Solomon E. Peterson Letters, 1887-1934
Collection Overview
Title: Solomon E. Peterson Letters, 1887-1934
ID: OGLMC1357
Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet
Arrangement: Correspondence is arranged chronologically within each folder.
Date Acquired: 02/03/1998
Subjects: Agriculture, Ethnicity - Swedish
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Collection Historical Note
Salomon Edvin Petersson was born 23 July 1869 at Boarp Rasmagård, Södra Ljunga Parish, Kronoberg County, Sweden. He was one of eight children born to Peter Olofsson (born 28 August 1829 and died 19 September 1905 in Södra Ljunga) and Lotta Andersdotter (born 7 June 1834 in Pjätteryd Parish and died 4 October 1920 in Södra Ljunga). According to parish records, Salomon and his sister, Emilia Maria, emigrated in May 1887, settling in Minnesota. Their older brother, Carl Johan (Charley), had emigrated in the early 1880s and was living in Duluth.
Salomon, known as Solomon or Sam in America, settled in the village of Oneota, which was later annexed to Duluth. Emilia, also known as Emma, was in Duluth as well. Other siblings were sisters Jenny and Tekla, and brothers Nils Gustaf, Frithiof Emil, and Frans Evald. Both Nils and Frithiof moved to locations in northern Sweden beginning about 1887. Jenny emigrated in 1895.
Solomon returned to Sweden in 1897 to visit family. He eventually moved to St. Thomas, Pembina County, North Dakota, and worked as a bank clerk. He married Mary J. Cowin, a native of Canada, 1 June 1910 in Pembina County. They had three sons. Solomon died 27 July 1954 and is buried in St. Thomas Cemetery in Pembina County.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository: Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Access Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Source: Agassiz Collectibles, Hensel, North Dakota
Acquisition Method: Purchase; 98-2178
Preferred Citation: (Description of item). Solomon E. Peterson Letters. OGLMC 1357. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.
Processing Information: Materials processed and information added to Archon in January 2020.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
[Box 1],
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- Box 1
- Folder 1: Correspondence from Ida Björklund, July-November 1892
- Folder 2: Correspondence from Peter Olofsson, 1887-1892
- Folder 3: Correspondence from Carl Johan (Charley) Peterson and his wife Matilda, 1887-1892
- Folder 4: Correspondence from Frans E. Petersson and his widow Augusta Palmskog, 1887-1934
- The latest two letters are from Augusta. Stationery with black borders was typically used in Sweden to notify family members of a death.
- Folder 5: Correspondence from Frithiof E. Petersson, 1888-1891
- Folder 6: Correspondence from Jenny Petersson, 1890-1893
- Folder 7: Correspondence from Nils G. Petersson, 1888-1891
- Folder 8: Correspondence - Various, 1887-1893
one letter from sister Tekla
two letters from maternal uncle Carl Johan Andersson
two letters from cousin Johannes Edvard Karlsson
one letter from paternal uncle Salomon Olofsson
one letter from sister Emma (Emilia)
two letters to sister Emma (one from sister Jenny)
two letters from friends (John Johnson in Nebraska and August Andersson in Boarp)
Swedish poetry
- Folder 9: Receipt for purchase of letters from Agassiz Collectibles, February 1998
- Folder 1: Correspondence from Ida Björklund, July-November 1892