RAMSEY COUNTY: SAINT PAUL:
An Inventory of Its Miscellaneous Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Government Records
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Saint Paul (Minn.). | |
| Title: | Miscellaneous Records. | |
| Dates: | 1846-1919. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Includes a record of aid given to soldiers' families (1860s); letters, receipts, accounting records, and other materials received by the U.S. Post Office Department from (or relating to) the St. Paul post office (1848-1872); materials concerning the extension of the St. Paul city limits to include Merriam Park in 1885; insurance policies covering the "St. Paul Bridge" (1867), the "Mississippi Street Bridge" (1872), a house on Wacouta owned by the city (1872), and the home of Mary O'Connor on Thirteenth Street (1872); and certificates of membership in the St. Paul Fire Department. | |
| Quantity: | 0.4 cubic feet (1 partial box). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Saint Paul (Minn.). Miscellaneous Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
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Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 321; 1801 (mspt.); 1802B (mspt.); 7237 (mspt.); 8348 (mspt.); 8434 (mspt.) ; 8749 (mspt.)
Processing Information:
Catalog ID number: 990017082490104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Missing, July 2006 | St. Paul and Ramsey County miscellany, 1858-1873: | ||||||||||
| [Acc. No. 1801 mspt.] | |||||||||||
| a. Miscellaneous vouchers and receipts, 1858-1860, 1867. | |||||||||||
| b. Insurance policy, "St. Paul bridge," 1867-1868. | |||||||||||
| c. Insurance policies, 1872-1873. | |||||||||||
| 126.A.15.8F | Certificates of Membership, St. Paul Fire Department, 1867-1877: | ||||||||||
| [Acc. Nos. 7237, 8348, 8434, 8749 (all mspt.)] | |||||||||||
| a. September 10, 1867. Issued to Charles Temme, Minnehaha Engine Company, No. 2. | |||||||||||
| b. October 8, 1867. Issued to Javin B. Irvine. | |||||||||||
| c. October 2, 1872. Issued to Peter Heck. | |||||||||||
| d. June 16, 1877. Issued to Christian Meyer. | |||||||||||
| e. October 1, 1877. Issued to Peter Heck, Pioneer Hook and Ladder Company, No. 1. | |||||||||||
| "St. Paul and Ramsey County Archives," 1885. | |||||||||||
| Identified as such on original folder. Concerns extension of St. Paul city limits. [Acc. No. 1802B mspt] | |||||||||||
| Aid to Soldiers' Families, Civil War, undated. | |||||||||||
| Notes on relief goods provided. | |||||||||||
| St. Paul Post Office records, 1846-1872. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Board of County Commissioners and Common Council Proceedings re Delinquent Taxes, 1862. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Notes on requests made for tax abatements and council decisions thereon; appear to be extracts from meeting minutes. | |||||||||||
| Liquor Violations, 1910-1919. 1 volume and 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Scrapbook of City Additions, undated. 1 volume in 1 folder. | |||||||||||
| Hand-drawn sketches of plats of additions and subdivisions. Indexed. | |||||||||||
| Index to City Improvements for Alleys, Streets, and Sewers, undated. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| List of sewer installations, grading, curbing, paving, widening, tree planting, and other improvements to streets, alleys, and rights of way. Organized by first letter of street name. | |||||||||||
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:
- Annexation (Municipal government) -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
- Bridges -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
- Fire departments -- Minnesota -- Ramsey County.
- Fire fighters -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
- Government property -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
- Postal service -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
- Public welfare -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
- Soldiers' dependents -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul.
- Persons:
- Heck, Peter, 1852-1924.
- Irvine, Javin Bradley, 1831-1904.
- Meyer, Christian.
- O'Connor, Mary.
- Temme, Charles, approximately 1843-1913.
- Organizations:
- Saint Paul (Minn.). Department of Fire and Safety Services.
- Places:
- Merriam Park (Saint Paul, Minn.)
- Thirteenth Street (Saint Paul, Minn.)
- Wacouta Street (Saint Paul, Minn.)
- Document Types:
- Insurance policies.
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