George Laird Shoup papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0085
Summary
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).
Dates
- Creation: 1862 - 1901
Creator
- Shoup, George Laird, 1836-1904 (Person)
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet (1 small document box)
Language of Materials
English
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Repository Details
Part of the Idaho State Archives Manuscript Collections Repository