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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | Samuel Bissell Papers
| | | | Creator: | Bissell, Samuel | | | | Dates: | 1797-1933 | | | | Abstract: | Samuel Bissell (1797-1895) was a congregational minister and educator in Twinsburg, Ohio. The collection consists of a diary (1819) of a visit to New Haven, Connecticut; album of autographs (1823) of classmates of Bissell at Yale University; account books; daybooks (1825-1875) relating to the Twinsburg Institute; correspondence (1825-1895) with the Office of Indian Affairs, and other papers concerning efforts of Bissell on behalf of Indian youths; sermons; mortgage deeds, financial papers, and ledgers. Includes letters and receipts of parents of Bissell, Robert and Thankful Bissell, of Aurora, Ohio, and correspondence with the Western Reserve Historical Society and the Samuel Bissell Memorial Library Association of Twinsburg, Ohio. | | | | Call #: | MS 0116 | | | | Extent: | 1.80 linear feet (4 containers and 3 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Bissell, Samuel, 1797-1895. | Yale College -- Students. | College students -- Connecticut -- New Haven -- Autographs. | Sermons, American. | Indian youth -- North America. | New Haven (Conn.) -- Description and travel. | United States -- Description and travel -- 1783-1848.
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