Land speculators and lawmakers: How St. Peter nearly became Minnesota’s capital

Text of the bill passed by the Minnesota Territorial Legislature in 1857 to make St. Peter the capital. This image is most likely of a working copy of the document passed by lawmakers, the Nicollet County Historical Society says.
Courtesy of the Nicollet County Historical Society
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