William Gustavus Metzerott papers 1838-1889

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William Gustavus Metzerott papers 1838-1889

http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/metzerottwilliam/

This collection contains business and personal papers, correspondence, and photographs of Metzerott who operated under the firm name, W.G. Metzerott & Co. Some material is in French, but most is in English or German. Metzerott writes to his wife in English. Also included are his will, passport, and information about the drive to establish the Garfield Memorial Hospital, headed by Gen. Sherman. Metzerott was on the board.

3.0 linear feet; 6 boxes; 1,000 items

David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6359894

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Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891

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Sherman was born in 1820 in Lancaster, Ohio, near the banks of the Hocking River. His father, Charles Robert Sherman, a successful lawyer who sat on the Ohio Supreme Court, died unexpectedly in 1829. He left his widow, Mary Hoyt Sherman, with eleven children and no inheritance. After his father's death, the nine-year-old Sherman was raised by a Lancaster neighbor and family friend, attorney Thomas Ewing, Sr., a prominent member of the Whig Party who served as senator from Ohio and as the first S...

Metzerott, William Gustavus

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Garfield Memorial Hospital (Washington, D.C.)

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