Letter
File — Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Letter, and typed summary of interview with Leonard Sackett, corrections by sister Fern McCleary Danielson, concerning their father, David McCleary, who managed the James J. Hill Farm for twenty years at Northcote, Minnesota (1896-1916). Mentions the buildings at Northcote, James J. Hill and son Walter, their hunting trips and private railroad cars, supplies for the farm, the size of Hill's farm, Hill's Negro servants, Tom Schone who refused to work for Walter Hill, David McCleary's move from Northcote to Humboldt, his losses in the 1929 stock market crash, Elliot's schooling in Northcote, Humboldt, and Fisher, Minn.
Dates
- 1956
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Extent
From the Collection: 2 Items (2 items.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: McCleary, Elliot W., 1897- (Person)
- From the Collection: Danielson, Fern. (Person)
- From the Collection: Sackett, Leonard, 1901-1971. (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
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West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu