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Riley family papers 1835-1910 Riley family papers

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The Riley family papers (2,902 items) document the personal and business activities of Ashbel Wells Riley and his son George Stillson Riley of Rochester, New York. The papers concern family relationships and society in western New York, as well as the Riley family's participation in the temperance movement, and George Riley's involvement in the Grand Council of the Iroquois.

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William L. Clements Library

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William L. Clements Library

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Morgan, Lewis Henry, 1818-1881

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Anthropologist. From the description of Lewis Henry Morgan, 1818-1891 papers, ca. 1839-ca. 1885. (University of Rochester). WorldCat record id: 122519515 Lewis Henry Morgan was an ethnologist and anthropologist. From the description of Journal and correspondence, 1845-1876. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122632850 From the guide to the Lewis Henry Morgan journal and correspondence, 1845-1876, 1845-1876, (American Philosophi...

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Ely, Samuel P.

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Hammond, Caleb Hutton, 1800-1875.

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Riley, Charlotte

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Riley, Ashbel W., Jr.

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Riley, Anna, d. 1908.

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Taylor, Elisha, 1817-1906

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A native of Saratoga County, New York, Elisha Taylor came to Detroit in 1838 and lived here until his death in 1906. He was a graduate of Union College, New York, and was admitted to the Michigan bar in 1839. Taylor held a number of public offices, including Master in Chancery, 1842-1846; U.S. Pension Agent, 1854-1870; and U.S. Register of the Land Office, 1853-1857. From the description of Elisha Taylor papers, 1800-1922. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 299153614 ...