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R.F. Pettigrew to F.W. Pettigrew

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Title	R.F. Pettigrew to F.W. Pettigrew
Creator	Pettigrew, Richard F.
Date Created	1900-03-22
Subject (FAST)	Real property Railroad tracks Indians of North America--Law and legislation
Subject (Places)	Sioux Falls (Minnehaha, SD) Washington, D.C.
Item Description	In this 1900 letter, R.F. Pettigrew writes to his brother F.W. about a piece of land (""souoth of the river"") he would like to purchase. He advises paying a price of $20 per acre says that F.W. should take control of the land once the transaction has been finalized. The rest of the letter covers a range of topics, including an Indian bill, which R.F. says will not pass; F.W.'s cattle, which R.F. declares have not had enough food or proper care this winter; and a series of railroad tracks owned by the Great Northern Railroad. Of the tracks, R.F. advises F.W. to ""write to the Great Northern people and buy enough of them for our purpose).""
Collection Description	This item is part of the larger Bessie Pettigrew Collection available at the CWS. Pettigrew was the daughter of F.W. Pettigrew and the nice of U.S. Senator R.F. Pettigrew. Her papers include various documents, correspondence, clippings, account books, record books and photographs related to the Pettigrew family.
Type	Letter
Format - Digital	Text/PDF
Identifier	30171_B1_F25_A002
Language	English
Collection	Bessie Pettigrew Collection
Contributing Institution	Center for Western Studies, Augustana University
Rights	This item maybe protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights holder(s) for instances falling under "fair use" as defined in United States copyright law. For other uses obtaining permission from the rights holder(s) and the Center for Western Studies is required. Credit lines should appear immediately adjacent to the image or on a separate acknowledgments page and must read, “Courtesy Center for Western Studies, Augustana University.”
OCLC number	982700000

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R.F. Pettigrew to F.W. Pettigrew

R.F. Pettigrew to F.W. Pettigrew