HISTORY NEBRASKA MANUSCRIPT FINDING AID
RG0977.AM: Henry Grosvenor Eldredge
Correspondence: 1867-1869
Size: 15 items
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The collection consists of fifteen letters, dating from 1867-1869, written to Henry Grosvenor Eldredge. All but one of the letters were written by men who were friends and had been co-workers of Eldredge at the Winnebago Agency at Winnebago, Nebraska. Some correspondents include Will Clapp, Bradford Porter, Charles H. Potter, and John Taffe, a U.S. congressman from Nebraska. The letters discuss their daily lives; local happenings in Winnebago (including the development of the village); and various problems at the agency, including its relation with the federal government.
See the Nebraska History index and the Library catalog for various articles and publications about the Winnebago Agency and Winnebago Indians.
INVENTORY
Henry Eldredge correspondence, pt. 1 (PDF)
Henry Eldredge correspondence, pt. 2 (PDF)
Henry Eldredge correspondence, pt. 3 (PDF)
Henry Eldredge correspondence, pt. 4 (PDF)
Subject headings:
Clapp, William
Eldredge, Henry Grosvenor
Indian agents — Nebraska — Winnebago
Indians of North America — Government relations
Porter, Bradford
Potter, Charles H.
Taffe, John, 1827-1884
Winnebago (Nebraska)
Winnebago Agency (Winnebago, Nebraska)
Winnebago Indians
Revised TMM 05-27-2009
