COMMISSION FOR THE RELIEF OF FIRE SUFFERERS:

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

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	Creator:	Minnesota State Commission for the Relief of Fire Sufferers.
	Title:	Records.
	Dates:	1894-1895.
	Language:	Materials in English.
	Abstract:	Records of a commission created to provide relief for victims of the Hinckley fire, and of fires near New York Mills and Milaca, and in Carlton, Cass, Itasca, Kanabec, and Todd counties. They include ledgers of accounts for the goods or other aid provided to individuals; relief registrations (application forms); vouchers, orders, order stubs, receipt stubs, and requisition stubs; register of vouchers and orders; correspondence, vouchers and receipts, and ledger of the commission's Duluth agent; treasurer's cashbook and correspondence; journal of supplies (donations) received; and minutes and cashbook of the General Relief Committee of St. Paul, which was formed by citizens of St. Paul to aid the fire victims. The St. Paul committee apparently turned over to the state commission most or all of its receipts of cash and goods.
	Quantity:	4.25 cubic feet (4 boxes and 3 volumes).
	Location:	See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota State Commission for the Relief of Fire Sufferers Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number: None; 980-28

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Catalog ID number: 001703391

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


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115.K.15.12F		Report of the Minnesota State Commission for the Relief of Fire Sufferers, 1895.


		Correspondence of Duluth Agent, A-Z. 2 folders.


		Correspondence of the Treasurer, Kenneth Clark. 4 folders.


		Report on New York Mills Fire Sufferers.


		New York Mills Registrations.


		Report on Milaca Fire Sufferers.


		Milaca Registrations.


		Duluth Registrations, Nos. 1-324. 3 folders.


		Miscellaneous Reports and Registrations.
			From Carlton, Cass, Itasca, Kanabec, and Todd counties.


		Records Relating to Houses Built.
			Includes 4 small volumes.


		Ledgers A and B. 2 volumes.
			Accounts for individuals who were provided aid. Each account contains identifying information (name, registration number, age, marital status, and number of children) and entries for date, type, amount and cost of aid received, where aid was furnished, and total value. Most of the aid was in the form of food and supplies; but cash and travel passes were sometimes supplied.


		Index to Ledgers. 1 volume.


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115.K.15.13B		Vouchers.


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115.K.15.14F	Pine City (Hinckley) Registration Cards, Nos. 1-826.
		Partially arranged.


		Orders, order stubs, and requisition stubs.


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115.K.16.1B		Order stubs.


		Duluth receipts and vouchers.


		Journal of Supplies Received (by donation). 1 volume.
			Entries contain date, name and address of donor, description of items donated by persons from Minnesota and other states. Entries for September 4-10 at least, are probably for receipts by the General Relief Committee of St. Paul.


		Treasurer's Cash Book. 1 volume.
			A few entries from the cashbook were posted to ledgers A and B.


		Duluth Agent's Ledger. 1 volume.
			Apparently accounts for persons from Hinckley and Sandstone who were furnished aid at Duluth. Entries were later transcribed to ledgers A and B.


		Sandstone Relief Ledger. 1 volume.
			Accounts for individuals furnished aid at Sandstone. Entries were transcribed to ledgers A and B, though not always retaining the same amount of detail.


		General Relief Committee of St. Paul:
			Minutes. 1 volume.
			Cashbook. 1 volume.


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106.F.8.2F-1	Register of Vouchers and Orders Issued, Hinckley and Sandstone. 1 volume.
		Entries give date, voucher and order number, amount, and classification of expense.

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:: Disaster relief -- Minnesota.; Forest fires -- Minnesota.

Organizations:: Saint Paul (Minn.) General Relief Committee.

Places:: Hinckley (Minn.) -- Fire, 1894.; Milaca (Minn.) -- Fire, 1894.; New York Mills (Minn.) -- Fire, 1894.

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