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Benjamin H. Miller, U.S. Indian Inspector transcribed letters,1889-1890.
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Benjamin Hallowell Miller was born in 1840, the son of Robert Hartshorne Miller and Anna Janney Miller, members of Alexandria Monthly Meeting, Virginia. He married Sarah B. Thomas in 1862 and transferred his membership to Sandy Spring Monthly Meeting, Maryland, in 1863. In 1865, he purchased a farm, "Mt Airy," in Montgomery County, Maryland. He was an active Quaker and supporter of temperance and civic causes. For about four years beginning in 1889 he served as an Inspector of Indian Agencies in South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota and elsewhere. He died in 1928 in Sandy Spring, Md.
The collection consists of typed transcripts of letters published in a local newspaper. They describe the places and people visited during Benjamin H. Miller's tenure as Indian Agent in South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota and elsewhere. The nineteen clippings, 1889-1890, were transcribed by William T. Thom, 3rd, a great-grandson. Also includes a typed manuscript introduction that describes Miller's farm, Mt Airy, Montgomery County, Maryland, and a typed index to the letters, 1974-1975.
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Access: open for research without restrictions.
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Friends Historical Library believes all of the items in this collection to be in the Public Domain in the United States, and is not aware of any restrictions on their use. However, the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status before reproducing. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/.