Typescript copy (154 p.) “Luman H. Tenney Diary 1865 – 1866; Extracts from Letters, 1860-1880
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Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Typescript copy (154 p.) of Luman H. Tenney's diary, ranging from the dates July 13, 1865 to October 1865. The diary covers the months after his discharge from the army after the Civil War, and his return home to Oberlin, Ohio. The remaining pages were extracts from letters, 1860-1880 among various members of the Tenney and Andrews families. The majority of the letters are between Luman Tenney and his wife Fannie Andrews Tenney. They touch on various subjects including religion, child rearing, Mormanism, the Chicago Fire of 1871, travel, business, Temperance, politics, hunting, recreation, and daily life. They start off with a few prewar letters dealing with Mr. Tenney's time as a teacher in Sudbury, Vermont. After the war he taught at a Blind Asylum in St. Louis, Missouri. After a mission trip to the south, he went into the tool business in Sanduskey, Ohio. When that business ended he went to Duluth, Minnesota where he sold bonds with the Northern Pacific Railroad, and also dealt in real estate. Through the Northern Pacific he became associated with Jay Cooke and Charlemagne Tower, and was contracted by the Northern Pacific to create a Red River Colony. In 1871 he accompanied an expedition to Salt Lake City, Utah where he explored mining, and met Brigham Young. In 1874, he left Duluth and moved to Glyndon, Minnesota where he spent the remainder of his life, with the exception of a short time in Minneapolis, where he dealt in the safe and scales. Luman Tenney was instrumental in the settlement of Glyndon and the land surrounding it through his Northern Pacific connections.
Dates
- 1860-1914.
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.
Extent
From the Collection: 4 Items (4 items.)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Tenney, Luman Harris, 1841-1880. (Person)
- From the Collection: Tenney, Fannie Andrews. (Person)
- From the Collection: Tenney family. (Family)
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
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