Williams Family Letters, 1882-1925.

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Williams Family Letters, 1882-1925.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122388916

This collection contains letters from members of the Alfred L. Williams family of Owosso, Michigan. Most of the letters were written to Williams' daughter, Clara, by her sisters. They discuss day-to-day living, home remidies, development of the town of Owosso, the coming of the railroad in 1883, and the possibility of a men's Christian college (the forerunner of John Wesley College) being built. Also discussed is the Wesener fire in Owosso in 1885.

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Michigan State University Libraries, Main Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6698821

Michigan State University Libraries, Main Library

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Williams, Alfred Leslie Warwick

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Williams, Benjamin O.

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Williams, Clara L.T.

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John Wesley College

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Williams Family.

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Alfred Williams and his brother, Benjamin O. Williams, were the first white settlers to visit and eventually settle in Shiawassee County, Michigan. They operated a trading post at the Indian village of Ketshewaudagoning prior to founding the village of Owosso in 1837. In 1885, the block between Washington and Main Streets was destroyed by a fire. From the description of Williams Family Letters, 1882-1925. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122388916 ...