Letters from the territorial convention in Belmont
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- 1836-10-24; 1836-10-25; 1836-10-29
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Territorial politician and early Wisconsin settler Henry S. Baird presided over the legislature that met in Belmont. In the first letter, Baird launches a formal protest to the selection of Madison as the capital, objecting to what he saw as an underhanded maneuver by certain men with financial stakes in the selection of Madison. Baird also kept up a constant stream of correspondence with friends and family, and here he describes the town and legislative activity to his father and his wife, Elizabeth Therese (whose own reminiscences are included elsewhere on Turning Points)
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Baird, Henry S. (Henry Samuel), 1800-1875
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- Recollection Wisconsin
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- Wisconsin Historical Society
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- English
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- Baird, Henry S. (Henry Samuel), 1800-1875. Letters from the territorial convention in Belmont. 1836-10-24; 1836-10-25; 1836-10-29. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/41956. (Accessed April 20, 2024.)
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- Baird, Henry S. (Henry Samuel), 1800-1875, (1836-10-24; 1836-10-25; 1836-10-29) Letters from the territorial convention in Belmont. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/41956
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- Baird, Henry S. (Henry Samuel), 1800-1875. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/41956>.