Abstract Typed summary of interview with Leonard Sackett concerning his pioneer father, Charles Grady, who worked for the Grandins at Quincy, N.D., the steamboat "Grandin" which was used to haul grain, and the first bridge across the Red River between Quincy, N.D. and Hendrum, Minn.

Abstract Letters, typed summary of interview with Leonard Sackett concerning his father, James McDonald, an early settler at Caledonia, and the Grandin boats on the Red River. James McDonald died when a wagon load of wheat overturned and tipped into the Sheyenne River. Interview mentions Asa Sargeant and George Weston, early Traill County settlers. George Weston was later elected Register of Deeds and County Clerk. Letter from Neal Sargeant, son of Asa Sargeant, mentions steamboats "Alsop," "Pluck," and...

Overview Collection contails a written account of an oral interview as well as newspaper clippeings discussing the Hanson family.