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McLeod, Donald. Upper Canada Rebellion correspondence, 1838 Jan. 28-May 12.

Title: Upper Canada Rebellion correspondence, 1838 Jan. 28-May 12.

Mostly letters to and from Donald McCleod, adjutant general commanding the western division of the patriot service of the Republic of Upper Canada, regarding his plans to invade Canada, and the failure of the venture due mainly to the treachery of Gen. J. S. Vreeland. Includes letters to committees in Buffalo, Erie, and Sandusky requesting funds, arms, and ammunition. Several letters were written by others, including R. W. Ashley, McLeod's aid and acting adjutant general when McLeod was fleeing from U. S. marshalls. Includes a note to Mrs. Van Rensselaer expressing sympathy at the death of her son Henry, in the battle at Point au Pelle Island.

ArchivalResource: (0.1 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/179672776 View

Porter-Hart-Spencer-Dodd family. Porter-Hart-Spencer-Dodd family papers, 1803-1938.

Title: Porter-Hart-Spencer-Dodd family papers, 1803-1938.

A collection of papers and photographs related to the extended Porter, Hart, Spencer, and Dodd family of Connecticut. Includes photographs of Emma Hart (Willard), Ann Seymour Spencer, Samuel Porter, Isabella Porter, Jane Porter Hart Dodd, Harriet Hart Dickinson, Lydia Hinsdale Hart (photograph of a painting), and Rev. William Dodd (photograph of painting in the National Portrait Gallery, London, England). Includes correspondence between Ruth Galpin and Katherine D. Jamison, and between Katherine Jamison and Frank L. Wilcox. One Dodd family receipt is in the collection, as are photocopies of others. Other photocopies are of a newspaper article about Emma Hart Willard and photographs of the Joseph Spencer house (East Hartford, CT), Abigail Patterson, and Abigail Patterson's home (Berlin, CT).

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/756692009 View

Dodd family. Dodd family papers, 1769-1839.

Title: Dodd family papers, 1769-1839.

Business records kept by generations of the Dodd family of Boston, Mass., 1769-1839. Includes deeds, wills, estate inventories and other personal legal documents kept by William Dodd; bills of lading, ship insurance papers, account balances, receipts, and other business records of merchants William, Benjamin, and George Dodd; and correspondence with Horace Barnard who managed a branch of the family business in Charleston, S.C. Includes documents related to the ships Nancy, Friendship, and Flying Fish, and imports such as sugar and coffee from Havana and other locations. Also, school records of Benjamin Dodd while attending the North Boston Monitorial School in 1828.

ArchivalResource: 6 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51181156 View