpenter, & Gov. Pillsbury, November 1878.


		404: Reports of Public Examiner, February-September 1878.


		405: Counties and County Officers, March-December 1878.


		406: Proceedings v Judge Sherman Page, March 1878.


		407: Agricultural Society Reforms, 1879.


		408: Applications for Office, 1879.


		409: Bills Vetoed by Governor Pillsbury, 1879.


		410: Expositions, Conventions, Invitations and Declinations, 1879-1880.


		411: Land Matters, 1879.


Location
111.F.6.4F		411: Land Matters, 1879.


		412: Letters From Governors of Different States in Answer to Governor Pillsbury's Question on Rate of Taxation, 1879.


		413: Pardons (Applications), 1879.


		413-A: Public Debt Statement, 1879-1881.


		414: Reports of Public Examiner, 1879.


		415: Reports of State Officers, 1879.


		416: Requisitions, 1879.


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111.F.6.5B		416: Requisitions, 1879.


		417: Resignations, 1879.


		418: State Institutions--Reports, Correspondence, 1879-1881.


		419: Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1879.


		420: Railroads and Railroad Lands, January-October 1879.


		[Unnumbered]: Salt Spring and Brainerd Branch, 1879.


		421: Petitions from Counties for Appointment of County Officers, October 1879-March 1880.


		422: Applications and Recommendations for Office, 1880.


		423: Census Bulletins, 1880.


		424: Contracts, Receipts, Claims, etc., 1880.


		425: County Agricultural Societies, 1880.


		426: Election Districts Established, 1880.


		427: Military Matters, 1880.


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111.F.6.6F		428: Pardon Matters, 1880-1881.


		[Unnumbered]: Applications for Pardon of Chas. R. Mims, 1880-1881.


		429: Assessor's Statements of Agricultural Statistics for Towns in Anoka, Jackson, Redwood, Nicollet, and Swift Counties.


		430: Reports of Public Examiner, 1880.


		431: Requisitions, 1880.


		432: State Institutions, 1880.


		433: Land and Railroad Matters, 1880.


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111.F.6.7B		434: Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1880.


		[Unnumbered]: Miscellaneous Correspondence regarding Fuel Conditions, 1880.


		435: Opinions of Attorney General on Report of State Agricultural Society, 1880.


		436: Applications for Pardon, 1881-1882.


		[Unnumbered]: Applications for Pardon and Commutations Granted, 1881-1882.


		437: Bills of Extra Session of Legislature, 1881.


		438: Capitol Construction--Contracts, Bonds, etc., 1881-1886.


		439: Charges Against 0. Taylor, Sheriff of Clay County, 1881.


		440: Government Correspondence, 1881.


		441: Land Matters, 1881.


		442: Legislative Matters--Proclamations, 1881.


		443: Miscellaneous Matters, 1881.


		444: Public Health, Small Pox, 1881.


		445: Receipts, Contracts, Vouchers, etc., 1881-1882.


		446: Requisitions, 1881.


		447: Resignations, 1881.


		448: State Institutions, 1881.


		449: Applications and Recommendations for Office, 1881.


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111.F.6.8F		450: National Monument Association--Expositions, Conventions, Celebrations, Meetings, 1881.


		451: Opinions of Attorney General, January-November 1881.


		452: Relief Matters--Fort Ridgely, February-April 1881.


		[Unnumbered]: Relief Matters--New Ulm, July-October 1881.


		453: State Railroad Bonds - Letters, Telegrams, Resolutions regarding Tribunal for Adjustment, March-November 1881.


		454: Assassination of President Garfield; Improvement of Mississippi River -- Papers and Telegrams, April-December 1881.


		455: Public Examiner's Report, April 1881.


		456: Counties; County Seat, County Organization; Judicial Districts, and Bridges, July 1881-July 1882.


		457: Agricultural Society Reports, August 1881-April 1882.


		458: Applications, Petitions, Recommendations for Judgeship of Ninth District, November-December 1881.


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111.J.10.5B	Correspondence and miscellany, 1875-1881.
		Regarding politics, patronage, advice on beginning his administration (including a December 23, 1875 letter from Henry Sibley); current issues, and a few requests for various types of assistance. Includes an August 1, 1878 statement of accounts of James Whitehead, Leech Lake Indian agent.


		Senatorial appointment letters, March 1881. 2 folders.
			Concerning the appointment of various candidates to succeed William Windom as U. S. Senator following his appointment as U. S. Secretary of the Treasury.


		Invitations, 1875-1880.
			Invitations to attend various events, particularly commemorative, in Minnesota and elsewhere.


		Grasshopper relief, circa 1877. 10 folders.
			Letters, memos, notes, receipts, and accounts regarding requests for and distribution of relief supplies to people affected by the 1877 grasshopper infestations. Includes receipts and invoices of purchases made by Mrs. Pillsbury and the Frontier Relief Society/Association.


		Biennial Report, Inspectors and Wardens of the State Prison, 1880.
			Handwritten.


		Railroad Bonds Act, November 4, 1881.
			Handwritten.
			S.F.9: An Act Providing for the adjustment of certain alleged claims against the State, defined in the body of the act as Minnesota State Railroad Bonds; certified as a true and correct copy, signed and sealed by Secretary of State Fred von Baumbach.


		Legislative receptions, 1877-1881. 4 folders.
			The Governor and First Lady held three receptions, February 27, 1877, February 28, 1879, February 11, 1881, for citizens to meet members of the legislature. Included are invitations to the 1877 and 1879 receptions, a menu for the 1879 reception, and bills and receipts for expenses for all three receptions.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:: Applications for office.; Grasshopper plague -- 1873-1877 -- Minnesota.; Locusts -- Economic aspects.; Pardon -- Minnesota.; Railroads -- Minnesota.; Seed distribution -- Minnesota.

Places:: Minnesota -- Officials and employees -- Selection and appointment.; Minnesota -- Politics and government -- 1858-1898.; Minnesota -- Public lands.

Persons:: Pillsbury, J. S. (John Sargent), 1827-1901.; Hubbard, Lucius F. (Lucius Frederick), 1836-1913.; Merriam, William Rush, 1849-1931.; McGill, A. R. (Andrew Ryan), 1840-1905.

Organizations:: Minnesota. Governor (1882-1887 : Hubbard).; Minnesota. Governor (1887-1889 : McGill).; Minnesota. Governor (1889-1893 : Merriam).

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GOVERNOR: PILLSBURY, JOHN S.:

OVERVIEW

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

CATALOG HEADINGS