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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 541 | Title: | Andrew Jackson Miscellany
| | | | Creator: | Jackson, Andrew | | | | Dates: | 1792-1877 | | | | Abstract: | Otto Miller (1874-1950) was a businessman and civic leader of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence of Andrew Jackson, letters about him, financial accounts (1804-1833), list of Jackson's land holdings (1793-1801), estate papers (1867), and other papers collected by Otto Miller. | | | | Call #: | MS 2066 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 543 | Title: | Camp and Iddings Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Camp and Iddings Family | | | | Dates: | 1834-1903 | | | | Abstract: | The Camp and Iddings families resided in Euclid, Ohio. The collection consists primarily of letters received by members of these two related families. Correspondents include Anne O. Camp, Henry C. Camp, Hiram Iddings, Hiram A. Iddings, Richard Iddings, and Thomas Asmun. | | | | Call #: | MS 2069 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Camp family. | Iddings family.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 545 | Title: | Charles B. Smith Papers
| | | | Creator: | Smith, Charles B. | | | | Dates: | 1858-1867 | | | | Abstract: | Charles B. Smith was a Lieutenant with the 61st Illinois Volunteer Infantry, serving as a Judge Advocate General at Camp Dennison, Ohio, through most of 1863. Smith was involved in military court proceedings, as well as being responsible for the issuing of general and special orders and the collection of unit muster sheets. In November 1864, Smith was reassigned to the Office of United States Military Telegraph, Mobile, Alabama, as a telegraph operator. In 1867, Smith submitted several invention patents for the improvement of spring beds and seats. The collection consists mainly of military legal correspondence relating to criminal charges, pleadings, proceedings, and sentencing of soldiers under the jurisdiction of the military headquarters of Ohio located at Camp Dennison, Ohio, particularly during 1863. There are also requests for unit muster rolls, regulation books, telegrams, routine inspection announcements, general orders, special orders, a deed, and petitions for invention patents. | | | | Call #: | MS 2076 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Smith, Charles B. | United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 61st (1862-1865). | Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- United States. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers. | Beds -- Patents. | Patent licenses. | Camp Dennison (Ohio).
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 546 | Title: | Grand River Baptist Association Records
| | | | Creator: | Grand River Baptist Association | | | | Dates: | 1817-1871 | | | | Abstract: | The Grand River Baptist Association of churches in Madison, Painesville, Kingsville, Jefferson, Geneva, and Chardon, Ohio. The collection consists of a formation, plan, confession of faith, minutes of meetings, and treasurer's account book. | | | | Call #: | MS 2085 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Grand River Baptist Association (Ohio) | Baptist associations -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County. | Baptist associations -- Ohio -- Geauga County. | Baptist associations -- Ohio -- Lake County.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 550 | Title: | Bassett Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Bassett Family | | | | Dates: | 1810-1887 | | | | Abstract: | Homer F. Bassett resided in Rockport (now Rocky River), near Cleveland, Ohio. John M. Bassett served in the 1st Connecticut Volunteer Artillery Regiment during the Civil War. The collection consists of correspondence, contracts, and land agreements and deeds to tracts of land in Brooklyn and Rockport, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Includes letters (1861-1863) from John M. Bassett to his family, written while he was stationed in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, giving his personal impressions of the Civil War. Other persons represented include Henry D. Bassett, Homer F. Bassett, Charles R. Jordan and Stephen Jordan. | | | | Call #: | MS 2094 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Bassett family. | United States. Army. Connecticut Artillery Regiment, 1st (1862-1865) | Deeds -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Land titles -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Real property -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Soldiers -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 551 | Title: | Eli Baldwin Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Baldwin, Eli Family | | | | Dates: | 1799-1893 | | | | Abstract: | The Baldwin family were early settlers of Boardman, Ohio, where Eli Baldwin served as a land agent and deputy postmaster and operated a grist mill and distillery with his son, Jesse. