Rev. Alfred Brunson
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James Thompson was hired by missionary Alfred Brunson in the 1830s as an interpreter.
Painter: Anonymous, oil on canvas
Date: Approximately 1830
Image courtesy of Minnesota Historical Society
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James Thompson
- Saint Paul Early Settler, 1799-1884 -
James Thompson arrived at Fort Snelling as a slave in 1827. He married an Ojibwe woman and learned the language. In the 1830s, he was hired by missionary Alfred Brunson as an interpreter. Thompson's…