Viewing Thomas M. Newson, "Pen Pictures of St. Paul, Minnesota, and Biographical Sketches of Old Settlers " (1886).Thomas M. Newson, "Pen Pictures of St. Paul, Minnesota, and Biographical Sketches of Old Settlers " (1886).In the 1880s Thomas McLean Newson (1827-1893), a St. Paul journalist, wrote dozens of short biographical sketches of early settlers for local newspapers. The portraits, which included many lawyers and judges, are short, vivid and insightful. They were compiled and published in a 746 page book in 1886. It is posted here. |