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, deeds, land agreements, financial accounts, tax records, legal and business papers, and estate papers of Asa, Eli, George S., Henry, Horace, Jesse, Mary and William Baldwin, pertaining chiefly to Eli and Jesse Baldwin, the estates of Elijah Boardman and Robert Patrick, and Jesse Baldwin's involvement in Common Pleas Court proceedings and in the operation of the Cleveland and Mahoning Valley Railroad. | | | | Call #: | MS 2097 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Baldwin family. | Boardman, Elijah -- Estate. | Patrick, Robert -- Estate. | Cleveland and Mahoning Valley Railroad. | Court records -- Ohio -- Mahoning County. | Probate records -- Ohio -- Mahoning County. | Railroads -- Ohio. | Boardman (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 552 | Title: | William L. Gross Papers
| | | | Creator: | Gross, William L. | | | | Dates: | 1856-1867 | | | | Abstract: | William L. Gross (1839-1909) was a lawyer and telegrapher. The collection consists of correspondence and records relating to the telegraph offices of the U.S. Army in Danville, Kentucky, Cairo, Illinois, and New Orleans, Louisiana, during the American Civil War; Gross' correspondence while he served as manager of the Western Union office in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1866-1867; and other personal correspondence. Includes copies of messages sent to and received from General Ulysses S. Grant when he was planning his campaign against Vicksburg, Mississippi. | | | | Call #: | MS 2101 | | | | Extent: | 7.30 linear feet (18 containers and 1 oversize volume) | | | | Subjects: | Gross, William L., 1839-1909. | United States. Army -- Communication systems. | Communications, Military. | Military telegraph -- United States. | Telegraph -- United States. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Communications. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. | Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 553 | Title: | Kellys Island Literary Society Records ("The Islander")
| | | | Creator: | Kellys Island Literary Society | | | | Dates: | 1860-1878 | | | | Abstract: | Datus Kelley (1788-1866) and his family were some of the first permanent settlers of what later became Rocky River, Ohio. In 1833 Datus, with brother Irad, began to purchase land near Sandusky, Ohio, on Cunninghma's Island. The island was later renamed Kelly's Island. The Kelley Island Literary Society was established pursuant to the building of Kelley Hall, a hall Datus Kelley built. On December 22, 1860 the Literary Society published its first edition of the Islander. Anyone who wished to join the literary society was welcome, including women. The collection consists of issues of a manuscript newspaper published on Kelleys Island, in Sandusky Bay, Erie County, Ohio, by the Kellys Island Literary Society. The journal was "devoted to the discussion of questions in the Arts and Sciences, Agriculture and Manufactures, Politics and Morality." Prepared and written during the winter months, issues were read before weekly gatherings of inhabitants of the isolated island. Includes reports on current events, editorials, letters to the editor, articles on history, humor, philosophy, religion, science, and travel, letters of soldiers participating in the American Civil War, and advertisements. | | | | Call #: | MS 2116 | | | | Extent: | 2.0 linear feet (5 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Kelleys Island (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 554 | Title: | Kershaw Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Kershaw Family | | | | Dates: | 1869-1896 | | | | Abstract: | The Kershaw family resided in Kent, Portage County, Ohio. The collection consists of deeds and other general papers of members of this family, including the letters patent issued to John Kershaw on June 15, 1869, for improvement in harvesters. | | | | Call #: | MS 2117 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Kershaw family.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 555 | Title: | Ashtabula County, Ohio Land Records
| | | | Creator: | Ashtabula County, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1832-1891 | | | | Abstract: | The Ashtabula County, Ohio Land Records, 1832-1891, consist of deeds and land contracts pertaining to tracts primarily in Ashtabula County, Ohio, and involving many individuals, but most frequently Frederick L. Chapman. | | | | Call #: | MS 2118 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Deeds -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County. | Real property -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 556 | Title: | Medical Department and Hospital Papers Collection: Union and Confederate Armies
