James Craik collection 1789-1792 Craik, James collection
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William L. Clements Library
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William Clements was a Bay City businessman who served as regent from 1910 to 1933. An Early interest in collecting books crystallized around gathering rare books related to American history that were printed before 1800. In 1921, he gave his collection of books, manuscripts and maps to the university and provided a building to house them, which was opened in 1923. Mr. Clements continued to serve on the Committee of Management of the Clements Library until his death in 1934. He wo...
Craik, James, 1730-1814
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Epithet: minister of Scone British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000680.0x000334 Physician. From the description of James Craik deposition, 1812. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450005 Physician to George Washington. From the description of Documents, 1757-1762. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35007048 From the description of Will : of James Craik, 1813 June 5. (Gunst...
Washington, George, 1732-1799
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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...
