00799.xml PATRICK DALY AND FAMILY: An Inventory of Their Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by Encoding funded by the generous support of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society

St. Paul, MN.

Manuscripts Collection

Finding aid encoded by Alex Kent October 2010. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Daly, Patrick, 1836-1887. Patrick Daly and Family papers. 1860-1887, [circa 1974]. Materials in English. Photocopied letters (1860-1885) and genealogical data (1860-1887), and a volume of family history and reminiscences, The Profile of a Priceless Legacy, (circa 1974), collected and prepared by Frank A. Daly and relating primarily to his paternal grandfather, Patrick Daly, who left Ireland for Australia and New Zealand (1860-1870), and then came to Minneapolis with his family. There is also information on other members of the Daly family in Ireland and the United States; on friends who remained in the New Zealand gold fields; and on Frank Daly's career as a civil engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul Division (1930s-1960s). Also included is a Fireman's exempt certificate issued to Daly by the Minneapolis Fire Department. 0.3 cubic feet (2 partial boxes). P1006: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. CATALOG HEADINGS

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Topics: Gold mines and mining -- California. Gold mines and mining -- New Zealand. Persons: Daly, Frank A., 1903- Daly family. Places: Ireland -- History -- 1837-1901. Minneapolis (Minn.) New Zealand. Document Types: Reminiscences. Occupations: Civil engineers. Police. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Patrick Daly and family papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Location of Originals:

Originals of correspondence, genealogical data, and family history and reminiscences loaned for copying by Frank A. Daly, Minneapolis.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 11,655; 14,464

Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 001715374

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Family papers

Arranged chronologically in one folder.

P1006 Marriage certificate for Patrick Daly and Catherine Fox, April 7, 1860.

Marriage date is August 7, 1859.

Birth certificates for John and Esther Daly, 1868, 1870.

Children of Patrick and Catherine Daly.

Big Stone County teaching certificate for Ellen Daly, 1885.

Daughter of Patrick Daly.

Appointment of Patrick Daly as First Lieutenant in Company B, 2nd Regiment, Minnesota National Guard, 1874. Handwritten article transcripts, April 25-26, 1887.

From Minneapolis Tribune and Minneapolis Evening Journal related to Patrick Daly's death and funeral.

Citizenship papers for Patrick Daly, 1870, 1879. Daly family history and Daly coat of arms, undated. 1 typed page. Letters of recommendation.

Regarding Daly's service with constabulary in Belfast, Northern Ireland (1860) and as a policeman and gaoler in Charleston, New Zealand (1868, 1870).

148.C.19.3B Fireman's exempt certificate, January 6, 1879.

Issued to Patrick Daly by the Minneapolis Fire Department.

Correspondence

Photocopied letters from friends and relatives and letters written by Patrick Daly.

P1006 To [Mrs.] Fox from Patrick Daly, Liverpool, April 14, 1860.

Describes preparations for trip to Australia on the Commodore Perry, price of passage, greetings to families and friends.

To Patrick Daly from Michael Cullen, Reefton, New Zealand, December 28, 1874.

Relates news of fellow prospectors, and mentions the local Hibernian society.

To Patrick Daly from Dan Rafferty, Morristown, California, November 14, 1875.

Describes the small community of Morristown, Rafferty's job for a mining company, his ranch, and invites the Daly family to visit.

To Patrick Daly from his brother, Peter Daly [Carrickmore?, County Tyrone, Ireland], January 21, 1881.

Discusses his [and others] efforts to organize the land league in County Tyrone.

To Ella [Ellen] Daly from a cousin, Joseph Burns, at the College des Irlandais, Paris, March 3, 1883.

Burns was at the College studying for the priesthood. Contains news of the family, a description of the beauties of Paris, and comments on England's "misrule" of Ireland.

To Ella from Joseph Burns, Dublin. July 1883.

Having seen Ellen's map of Minneapolis, he wishes all cities were laid out as regularly. Describes his travels in France and Belgium (especially Brussels and Antwerp).

To Patrick and Catherine Daly from Thomas Burns, Dublin. February 25, 1885.

News of the death of an uncle and other family news; mentions the war in the Soudan, and the proposed visit to Ireland of the Prince and Princess of Wales.

To Johnny from Patrick Daly, Minneapolis.

Includes family news, and response to Johnny's report that the timber cuttings had not grown for lack of rain.

To Patrick Daly from Steve McAnnaly in Woolgar Diggings, Queensland, [New Zealand]. August 8, 1885.

Tells how, though one may not get rich quick in Minneapolis, one can make a good living and support a family.

To Patrick Daly from Thomas Burns, Dublin. December 22, 1885.

Describes the advantageous marriange of his brother, Patrick J. Burns, and discusses a recent election and its implications for the future of "Home Rule."

Letters from Patrick Daly to the Chief of Police, Minneapolis. March 11, 15, 1886.

Regarding several letters Daly received which had already been opened.

Family History and Reminiscences P1006 Daly, Frank A. Profile of a Priceless Legacy, [circa 1974]. 1 volume, (862 pages).

Relates the history of the Daly and Gleason families from 1850s to circa 1974. Also includes a detailed account of the progress of Frank Daly's career as a civil engineer, describing work projects and naming his colleagues in the Army Corps of Engineers.