English-French-Dakota Dictionary, 1835

English-French-Dakota Dictionary, 1835

Partially trilingual English‒French‒Dakota dictionary written by Lawrence Taliaferro’s brother-in-law, H. N. Dillon, in 1835.

Hand-drawn map of Fort Snelling area

Hand-drawn map of Fort Snelling area

Map of the Fort Snelling area drawn by Lawrence Taliaferro in 1835.

Letter from Lawrence Taliaferro to William Clark, August 12, 1834

Letter from Lawrence Taliaferro to William Clark, August 12, 1834

Letter from Lawrence Taliaferro to William Clark dated August 12, 1834. In it, Taliaferro informs Clark (Superintendent of Indian Affairs) that he (Taliaferro) confiscated six barrels of whiskey from fur trader Alexis Bailly on July 22, 1834 and is holding them at Fort Snelling. Taliaferro and Bailly clashed numerous times over trading practices and Bailly's illegal distribution of alcohol to nearby Dakota and Ojibwe communities. This seizure of alcohol eventually led to a lawsuit brought by Bailly against Taliaferro. A judge ruled in Bailly's favor in 1841.

Lawrence Taliaferro

Lawrence Taliaferro

Oil-on-canvas portrait of Indian Agent Lawrence Taliaferro, ca. 1830. Artist unknown.

St. Peters Indian Agency seal used by Lawrence Taliaferro

St. Peters Indian Agency seal used by Lawrence Taliaferro

Wood and metal seal used by Lawrence Taliaferro in his capacity as Indian Agent at the St. Peters Indian Agency, 1820‒1839.

Elizabeth Dillon Taliaferro

Elizabeth Dillon Taliaferro

Oil-on-canvas portrait of Elizabeth Dillon Taliaferro, wife of Lawrence Taliaferro, ca. 1850s. Artist unknown.

Taliaferro, Lawrence (1794‒1871)

Lawrence Taliaferro, the wealthy scion of a politically connected, slave-owning Virginia family, was the US government’s main agent to the Native people of the upper Mississippi in the 1820s and 1830s. He earned the trust of Dakota, Ojibwe, Ho-Chunk (Winnebago), Menominee, Sauk (Sac), and Meskwaki (Fox) leaders through lavish gifts, intermarriage, and his zeal for battling predatory fur traders. In a series of treaties, he persuaded these leaders to cede tracts of land in exchange for promises that the government would later break.

University of Minnesota student protest against the United States' invasion of Cambodia

University of Minnesota student protest against the United States' invasion of Cambodia, May 1972.

Blockade of Interstate 94

Blockade of Interstate 94

Anti-war protesters form a blockade on Interstate 94. Photograph by Tim Bitney for the Minnesota Daily.

Police pursue and attack a student protester with clubs

Police pursue and attack a student protester with clubs

Police pursue and attack a student protester with clubs during a demonstration against the Vietnam War at Northrop Mall on the University of Minnesota’s Minneapolis campus in May 1972. Photograph by Boyd Hagen for the Minnesota Daily.

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