John Henry Mathews Papers 1807-1861

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John Henry Mathews Papers 1807-1861

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John Henry Mathews (1785-1862) was the first doctor in Painesville, Ohio. He married Martha Devotion Huntington, the daughter of Ohio's third governor. Dr. Mathews had a pharmaceutical company with Jedediah Hills and a medical practice with his half-brother, Dr David Mathews. He was also an abolitionist and suspected member of the Undrground Railroad. The collection consists of correspondence of John H. Mathews, Jedediah Hills and Charles B. Storrs, miscellaneous papers of Alfred, Rodney and Samuel Mathews, Wills of John and Martha Mathews, contracts, legal notices, transcripts, partnership papers, accounts, orders, bills, receipts, appraisals, financial notes, tax statements and receipts, daybooks, indices, ledgers, invoice and account books, and material relating to Dr. David Mathews.

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Mathews, John Henry, 1785-1862

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The first doctor in Painesville, Ohio. He married Martha Devotion Huntington, the daughter of Ohio's third governor. Dr. Mathews had a pharmaceutical company with Jedediah Hills and a medical practice with his half-brother, Dr David Mathews. He was also an abolitionist and suspected member of the Undrground Railroad. From the description of Papers, 1807-1861. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 17342019 John Henry Mathews (1785-1862) was the firs...