Minnesota Territory 1849-1858
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Ignatius Donnelly, about 1850
Ignatius Donnelly, about 1850
You are Ignatius Donnelly of Philadelphia. The year is 1856, and you decide to move to the West. You plan to "found a new city and there find occupation and fortune with the growth of the country." You travel to the robust frontier city of St. Paul in Minnesota Territory.