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George H. Oakes, State Librarian 1864-1865

Research Resources

Annual report of the state librarian, 1864
Annual Report of the State Librarian for 1865
Minnesota Executive Documents, 1865
Record of pay for librarian
Minnesota Executive Documents, 1865
Salary as governor's private secretary
J. Fletcher Williams, A history of the city of Saint Paul, and of the county of Ramsey, Minnesota, 1879, p.337
Oakes in the middle of a fight between tribes at a store.

St. Paul Division No. 1, Sons of Temperance v. Joseph R. Brown et al. (11 Minn. R. 356)
Publication Date: 1879
Minnesota Reports Vol. 11 (1865-1866)
Member of the Sons of Temperance

Newspaper articles

George H. Oakes... The Weekly Minnesotian, May 14, 1853, p. 2, column 6
Afflicted, Minnesota Weekly Times, Aug. 7, 1855, p.2, column 5
Daughter died and house struck by lightning
Minnesotians in Venezuela, Weekly Pioneer and Democrat, March 27, 1863, p. 6, column 1
Personal - Our Old Friend, George Oakes... Weekly Pioneer and Democrat, May 29, 1863, p.10, column 2
The Treaty Expedition, St. Cloud Democrat, Oct. 8, 1863, p.3, column 2
Fighting Between the Long Lake and Saint Croix Indians, Chatfield Democrat, Oct. 24, 1863, p.2, column 1
We inadvertently omitted...St. Paul Press, April 29, 1864, p.4, column 3
George H. Oakes appointed secretary to the governor and state librarian
Personal - Geo. H. Oakes... Weekly Pioneer and Democrat, March 10, 1865, p.6, column 3
Disbursements of the State Treasurer's Office, St. Paul Daily Press, Jan. 6, 1866, p.4, column 9
George Oakes received a payment of $100 for his work as State Librarian during 1865.
Mr. Geo. H. Oakes, Minnesota Staats-Zietung, Aug. 10, 1867, p.6, column 5
A story about George H. Oakes having his watch stolen by a pickpocket, who then asked for money to return it to him. The pickpocket got $20.

Additional resources

George H. Oakes' Land Agency Advertisement, Sauk Rapids Frontierman, May 24, 1855, p. 4, column 2
Photo of Charles H. Oakes - MNHS
Father of George Oakes