1. Creator/Author:
  2. Owen, Robert Dale, 1801-1877 (3)

Letter from Robert Dale Owen to Richard W. Thompson

Creator:
Owen, Robert Dale, 1801-1877
Collection:
Richard W. Thompson Collection
Location:
New Harmony, Indiana
Date of Original:
1842
Description:
Letter, 25.5 cm, recalling Thompson's role in the appointment of Owen's brother (David Dale Owen) as geologist of Indiana and recommending him again as geologist to evaluate mineral lands in Illinois, Arkansas, Wisconsin, and Iowa, as discussed by the Senate.
Subject:
Thompson, Richard W. (Richard Wigginton), 1809-1900--Correspondence; Mineral lands--United States; Owen, David Dale, 1807-1860
Category:
Manuscripts & Documents
Format of Original:
Manuscript
Item ID:
71200908302326
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Digital File ID:
71200908302326
Available for Viewing:
By appointment only
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