| | | | Creator: | Union and Confederate Armies | | | | Dates: | 1846-1866 | | | | Abstract: | William Pendleton Palmer (1861-1927) was President of the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland, Ohio. He collected documents related to the history of the American Civil War and donated them to the historical society. The collection consists of correspondence, copies of orders, original reports of the sick and wounded, lists of the dead, invoices and reports of medicines and other hospital supplies and equipment, and other papers relating to the medical departments and hospitals of the Union Armies along the Atlantic coast and in Louisiana, and to Confederate hospitals in Virginia and Atlanta, Georgia. The six Army physicians to whom the papers principally relate are: Robert Battey (1828-1895), Renley S. Butler (b. 1834), William A. Carrington, Benjamin Franklin Harrison (1811-1886), Henry M. Kirke (d. 1876), and John Payne Logan (1820-1891). | | | | Call #: | MS 2121 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Confederate States of America. Army -- Registers. | Confederate States of America. Army -- Surgeons. | United States. Army -- Surgeons. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Casualties. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Hospitals. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers of dead.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 557 | Title: | United Presbyterian and Congregational Church, Farmington, Ohio, Records
| | | | Creator: | United Presbyterian and Congregational Church, Farmington, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1817-1866 | | | | Abstract: | The United Presbyterian Church was apparently formed from the union of the Congregational Church of Christ (founded 1817) and the Centre Presbyterian Church. Farmington is located in Trumbull County, Ohio. The collection consists of a confession of faith, covenant, list of members, baptisms, and minutes of meetings. The membership records contained in this collection have been indexed. Click here to search the WRHS genealogy index. | | | | Call #: | MS 2125 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | United Presbyterian and Congregational Church (Farmington, Ohio) | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Farmington. | Presbyterian church -- Ohio -- Farmington. | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Farmington. | Farmington (Ohio) -- Church history -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 558 | Title: | Aquila Wiley Papers
| | | | Creator: | Wiley, Aquila | | | | Dates: | 1861-1901 | | | | Abstract: | Aquila Wiley (b. 1834 or 1835) was a colonel of the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry at the Battle of Missionary Ridge (1863) during the American Civil War. Wiley was appointed commandant of Camp Cleveland in 1864, where he oversaw the rendezvous and training of several new infantry regiments, and as a Major became the chief mustering officer at Cleveland, where he administered the discharge of some 11,654 Union troops. Wiley later practiced law in Wooster, Ohio and served 1 term as probate judge in Wayne County. He was nominated for Congress in 1878, and was opposed by William McKinley. The collection consists of correspondence, bounty claims, muster rolls, invoices, and returns, mostly pertaining to Wiley's activities in the 41st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 1861-1865. Includes articles and speeches on Civil War topics; lists of voters and their political affiliations in Wayne Co., Ohio, in the 1890s; and correspondence and maps (1893-1901) relating to the Ohio Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Park Commission. | | | | Call #: | MS 2127 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Wiley, Aquila, b. 1834 or 5. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park (Ga. and Tenn.) | Wayne County (Ohio) -- Voting registers. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Ohio Infantry -- 41st.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 559 | Title: | Matthew Scott Cook Papers
| | | | Creator: | Cook, Matthew Scott | | | | Dates: | 1807-1887 | | | | Abstract: | Matthew Scott Cook (1803-1882) was a surveyor, farmer, businessman and Ohio State legislator, of Chillicothe, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, land agreements and deeds, survey and field notes, financial receipts, legal briefs, travel journals, memoranda and account books relating to Cook's farm; meteorological data; and American Civil War correspondence. Includes 17 diaries of Amos Wheeler, Jr. | | | | Call #: | MS 2129 | | | | Extent: | 1.40 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Cook, Matthew Scott, 1803-1882. | Cook family. | Agriculture -- Ohio -- Finance. | Meteorology -- United States -- Observations. | River life -- United States. | Ohio River. | Mississippi River. | Chillicothe (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Ross County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Massachusetts -- Description and travel. | New York (State) -- Description and travel. | Quebec (Province) -- Description and travel. | United States -- Description and travel. | United States -- Politics and government. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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