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Collection Number	MS85
Collection Title	Shoup, George Laird papers
Bulk Dates	1862-1901
Library of Congress Subject Headings	Shoup, George Laird, 1836-1904. --General stores-Idaho-Salmon-History-Sources. --Indians of North America-Wars-1862-1865. --Massacres-Idaho-Birch Creek. --Frontier and pioneer life-Idaho. --Idaho-Politics and government-History-Sources.
Scope and Content Note	A miscellaneous assortment of material from Shoup's varied career as Idaho territorial legislator, territorial and later state governor, and U.S. senator. Included is a copy of a diary kept during Shoup's military campaigns in Colorado, New Mexico and Texas, (1862-1863); correspondence and receipts relating to his Salmon City, Idaho, store; a letter from James McTucker of Blackfoot recounting the Birch Creek Massacre; a letter from John A. Wright of the Lemhi Indian Agency regarding payments to Indian policemen; and a record of pension cases Shoup dealt with as senator (1890-1901).
Biographical Note	This collection details George Laird Shoup, who was Idaho's first governor.
Creator	George Laird Shoup
Publisher	Idaho State Historical Society
Contributors	McTucker, James. --Wright, John A. --Idaho. Governor (1889-1890 : Shoup)
Date digitized	2008-08-27
Type	text
Format	pdf
Language	eng
Rights	http://www.idahohistory.net/copyrightpolicy.html
Audience	Researchers

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