MINNESOTA TERRITORIAL ARCHIVES: TERRITORIAL GOVERNOR: RAMSEY, ALEXANDER:

An Inventory of the Records of the Territorial Governor Alexander Ramsey at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

Part or all of this collection is restricted.
For details, please see restrictions.

OVERVIEW


	Creator:	Minnesota. Governor (1849-1853 : Ramsey).
	Title:	Records of Territorial Governor Alexander Ramsey,
	Dates:	1849-1853.
	Abstract:	Subject files, correspondence, appointments, petitions, proclamations, and reports from territorial officers.
	Quantity:	0.5 cubic feet (21 folders in partial box) and 1 item in reserve.
	Location:	See Detailed Description section.

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

Subject files and correspondence of territorial governor Ramsey, also including territorial officers' appointments and commissions, petitions, proclamations, and reports from territorial officers.

Letters received and sent address the following topics: the administration of justice, construction of public buildings, concerns of federal civilian agencies, Fort Snelling, Indian and military affairs, the Legislative Assembly, and other territorial affairs.

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ARRANGEMENT

Arranged alphabetically by topic; thereunder chronologically within each folder.

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Access Restrictions:

Originals are closed. Access and use requires the permission of the State Archivist.

Researchers are directed to use the microfilm (M203, M204) and digital version.

Access to and use of reserve materials requires the permission of the State Archivist.

Alternate Form of Material:

All but the letter concerning Little Crow are available on microfilm as part of the Alexander Ramsey and Family Personal Papers and Governor’s Records (M203, M204), also housed in the Minnesota Historical Society.

The microfilm is described in: Helen McCann White, Guide to a Microfilm Edition of The Alexander Ramsey Papers and Records (St. Paul, 1974). A copy of this guide is available in the repository (filed as M203/M204) and on the web: Guide to a Microfilm Edition of The Alexander Ramsey Papers and Records.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and folder title here]. Minnesota. Governor (1849-1853 : Ramsey). Records of Territorial Governor Alexander Ramsey. Minnesota Historical Society. State Archives.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: None; 992-32; 2018-57

Processing Information:

Catalog ID No.: 990017132470104294

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION


Location
P2869	Appointments: Commissioner of Deeds, 1849-1853.
		Requests and petitions for appointments.


		Appointments: County Offices, [1849?-1853]. 13 items.
			Requests and petitions for appointments.


		Appointments: General, 1850-1853. 9 items.
			Requests and petitions for appointments as secretary of the Minnesota Historical Society, superintendent of common schools, commissioner to publish laws, the militia, master and examiner in chancery, territorial auditor, and university board of regents; a letter of resignation from the City Guards of St. Paul; and a list of appointments made.


		Appointments: Justice of the Peace, 1849-1853. 12 items.
			Requests and petitions for appointment.


		Appointments: Librarian, 1849-1850. 15 items.
			Requests and petitions for appointment.


		Appointments: Notary Public, 1849-1852. 13 items.
			Requests and petitions for appointment.


		Commissions, 1849, 1851. 5 items.
			Commissions signed by Governor Ramsey for appointments for commissioner of deeds, a notary public, an aide-de-camp to the commander-in-chief of the militia, territorial librarian, and Benton County register of deeds.


		Document Transmittals, Receipts, and Requests, 1849-1852. 77 items.
			To and from libraries, other states, and the U.S. government.


Location
Reserve 185	Letter concerning Little Crow, November 10, 1851. 1 item.
		Recognizes Little Crow (Tah-o-ah-ta-do-tah) as the chief of the Kaposia band of the Dakota.
		Digital version
		Transcript


Location
P2869	Letters Received: Administration of Justice, 1849-1853. 15 items.
		From the territorial attorney general and others about law and the administration of justice.


		Letters Received: Buildings, 1850-1851, 1853. 7 items.
			From the secretary of the Board of Building Commissioners and others about the design and construction of the Capitol, the prison, and the rental of rooms for the Legislative Assembly.


		Letters Received: Federal Civilian Agencies, 1849-1852. 7 items.
			From the Washington National Monument Office, the Post Office Department, and the Treasury Department.


		Letter Received: Habeas Corpus at Fort Snelling, 1851. 11 items.
			From the judge of probate of Ramsey County, the U.S. district attorney, and various military officers about a habeas corpus proceeding at Fort Snelling,


		Letters Received: Indian and Military Affairs, 1850-1852. 8 items.
			From O. H. Kelley, Alexander Wilkin, and others about Indian and military affairs, including a list of the number of men in the militia.


		Letters Received: Legislative Assembly, 1850-1851. 6 items.
			From the legislative assembly about clearing a mob from the House, confirming appointments, protesting the passage of an apportionment bill, and obtaining Iowa statutes.


		Letters Received: Other Territorial Affairs, 1849-1852. 11 items.
			From the territorial auditor and others about the collection of taxes, land, the territorial seal, and other territorial affairs.


		Message, January 13, 1852. 1 item.
			Addressed to Fellow-Citizens of the Council and House of Representatives.


		Message to the Council and House of Representatives in Relation to a Memorial from Half-Breeds of Pembina, October 1, 1849.


		Message of the Governor of Minnesota to the Legislative Assembly, delivered January 26, 1853.


		Petitions: Elections, 1852. 11 items.
			Petitions for the establishment of election precincts at Otter Tail City, the Chippewa Indian agency in Cass County, Hennepin County, and Wabasha County; and for the appointment of election judges.


		Petitions: Thanksgiving Day, 1850-1852. 3 items.
			From the clergy for designation of Thanksgiving Day.


		Proclamations, 1849-1852. 23 items.
			Printed and manuscript copies (some duplicates) of governor's proclamations of June 1, July 7, July 10, August 17, August 29, and September 15, 1849; July 25 and October 17, 1850; December 3, 1851; April 30, August 30, and December 10, 1852.


		Reports from Territorial Officers, 1850-1852. 6 items.
			From the territorial librarian (October 29, 1850) with correspondence, the territorial auditor (December 28, 1850) with correspondence, and the adjutant general (January 20, 1852).

CATALOG HEADINGS

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:: Civil-military relations -- Minnesota.; Dakota Indians -- Minnesota.; Federal government -- Minnesota.; Indians of North America -- Government relations -- 1789-1869.; Justice, Administration of -- Minnesota.; Public buildings -- Minnesota.

Places:: Fort Snelling (Minn.); Minnesota -- Officials and employees -- Selection and appointment.; Minnesota -- Politics and government -- 1849-1858.; Minnesota Territory.

Persons:

Organizations:: Minnesota. Legislative Assembly.; Minnesota Territory.

Types of Documents:: Petitions -- Minnesota.; Proclamations -- Minnesota.; Territorial records -- Minnesota.

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