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Reed came to Omaha in late 1855, the year the city was founded. By the early 1860s he had accumulated a variety of land holdings across the city. As Omaha became an important gateway to the West and its economy boomed, Reed became very rich and assumed a prominent position in the business and
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that is "largely unrecognized." His collection of colonial and United States coinage, paper money and
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in Omaha, serving until 1867. From 1861 to 1863 he served as deputy County Clerk of
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In March 1856 he opened an office in the old State House building in
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