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OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION |
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| Creator: | Washburn, Algernon Sidney. | |
| Title: | Washburn family correspondence. | |
| Date: | 1833-1882. | |
| Abstract: | Letters to Washburn, a Hallowell (Me.) banker, from several family members, especially his brothers Elihu Washburne, U.S. politician and statesman, and William Drew Washburn, a Minneapolis lumber and flour miller and a U.S. congressman and senator. | |
| Quantity: | 0.25 cu. ft. (1 box). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description section for shelf location. | |
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
The two most significant letter writers in the collection are bothers Elihu Washburne, a politician and statesman from Illinois, and William Drew Washburn, a Minneapolis lumber and flour milling businessman. Elihu Washburn was born September 23, 1817 on a farm in Livermore, Maine. After leaving home at 14, he read law and moved to Galena, Illinois in 1840. Elihu was a member of the U.S. Congress (1852-1868), minister to France (1869-1877), an active Republican Party leader, and a friend of Ulysses S. Grant. He married Adele Gratiot (July 31, 1845) and died October 23, 1887 in Chicago. He added the "e" to his last name at the age of 14.
William Drew Washburn, Elihu's younger brother (born January 14, 1831), was born on the family farm and graduated from Bowdoin College (1854). He studied law and settled in Minnesota (1857) as secretary of the Minneapolis Mill Company, which had been organized by his brother Cadwallader Washburn. William served as federal surveyor general in St. Paul (1861-1865); was instrumental in the development of water power at St. Anthony Falls; engaged in the real estate business; founded the W.D. Washburn and Company flour milling firm (1878); and was a member of the U.S. Congress (1879-1885) and Senate (1889-1895). He married Elizabeth Muzzy of Bangor, Maine (April 19, 1859), and was active in many Minneapolis civic, social, and business organizations. William died in Minneapolis on July 29, 1912.
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SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION
Letters to Algernon Washburn, a Hallowell, Maine banker, from several members of his family, especially brothers Elihu Washburne and William D. Washburn.
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INDEX TERMS |
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| 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: | ||
| Banks and banking -- Maine -- Hallowell. | ||
| Diplomatic and consular service, American -- France. | ||
| Education -- Maine. | ||
| Flour mills -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. | ||
| Lumbering -- Minnesota. | ||
| Lumbering -- Wisconsin. | ||
| Panics (Financial) -- United States. | ||
| Politics, Practical -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. | ||
| Sawmills -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. | ||
| Slavery -- United States. | ||
| Places: | ||
| France -- History -- Third Republic, 1870-1940. | ||
| Galena (Ill.). | ||
| Hallowell (Me.). | ||
| Minneapolis (Minn.) -- Industries. | ||
| Saint Paul (Minn.). | ||
| United States -- Politics and government -- 1845-1861. | ||
| Persons: | ||
| Doty, James Duane, 1799-1865. | ||
| Washburn family. | ||
| Washburn, C. C., (Cadwallader Colden), 1818-1882. | ||
| Washburn, Israel, 1784-1876. | ||
| Washburn, Israel, 1813-1883. | ||
| Washburn, William D., (William Drew), 1831-1912. | ||
| Washburne, E. B., (Elihu Benjamin), 1816-1887. | ||
| Organizations: | ||
| Republican Party (U.S. : 1854-). | ||
| United States. Congress. House. | ||
| United States. Fugitive Slave Law. | ||
| Occupations: | ||
| Businessmen -- Maine. | ||
| Businessmen -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis. | ||
| Diplomats -- United States. | ||
| Lawyers -- Illinois -- Galena. | ||
| Legislators -- United States. | ||
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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION |
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| Preferred Citation: | ||
| [Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Washburn Family Correspondence. Minnesota Historical Society. | ||
| See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples. | ||
| Accession Information: | ||
| Accession numbers: 4813; 4977 | ||
| Processing Information: | ||
| Processed by: Kathryn A. Johnson, July 1997 | ||
| PALS ID number: 00-38367531 | ||
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